Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - November, 2015
The nation’s leading water scientists are pushing for the Federal Government to take underground water storage more seriously, as future threats loom.
Magnetic sweep spots underground supplies
High-tech geological studies have revealed a network of ancient river systems buried hundreds of metres beneath arid regions in Western Australia.
NT landowners want water deal washed away
Environmental groups want a series of water extraction licences in Alice Springs to be withdrawn, arguing that the use of extra flows from the Mereenie aquifer could the water supply.
Space plants to be based on local leaves
Ancient Australian knowledge could be on the menu in the next generation of space-food.
Gas deal sees NSW buying back
Metgasco has accepted a NSW Government offer to buy back its CSG licences in the Northern Rivers region.
BP's Bight bid delayed
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is officially behind schedule for its assessment of BP’s plan to drill oil exploration wells in the Great Australian Bight.
Lazarus fights to keep gas in the ground
Queensland senator Glenn Lazarus has been on an anti-CSG educational trip to the Northern Territory.
Perth firm making wave power swell
An Australian engineering firm is about to start a trial of the world's first wave energy microgrid power station.