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Yealands wins prestigious Green Apple Environment award
award Green Apple Environment Yealand
Yealands Family Wines based in New Zealand was recently named as the Australasian and World Champion at the International Green Apple Environment Awards recently held in London.
Coal mining and port expansion in Queensland endangers local reef
Coal mining local reef port expansion
Australia is currently one of the world’s leading exporters of coal. In the state of Queensland, where coal mining has been around since the late 19th century, more than 56 coal mines are in active operation.
Renewable energy technology is getting cheaper
Renewable Energy
Between the years 2012 and 2013 the total amount of global financing towards renewable energy technology and climate change alleviation dropped by a total of $28 billion.
Solar power important to Victorian voters
solar Solar power
During the November 29, 2014 Victorian voting it was noted that solar power was of great importance to the majority of voters. Whether or not political parties paid any attention to this is yet to be seen – although the Tony Abbott Government is not listening – but the statistics were very interesting.
Tony Abbott whines and fails at G20 summit
G20 Summit Tony Abbott
Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott opened the G20 Summit and critics are calling his speech a disastrous missed opportunity. He could of talked of future policies and world agreements but instead complained and whined to the world leaders.
British conservatives criticize Tony Abbott’s energy and climate policy
climate policy Energy Tony Abbott
Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, is getting a lot of flack recently due to his policy concerning coal and fossil fuel, as well his near-abolishment of the country’s efforts to shift to renewable energy.
Bushfire threat in Victoria gets worse as a result of changing environment
bushfire Climate change
A new study from the Climate Council indicates that the Victorian bushfire threat is significantly increasing as a result of climate change. The report, written by Professor Lesley Hughes, points out that although the state of Victoria only covers 3% of the total landmass of Australia, it has been accounted for over 50% of economic damage due to rampant bushfires.
“Goodies versus baddies” – Abbott’s Australian energy slogan
Government Tony Abbott
As his slogans show, prime minister Tony Abbott is prone to shrinking major conflicts worthy of debate into three simple words. His latest is “Goodies versus Baddies” – except that coal represents the goodies and solar energy for the baddies.
Negotiations for Australia’s renewable energy target breaks down
Renewable Energy Target RET
Just a few years ago the two major political parties in Australia agreed on the renewable energy target to optimize renewable energy by the year 2020, hoping that 20% of all household electricity would come from renewable energy sources.