QLD’s best green getaways
Queensland’s famous beaches, stunning mountains and vast Outback have rightly put the state on the eco-tourism map so next time you plan a weekend away, consider a green…
Popularity: 16% [?]
Popularity: 16% [?]
Australia: Enough oil to last ‘for at least another 30 years’
Australian: AUSTRALIA’S rural economic forecaster has challenged predictions the world is about to run out of oil, saying ithas enough to last for at least another 30 years. ABARE chief Phillip Glyde told a Senate estimates committee yesterday that the peak-oil school of thought, which [...]
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Australia: Solar industry to tackle government
Australian: A SOLAR industry delegation is due in Canberra today to tackle the Federal Government over its decision to slash rebates for solar panels. A government decision to means test the $8000 rebate has angered environmental groups and sparked panic in the solar panel industry. Households earning more than $100,000 [...]
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Pricey petrol does a world of good
Sydney Morning Herald: There was a time when supermarket dockets were but fiddly bits of paper that were carelessly crumpled and thrown away. But a strange thing is happening at checkouts across the country. People are receiving their dockets gratefully, folding them carefully, and saving them to claim a [...]
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Minister’s water claims spark rural anger
The New South Wales Irrigators’ Council has rejected the State Government’s claims its water buyback will help farmers.
Popularity: 9% [?]
Popularity: 9% [?]
UQ makes solar-power ‘breakthrough’
Queensland researchers say they have made a major breakthrough in renewable energy technology.
Popularity: 18% [?]
Popularity: 18% [?]
85% Polled Want Alternative to Traveston Dam
Eighty five per cent of Brisbane residents agree “the Queensland Government should consider alternatives to building Traveston Dam” according to a poll released by the Australian Conservation Foundation on World Turtle Day.
Popularity: 14% [?]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Greener farming
A farmer in Alstonville, in northern New South Wales, is leading the way for others in the industry, becoming the first farmer in the country to be certified under a new greener management system.
Popularity: 11% [?]
Popularity: 11% [?]
Green buildings good for staff retention
– Environmentally friendly businesses are more likely to attract and retain employees, a sustainable development expert says. Romilly Madew, chief executive officer of the Green Building Council of Australia, says in a recent survey of property owners, developers and…
Popularity: 13% [?]
Popularity: 13% [?]
Ethical bend: Maccas will go green
McDONALD’S is making a bold bid for a new breed of green consumers by replacing millions of cups of coffee with an environmentally responsible brew. From May 28, every coffee sold in its McCafe outlets will come from beans grown under environmentally friendly and socially responsible…
Popularity: 11% [?]
Popularity: 11% [?]