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Solar technology embraced by all – Except Australia’s rich
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The Solar Council of Australia has ranked every electorate in the nation for their uptake of solar panels and found that it is not just ‘middle-class’ Aussies who are using the technology.
Cairns Solar Eclipse 2012 viewed across Australia
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Thousands of people gathered in north Queensland this morning have viewed the first full Cairns solar eclipse to be visible in Australia in a decade.
Australia first to approve a Savanna-burning Carbon Credit Project
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The Federal Government’s carbon farming initiative (CFI) has approved a fire management scheme for the savannah-burning to generate carbon credits. Savanna burning involves a number of controlled fires being lit as a means of reducing the fuel for and severity of late season fires with fire breaks, particularly in northern Australia.
A Big Solar Farm for our big Country
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The ACT Government recently announced plans for a 20 megawatt solar power station to be built at Royalla, making it Australia’s largest. Chief Executive of the Australian Solar Council, John Grimes said the announcement is just a taste of what is to come in the future.
Australian Cleantech stocks are a wash
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Despite an increase in low-carbon technology stocks overall, Cleantech stocks in Australia fell considerably this past October. While other industry stocks jumped in the broader market by 3.
Obama’s talking Climate Change but Green Industry say not enough!
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, President Barack Obama announced climate change and environmental action as high priority for his re-elected government. Climate change, a topic which rarely discussed in recent campaigning efforts, has now been thrown into the spotlight during President Obama’s acceptance speech.
Power firms gouging the public – paying more for less electricity
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ELECTRICITY prices have skyrocketed despite consumers using less electricity, while power companies have made bigger profits and paid larger dividends to the state government. By news.
Energy white paper to tackle power prices released today
Rising electricity prices are now more of a burden then ever for Australian families. Today in Melbourne, Energy Minister Martin Ferguson will release the Gillard government’s final energy white paper.
SOLAR PANEL REBATES TO BE SLASHED IN 2013
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From July 1st next year the Gillard government will slash cash solar panel rebates and subsidies by half, however don’t expect to see the money straight away.