Small business will be helped to go green with an initiative that was unveiled last week by Small Business Minister Fran Bailey. [ + ]

Caltex and Dalby Bio-Refinery Limited (DBRL) have announced a major contract for supply of ethanol from DBRL's new ethanol plant to be built at Dalby in Queensland's Darling Downs. [ + ]

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels have accelerated globally at a far greater rate than expected over recent years, according to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [ + ]

Australia’s peak water industry body has a new chief executive officer. [ + ]

Dr Garry Smith, formerly director and professor of environmental management at the Institute of Environmental Studies UNSW, has been appointed as a principal risk assessment consultant at HLA-Envirosciences. [ + ]

The Compost Ball was held in Leichhardt Town Hall, Sydney, during International Composting Awareness Week. [ + ]

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The delivery of energy-efficient desalination received a boost with the establishment of a major new research collaboration between CSIRO and nine of Australia's leading universities. [ + ]

As a contribution to a cleaner environment, real estate website realestate.com.au has commenced replacing its company branded vehicles with the more environmentally friendly, hybrid-powered Toyota Prius. [ + ]

Julianna Franco, CO2CRC PhD student at the University of Melbourne, will give a talk on her research to reduce the cost of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) - the most common greenhouse gas - as part of the 2007 Cooperative Research Centres Association Conference's series of Early Career Scientists presentations. [ + ]

Endress+Hauser has removed lead from all electronic components in its ongoing products portfolio, complying with a recent European directive aimed at protecting human health from the effects of this extremely harmful heavy metal. [ + ]

Philips Electronics has introduced a consumer logo for its environmentally friendly consumer product range – The Philips Green Tick. [ + ]

A coalition of the world’s biggest cities, five banks, one former president and companies and groups that modernise ageing buildings has pledged to invest billions of dollars to cut urban energy use and releases of greenhouse gases, according to an article published today in the New York Times. [ + ]

Research into greener engines has won a UK-India education and research initiative. [ + ]

New research confirms that avoiding deforestation can play a key role in reducing future greenhouse gas concentrations. [ + ]