Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - February, 2021
New probe and drone on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has landed on Mars after a seven-month journey over nearly half a billion kilometres.
Councils decry COVID waste
Victorian councils say COVID-19 lockdowns have massively increased the amount of household recycling and litter.
Coal site getting water plants
One mining company is making a serious attempt to reduce its use of natural water supplies.
Joyce wants clean funds for coal
Barnaby Joyce wants the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest in coal power.
MDBA backs traditional links
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is in important collaborations with Traditional Owners across Australia.
Shrimp found below fracking fields
A tiny, blind, carnivorous shrimp could hold up work in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
Beach strikes major field
Beach Energy says it has discovered much more gas than expected in a new field off the Victorian coast.
Hydrogen bowser backed
Victoria will soon be home to a hydrogen fuel station dedicated to research purposes.
PC calls for water reform
The Productivity Commission has called on the Commonwealth to modernise is national water policy.
Climate science risks misinterpretation
Experts say climate research is at risk of being misrepresented in business and financial markets.
Bank climate probe looms
The Federal Government may reboot an inquiry into the climate policies of Australian banks.
Big water take questioned
Fortune Agribusiness has applied to use 40,000 megalitres of water a year for a major fruit and vegetable project.
Millions left in QLD flood fund
Less than a quarter of the Federal Government's $300 million flood recovery grant scheme has been claimed.
New carbon cycle discovered
Scientists have discovered an immense, but hitherto unknown, hydrocarbon cycling system in the world’s oceans.
Inaction linked to further issues
Regulatory delays may be contributing to critical problems at a lead-zinc mine in the Northern Territory, according to experts.
Locals keen for gene edits
Australians have reported a high level of optimism about the new field of synthetic biology.