Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Family First senator Bob Day is optimistic despite failing in a bid to remove the ban on nuclear power plants in Australia.
Shade balls may not cover Australia's vast issues
Australian authorities are looking to drought-affected California for tips on ways to improve water supplies.
Shark cull warning as technology gets good count
Experts have warned against culling sharks because the long term ecological impact cannot be predicted.
BHP digs in amid iron decline
BHP is pushing ahead despite a depressed iron ore market, drumming-up funds for a new open pit near Newman in WA.
Gorgon backers under ATO's lens
The Australian Taxation Office is looking at the funding of the massive Gorgon natural gas project, amid claims that it will make billions of dollars tax-free.
Progress-stopping rules could be worked-around
The Federal Government wants to change environmental laws so that a skink and a snake cannot hold up a massive coal mine.
Species revived by 20-year-old semen
An international team of scientists is reviving an endangered species by awakening sperm from specimens that died decades ago.
Big spill leaves US river blazing orange
A team of United States environmental protection regulators has accidentally released 3.8 million litres of waste water into a local river system.
Emissions plan shows commitment to resistance
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has unveiled a bold plan to place Australia at the back of the pack of nations responding to climate change.
Local solar crew looks for Indian boost
Adelaide solar manufacturer Heliostat says new deals with one of India's largest power companies could bring hundreds of new jobs to South Australia.
Study shows superbug risks in travelling bacteria
A new study has again shown the serious risks coming from the spread of antibiotics into the environment, this time through our waterways.
Court action on Linc gas claims
A secret Queensland Government report allegedly warns that hundreds of square kilometres of prime agricultural land in the state’s southeast are at risk from toxic chemicals and explosive gases.
Abbott laments jobs lost in mega-mine hold-up
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is “frustrated” at the Federal Court’s decision to overturn the approval of Adani's Carmichael coal mine, saying it could have created thousands of jobs.
ACT's new auction to get bigger slice of wind
The ACT Government has started its second large-scale wind farm auction, which could double the amount of wind farm-generated electricity the territory buys.
Copper could fuel future after CO2 breakthrough
Research engineers have developed a new material that could capture greenhouse gas and convert it into fuel.
Ergon to trial new tech ahead of revolution
Electricity companies could soon roll out the next big energy revolution - offering large home battery systems to customers.
Rio boss says coal still king
Despite first-half profits plunging 80 per cent, Rio Tinto's chief executive Sam Walsh says coal will be the backbone of energy production for many years to come.
Bold study to break into ocean's ancient past
Australian scientists will use some of the most advanced techniques available to turn back the climatic clock and peer 5 million years into the ocean’s past.
Carmichael hits big hitch in federal disapproval
The Federal Court has overturned Adani's federal environmental approval to build the Carmichael coal mine – a resounding win for environmentalists, but their joy might be short-lived.
Leaky vaccines can make things worse
New research this week reveals some types of vaccines may support the transmission of more virulent forms of disease.
Next-gen coral created to counter acidic oceans
As ocean temperatures rise and oceans become more acidic, corals are declining in record numbers, but a new research project is applying human-assisted evolution to develop resilient coral species to help reverse this decline.