Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - August, 2020
Prelude FLNG - the world's largest floating LNG factory - remains in shutdown, leaving some to question its future.
Satellites track fire risk
One of Australia biggest miners is managing its bushfire risk from space.
Weed grants open
Councils and other local authorities have been invited to apply for $13 million worth of pest and weed control grants.
Fish decline runs deep
Twenty-two species of Australian freshwater fish are on the path to extinction.
Fishy details in water sale
Investigations have uncovered more details on an $80 million water sale to a Cayman Islands company ...
Plastic paths detailed
Researchers have made some surprising findings about the degradation of microplastics in the ocean.
Quantum laws could upend assumptions
Queensland quantum physicists have come upon a new paradox that challenges some long-held beliefs about nature.
Funds to tackle Alice challenge
The Federal Government has announced $2.17 million to support the Alice Springs Future Grid Project.
Oil liability extension studied
There are calls for Woodside Petroleum to clean up a flogged-out oil production site it runs in the Timor Sea.
Voltage hinders solar savings
Experts say powerlines may be limiting the savings Australians can make from solar.
Dam raising slammed
Reports say the NSW Government plans to raise the wall of Sydney's main reservoir by 3 metres more than it originally announced.
Federal water plan released
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has released its Water Management Plan for 2020‑21.
Fodder plan goes quiet
The Federal Government appears to be walking away from its Water for Fodder scheme.
Gas plan brings water risk
Scientists say the Narrabri coal-seam gas project is too great a risk to water supplies.
Green light for coal expansion
Plans to expand Whitehaven Coal's Vickery mine in north-west NSW have been approved.
Light shed on distant Ceres
Findings from the Dawn spacecraft suggest that the dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world.
MOFs clean water quick
Monash University technology has been used to purify brackish water and seawater in less than 30 minutes.
NLC works on fishing plan
The Northern Land Council (NLC) has worked out a timeline to negotiate and lock in the sea-country rights of traditional owners with the NT Government.