Green News Australia

Rising oil prices push consumers off-grid
In the wake of rising electricity prices, more people are opting for solar and wind power.
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

Builders urged to join green boom
The Green Building Council of Australia says the construction industry can play a pivotal role in reducing greenhouse emissions.
Popularity: 12% [?]

Popularity: 12% [?]

NSW Budget to lift Murray-Darling flows
Next week’s New South Wales Budget will include a 40 per cent increase in funds to lift water flows to the drought-stressed rivers and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin.
Popularity: 9% [?]

Popularity: 9% [?]

Flick the switch to renewable energy
By Tony Malkovic Could technologies like CETO, being trialled off Fremantle, give Western Australia an edge in wave power? Australia’s solar energy industry might have received a big setback in the recent federal budget, but calls are mounting for the adoption of laws that will…
Popularity: 16% [?]

Popularity: 16% [?]

Rudd’s waffling pure pollie-speak
During the premiere of ABC1’s Q&A program on Thursday night, an audience member challenged Kevin Rudd to justify the job losses caused by the controversial budget decision to means-test the $8000 rebate for rooftop solar power…
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

Solar panel sales crisis
SOLAR panel retailers believe renewable energy sales will reduce by up to 80 per cent because of the Federal Government’s move to means test the solar panel rebate.
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

Govt under fire over Daintree solar power snub
The Queensland Opposition says Daintree River residents are frustrated after being told they are not allowed to use solar energy to power their homes. Sustainability spokesman David Gibson says the State Government will not allow Daintree locals to apply for the $10 million…
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

Renewables to make power ‘too expensive’
The Productivity Commission says the federal government’s renewable energy target will make power more expensive than necessary, suggesting it should be scrapped once emissions trading…
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

Sun screen risks reef
Sunscreen lotions used by tourists are a major contributor to the coral bleaching of the world’s reefs, a new study has revealed.
Popularity: 13% [?]

Popularity: 13% [?]

Australia: Get used to low rainfall
Bendigo Advertiser: AS Bendigo anticipates another dismal autumn rainfall total, a leading atmospheric scientist has reinforced fears that the pattern is a result of climate change and not simply a drought. A new CSIRO report, Wealth From Oceans, found that Victoria had suffered an almost 40 per cent decline in [...]

Popularity: 10% [?]