Industry News
'Babydoll' sheep to reduce emissions at vineyard
In his quest to develop a sustainable vineyard, Peter Yealands has come up with a novel way to keep the grass down at his 1000 hectare vineyard — miniature sheep.
Queensland to host Australia’s biggest water gathering
Queensland will again be at the centre of the national water debate, when Brisbane hosts the Ozwater water conference and exhibition in March 2010.
[ + ]Call for comment on the draft National Waste Policy Framework
Environment Minister Peter Garrett has invited comment on the draft National Waste Policy Framework — Less Waste More Resources.
[ + ]Energy-efficiency benchmark for reducing carbon emissions
Leighton Contractors and e3k have teamed up to create the Leighton Energy Efficiency Equations (Le3) for benchmarking the energy efficiency of material transportation.
[ + ]Parsons Brinckerhoff releases sustainability report
Infrastructure consultancy Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has released its first sustainability report.
[ + ]Rating tool helps to clear the air
A new tool which rates the environmental features of multi-unit residential buildings will help reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions while delivering health benefits and financial savings for building occupants.
[ + ]Creative Water Technology wins Innovic’s International Next Big Thing Award 2009
An innovation that allows highly-contaminated wastewater to be cleaned has won Innovic’s International Next Big Thing Award 2009 — Green/Environmental category.
[ + ]Grundfos announces first global GreenPlumbers partnership
Grundfos Pumps has joined with GreenPlumbers to help guide and support improved water and energy conservation practices.
[ + ]Mobile phone recycling awards
Moonee Valley City Council and Eurobodalla Shire Council were joint winners of the prestigious ‘National Excellence Award’ for mobile phone recycling at the 2009 MobileMuster Local Government Awards.
[ + ]Australia's energy use has increased
Australia's total energy use has increased by 15% over the last six years, according to a report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
[ + ]Permafrost melt poses major climate change threat
New research shows that carbon stored in high-altitude frozen soils is double that of previous estimates.
[ + ]Watersave Australia nominated finalist in national environmental awards
Sydney-based sustainable-solutions provider, Watersave Australia, has been nominated as a finalist in two categories of the 2009 Banksia Environmental Foundation National Awards.
[ + ]Vote on Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme delayed
The vote on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) legislation has been delayed by the Senate till 13 August.
[ + ]IT students first in green revolution
Box Hill Institute’s new ‘Green IT’ students will be the first in Australia fully prepared to manage the government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme when it comes into effect in the near future. The Vocational Graduate Certificate in ICT Sustainability, teaching IT graduates how to implement sustainable IT initiatives, will be launched at Box Hill Institute on 25 August.
[ + ]Industry alliance announced
IBM in the US has announced an industry alliance with key leaders in metering, monitoring, automation, data communications, software and analytics to provide smart solutions for energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas management.
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