National Recycling Week: 11-17 November 2013
09 September, 2013National Recycling Week will be held from 11-17 November and Planet Ark is encouraging all Australians to join the recycling revolution at their home, school or workplace.
CleanUp conference to fight contamination
09 September, 2013CleanUp 2013 will be held at the Crown Conference Centre in Melbourne from 15 to 18 September 2013. Leading international scientists will attend the event to discuss the latest tactics and solutions in the growing worldwide war on pollution.
Inaugural Energy Professional Symposium
30 August, 2013Not-for-profit organisation International Energy Centre is inviting participants to the inaugural Energy Professional Symposium - an energy-focused conference which offers a suite of professional development opportunities designed to keep attendees’ businesses robust and create new opportunities.
Waste management and green buildings at Eco Expo Asia 2013
29 August, 2013Eco Expo Asia, to be held from 28-31 October at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, will focus on the growing market for waste management and green building solutions.
Shell challenges students to find future energy solutions
29 August, 2013University students across Australia are invited to share their ideas about where future global energy resources should come from.
Young Professionals Program brings clean energy to those in poverty
16 August, 2013Not-for-profit social business Pollinate Energy is sending three young Aecom professionals to India, in order to improve the livelihood of families living below the poverty line and support local microentrepreneurs.
Weeding out the risks of carbon offset programs
13 August, 2013 by Lauren DavisA study into the potential risks of carbon offset programs has identified invasive high-biomass weeds, such as gamba grass, as a possible threat and deterrent for landholders wishing to get involved in such programs.
Cash boost allows CitySwitch Green Office program to expand
12 August, 2013The CitySwitch Green Office program, coordinated by the City of Sydney, has received a $1 million cash injection from the Australian Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism as part of the Energy Efficiency Information Grants Program.
High demand, declining applications for environmental qualifications
12 August, 2013Research by Dr Ian Thomas of RMIT University has shown that while the demand for environment professionals continues, there are fewer students entering universities to gain environmental qualifications.
Auckland service centre receives 3.5 star NABERSNZ rating
07 August, 2013Auckland Council’s Graham Street Service Centre has been awarded 3.5 stars for energy use under NABERSNZ. The office building energy measurement and rating scheme was launched in New Zealand in June, modelled on Australia’s original version of the system.
Marrickville Council completes playground remediation
07 August, 2013Marrickville Council’s successful remediation of Denison Road Playground in Dulwich Hill is complete, meaning the long-awaited community garden can now proceed.
Lighting Council to lead FluoroCycle
06 August, 2013Lighting Council Australia has officially taken on responsibility for the FluoroCycle scheme. The voluntary scheme aims to reduce the amount of harmful mercury entering the environment from the disposal of waste mercury-containing lamps.
Dandenong recycling business to double capacity
06 August, 2013The family-run business Waste Converters Recycling has been awarded $466,000 through the Victorian Government’s Driving Investment for New Recycling program, which the company will use to expand its Dandenong South recycling facility.
Remote Australia reliant on clean energy push
02 August, 2013Australia’s Gulf region is on the verge of a boom that can be facilitated by greater investment in renewable energy, according to the CEO of Cairns-based development agency Gulf Savannah Development. Rob Macalister - one of the keynote speakers at All-Energy Australia 2013 in Melbourne on 9-10 October - is optimistic about the future in the area, which covers nearly 200,000 km, from Queensland’s Atherton Tablelands through to the Northern Territory border.
Engineers breakfast to feature leading sustainability professor
01 August, 2013Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Director of the UNSW Centre for Sustainable Materials and Research and Technology (SMaRT), will next week present her keynote at a breakfast event, revealing how it is possible to take a good idea in the research phase and turn it into a strong commercial reality.
