Industry News
Principal risk assessment consultant appointed
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.
[ + ]CO2 emissions increasing faster than expected
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.
[ + ]The Compost Ball
The Compost Ball was held in Leichhardt Town Hall, Sydney, during International Composting Awareness Week.
[ + ]Grow Me The Money warmly invites you to 'You can't manage what you can't measure'
Want to find out more about how to better measure and manage your resource use and how the Grow Me The Money program can help your business better improve its environmental performance?
[ + ]Energy-efficient desalination not a pipe dream
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.
[ + ]realestate.com.au paints the road green
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.
[ + ]Student works to reduce impact of global warming
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.
[ + ]Lead-free electronics
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.
[ + ]Environmentally friendly logo helps users choose
Philips Electronics has introduced a consumer logo for its environmentally friendly consumer product range – The Philips Green Tick.
[ + ]Research confirms deforestation role in climate change
New research confirms that avoiding deforestation can play a key role in reducing future greenhouse gas concentrations.
[ + ]Melbourne builds a future with zero emissions
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.
[ + ]Renewable energy in Australia
The House of Representatives Industry and Resource Committee will continue its inquiry into the development of Australia’s non-fossil fuel energy industry with a new case study into selected renewable energy sources.
[ + ]Sugar hit for 'green' industry
University of Queensland and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have teamed up to develop and patent the technology to convert sugar cane into ‘green’ plastics and chemicals.
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