Industry News
Cut landfill by playing the recycling game
The City of Sydney has created a new online game to help residents sort their household rubbish and reduce waste going to landfill. The game and animation are being launched to coincide with National Recycling Week, which runs from 12-18 November. [ + ]
Crocodile eggs measure river health
A Darwin-based scientist has converted Aboriginal knowledge of Australia’s landscape into an environmental management tool. [ + ]
Remote Kimberley communities to benefit from improved energy efficiency
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has announced that remote Indigenous communities in the Kimberley region will benefit from a $40 million Australian Government program designed to help improve energy efficiency. [ + ]
A new wave in water education
The Australian Curriculum Project - Water Education in Schools aims to coordinate existing efforts in water education across Australia in order to update and develop new resources that are digital, interactive and aligned with the Australian Curriculum. [ + ]
Sustainable water supply for the Huon Valley
A $30 million upgrade and expansion of Southern Water’s Huon Valley water supply infrastructure will provide a reliable and sustainable drinking water supply to local communities. [ + ]
First meeting of National Sustainability Council
A commitment to provide the public with reliable and easily accessible information and give robust, independent advice to the government on sustainability was a key outcome from the first meeting of Australia’s National Sustainability Council, held on 5 November 2012. [ + ]
Developing countries exchange ISO 26000 experience at workshop
A two-day workshop on the experience of developing countries in implementing and promoting the ISO 26000 guidance standard on social responsibility opened on 5 November in Geneva, Switzerland. [ + ]
Solar power is contagious
People are more likely to install a solar panel on their home if their neighbours have one, according to a Yale and New York University study in the journal Marketing Science. [ + ]
Industrial projects show why it’s getting easier to be green
The first two Green Star - As Built ratings for industrial facilities are proof that industrial facilities can be truly sustainable, according to the GBCA. [ + ]
GHD digs its new tunnel guru
Engineering, architecture and environmental consulting company GHD is responding to growing market needs for experienced tunnelling professionals by appointing Evan Stamatopoulos as its Major Projects Executive - Tunnels. [ + ]
Clean Energy Future package to transform economy, according to projections
The Gillard government’s Clean Energy Future package will reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions and transform the economy, according to projections from the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. [ + ]
New GECA CEO calls for significant green claims to be verified
Rupert Posner, the newly appointed CEO of Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA), says consumers need independent reassurance to avoid being taken in by greenwashing. [ + ]
Countries counter environmental damage with clean coal technologies
Countries are attempting to balance global warming and the continued use of fossil fuels by developing clean coal technologies, states a new report by GlobalData. [ + ]
Launch of energy-monitoring dashboard
This month, Wellington geospatial company Splice Group will launch an energy-monitoring dashboard that accurately judges energy use in real-time. [ + ]
Nanostructures worth more than their weight in gold
More effective monitoring of pollution levels in the workplace is on the horizon following the development of a new construction method for microscopic structures made of gold. [ + ]
