Greens to block luxury car tax
The Australian Greens will block a planned tax hike on luxury cars unless it is changed to slug only fuel-guzzling vehicles.
Popularity: 20% [?]
Popularity: 20% [?]
Rudd warns on emissions trading cost
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned business his government’s commitment to tackling climate change will come at a cost.
Popularity: 14% [?]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Solar panel payments promised
WA will be the first state in Australia to introduce a scheme which pays people who install rooftop solar panels. Premier Alan Carpenter announced this morning that if a Labor government won the election, it would pay 60c per kilowatt hour for the electricity generated by solar…
Popularity: 13% [?]
Popularity: 13% [?]
Solar panel demand not cut
Means testing the solar panel rebate scheme has failed to dent demand for the program, a Senate inquiry has found.
Popularity: 14% [?]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Greens want ETS document released
The Australian Greens are demanding the Rudd government release a document which they say gives business an ‘easier cop’ under a planned carbon emissions trading scheme.
Popularity: 13% [?]
Popularity: 13% [?]
Push for Senate inquiry into Murray
The Greens will make use of their new Senate power by pushing for an urgent inquiry into the ailing Murray-Darling Basin system.
Popularity: 16% [?]
Popularity: 16% [?]
The Dept. of Environment, Water, Heritage & Arts has issues a few publications recently:
CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME - Green Paper http://www.climatechange.gov.au/greenpaper/index.html
Water Availability in the Murray: Summary Report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project http://www.csiro.au/resources/MurraySnapshot.html
Energy use in the Australian residential sector 1986-2020 http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/energyefficiency/buildings/publications/energyuse.html
Water Availability in the Murrumbidgee: A Report to [...]
Popularity: 19% [?]
LEARN ABOUT WEATHER AND CLIMATE DURING SCIENCE WEEK
Environment Minister, Peter Garrett is encouraging Australians to get involved with National Science Week 2008 activities planned in their local community. “Science Week is an excellent opportunity for members of the community to come out and learn more about the world around them,” Mr Garrett said.
“The Bureau of [...]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Climate Change message for building is clear
Participants from the recent Sustainable Building Industry Consultation Forum sent the State Government three key messages on how they would like to see it respond to Victorias climate change…
Popularity: 25% [?]
Popularity: 25% [?]
Solar rebate applications on the rise, Govt says
Government figures show a surge in applications for the solar panel rebate, but the Opposition disputes the figures.
Popularity: 47% [?]
Popularity: 47% [?]