Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - March, 2018
A large-scale, real-world experiment has shown the risk of increasing ocean acidification to the Great Barrier Reef.
WA wave has big effect
Experts say a single marine heatwave has been found to have released around nine million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere – an amount equivalent to 1.6 million cars driven for 12 months.
UNSW going for graphene filters
Australian scientists have developed a world-first, graphene-based filter that can remove more than 99 per cent of organic matter ...
Big wind plan withdrawn
Plans to build a wind farm between Canberra and Goulburn have been withdrawn.
Mining views reviewed
Most Australians accept mining and have positive views of its economic role, but they hold low levels of trust in in the industry, according to a new survey.
Platypus milk in antibiotic response
Researchers have replicated a platypus milk protein in their mission to create new antibiotics.
Push for PFAS action
Experts say the Federal Government’s health advice on PFAS chemicals must be changed.
State goals to beat NEG
State governments are investing enough in renewables to render the Turnbull government’s energy policy useless.
Boring Billion filling up
Researchers say a period known as the ‘Boring Billion’ is beginning to look a lot more interesting.
LG struggles with bin change
Councils are scrambling to avoid a recycling crisis, as China’s restrictions on foreign waste materials begins to bite.
Citizens build bat algorithms
Using data collected by citizen scientists, researchers have developed new algorithms to automatically detect bat echolocation calls.
Galaxies exhibit even spin
Astronomers have discovered that galaxies rotate about once every billion years, no matter how big they are.
Graphene tapped for high-tech dirt
Australian researchers are using graphene to create fertilisers with lower environmental impacts and reduced costs for farmers.
Land-clearing laws struck down
The Land and Environment court has ruled the NSW Government's land-clearing laws are invalid.
New bill plans car ban
The Greens have proposed banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.
NT bleaching causes concern
Concern has been raised about coral bleaching in waters off the Northern Territory.
WaterNSW launches theft case
WaterNSW has announced it will prosecute five people over alleged water theft on the Barwon-Darling.