Sustainability

Guidance paper on the emissions assistance program

24 February, 2009

Institute supports paper on emissions assistance program and points out tight reporting timeframe.


Tapping into underground water solutions

20 February, 2009

National Water Commissioner Chris Davis has released a Waterlines report on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) to advance the uptake of this water supply and treatment process.


'Greenest' notebook announced

19 February, 2009

Toshiba's ultra-portable notebook, the Portégé R600, has been nominated as the worlds ‘greenest’ notebook, according to a recent Greenpeace survey: The Green Electronics Survey 2008.


Window to prompt passers-by to question water use

05 February, 2009

The Swinburne Fish Tank encourages passers-by to question their own behaviour with regard to water use.


Calls for entries into the International Next Big Thing Award 2009

04 February, 2009

Innovic’s International Next Big Thing Award 2009 has opened and for the first time is going global due to demand from Asia–Pacific innovators and small businesses.


Stimulus package for clean energy future

04 February, 2009

Australia could create millions of new jobs by embracing a Global Green New Deal fast-tracking, energy-efficiency and renewable energy infrastructure, according to Environment Business Australia.


Beating water losses from evaporation

22 January, 2009

In a continent where the evaporation rate is typically four times more than the average annual rainfall — which is declining in any case — limiting the loss of water from farm and station storages is becoming a priority, according to a report released by the Desert Knowledge CRC. The study looks at several of the new methods for lowering evaporation — floating blankets, shade cloth, floating modules and thin layers of a chemical to ‘seal’ the surface.


Councils' water-saving measures pay off

08 January, 2009

NSW councils are on their way to saving 10,000 megalitres of water by July 2010, thanks to a $22m joint initiative of the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW (LGSA) and the NSW Water Directorate.


Reinvigorated environmental focus for NSW councils

08 January, 2009

Specialist training for NSW councils and Regional Organisations of Councils is being presented by the Urban Sustainbility Support Alliance (USSA). The training is designed to help councils make sustainability a key part of their planning and practices and ensure their community's ecological future.


Rainwater harvesting DVD

01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Davey Water Products

A Rainwater Harvesting Guide, designed to inform plumbers, building contractors and interested householders about the principles of rainwater harvesting for household or even commercial building water-saving applications, is now available.


Irrigation modernisation plan

23 December, 2008

International professional services company GHD has been engaged to develop an irrigation modernisation plan for one of Australia’s most important irrigation areas.


Investment to help business be green

23 December, 2008

The NSW Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Carmel Tebbutt, announced two new programs to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and help NSW businesses cut power use.


Response to Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

19 December, 2008

International professional services company GHD has welcomed the federal government’s unveiling of its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) but has identified significant risks for business.


Saving water key to reducing energy use

17 December, 2008

A report by CSIRO and the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) gives a clearer picture of water and energy use in Australia and New Zealand and highlights areas offering potentially significant water and energy savings.


Uncertainty persists with agriculture's role in the CPRS

17 December, 2008

Uncertainty persists about agriculture's role in the federal government's carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS) beyond 2015, according to farmers.


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