Tag: Environment
Greens, Nationals lose bid to flip tree tax break
Greens and Nationals senators combined in the Upper House last night in an unsuccessful bid to overturn a tax break for tree plantations created as carbon sinks.[MORE]
Reefs not protected from climate change, conference told
The Ecological Society of Australia's annual conference in Sydney has been told research shows marine reserves are failing to protect coral reefs from climate change. [MORE]
Govt set to reject water bill amendments
The Federal Government will reject most of the amendments the Senate made to a water bill last week.[MORE]
Nationals' Nash quits over tree plantation tax break
The Nationals deputy leader in the Senate, Fiona Nash, has quit her position as an opposition parliamentary secretary.[MORE]
Cane toads getting bigger, faster: study
Scientists say Australia's cane toad's are becoming bigger and faster. [MORE]
Owner fined for clearing hundreds of trees
A landowner is fined $119,000 for cutting down hundreds of trees on a SA property.[MORE]
Wong defends emissions target delay
The Government has defended its decision to delay a 2020 emissions cuts target until after global climate talks in Poland.[MORE]
Limits on rural water use
The Northern Territory Government is putting new limits on water use in some areas because too much is being taken out of ground-water bores.[MORE]
More than 300 baby bats abandoned
A Gold Coast wildlife carer in Queensland's south-east says she is concerned about the future of a species of native flying fox . [MORE]
Greens lash emissions target 'cop-out'
Greens leader Bob Brown lambasts Penny Wong over climate change target 'shemozzle'.[MORE]
Fluoride now added to south-east Qld drinking supplies
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says residents in the state's south-east will not notice the taste of fluoride, which goes into drinking water from today.[MORE]
Bligh rejects recycled water pipeline a waste of money
Qld Premier Anna Bligh rejects the recycled water pipeline is a waste of money.[MORE]
Mass stranding: All whales found dead
There are no survivors from the latest mass whale stranding on Tasmania's west coast.[MORE]
Whale rescuers brace for grim scene after mass stranding
Only a handful of whales have survived a mass stranding on Tasmania's west coast.[MORE]
Japan selling whale meat from Iceland: report
Japan has recently purchased whale meat from Iceland, marking the first such imports in 17 years, Kyodo News reported, a move that will likely irk environmental groups and anti-whaling countries such as Australia.[MORE]
Another mass whale stranding in Tasmania
There has been another mass whale stranding in Tasmania.[MORE]
Nuclear waste 'could be stored in Sydney', Senate told
The Federal Government's nuclear agency has admitted there is no scientific reason why Australia's radioactive waste could not continue to be stored in Sydney.[MORE]
US scientists crack iceberg mystery
US scientists have figured out how icebergs break off Antarctica and Greenland, a finding that may help predict rising sea levels as the climate warms.[MORE]
Brazil cracks down on Amazon loggers after riot
Brazil's environment minister has led a crackdown on illegal timber businesses in the Amazon after loggers ransacked government offices and escaped with contraband wood.[MORE]
ACT Government aiming to exceed Garnaut targets
ACT Climate Change Minister Simon Corbell says the Government will aim for higher carbon reduction targets than those proposed by the Garnaut review.[MORE]
'Hardening' our water supplies through purified recycled water
The National Water Commission regards water recycling in all its forms as a vital option to rebuild Australia's water security.[MORE]
Government stands by water projects
Report says drinking recycled water will save billions of litres of water.[MORE]
Coal industry 'costs environment, society $717b each year'
Greenpeace report says coal industry contributes to billions of dollars worth of damage every year. [MORE]
Vatican unveils ambitious solar energy plans
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The Vatican has activated a solar energy system in an ambitious plan that could one day make it an alternative energy exporter.[MORE]
Forest industry looks to build better relations with neighbours
Tasmania's forest industry has launched a Good Neighbour Charter, in efforts to forge a better relationship with people living near plantations and native forest.[MORE]
