Tasmania dives into car pooling
A fuel summit called by Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett during the recent petrol price spike has generated ‘dozens’ of ideas.
Popularity: 10% [?]
Popularity: 10% [?]
Train on track to deliver greenhouse results
The Ghan tourist train has been harnessed by Australian scientists to help track changes in greenhouse gas emissions across the country as part of an international carbon measuring network.
Popularity: 16% [?]
Popularity: 16% [?]
ACT to cut eco-friendly car tax
Laws are expected to pass in the ACT Assembly later today to give a tax break to people who buy environmentally friendly cars. Under the laws, certain cars will be about $1,000 cheaper after a reduction in stamp…
Popularity: 14% [?]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Oil costs spell doom for suburbs
Residents and businesses in the outer suburbs of Australian cities will leave in droves if oil prices stay high, a new report predicts.
Popularity: 11% [?]
Popularity: 11% [?]
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: 16% [?]
Popularity: 16% [?]
Electric cars, greener fuels can reduce Australias dependence on foreign oil
Australia can reduce its dependence on foreign oil through renewable energy and a shift towards electric cars powered by solar and wind power, argues a report published today by Australias National Roads and Motorists Association NRMA.
Popularity: 50% [?]
Popularity: 50% [?]
Australia: Petrol, coal ideas to be dumped
Age: KEY aspects of last week’s major report on climate change will be rejected by the Federal Government. These will include the treatment of petrol in a carbon emissions trading scheme, and compensation for electricity generators. The Government is also determined to introduce a full cap-and-trade scheme from 2010, [...]
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Tourists prepared to pay for eco-friendly holidays
A report has found most Australian consumers support ‘green tourism’. The Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre rated people’s attitudes towards the environment and how it affected their holiday…
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Popularity: unranked [?]
Rudd tempts Toyota - now for GM
THE Federal Government hopes to entice General Motors to make environmentally friendly cars in Australia following its $35 million deal for Toyota to produce a hybrid Camry at its Melbourne…
Popularity: 40% [?]
Popularity: 40% [?]
Green is cheap
To power every domestic car in Australia solely on electricity, we would need to generate 3GW of power for 12 hours a day. Based on the construction cost of solar thermal power stations, it would cost around $8billion to build these power…
Popularity: 46% [?]
Popularity: 46% [?]