Climate
Smelter town prays for aid
GREG BROWN, RICK WALLACEVictoria’s oldest town, Portland, faces losing 30 per cent of its population if the Alcoa smelter shuts.
Hazelwood has ALP in bind
RICK WALLACEThe ALP is struggling to balance employment and environmental concerns over the closure of the Hazelwood power station.
Clinton boss paid by Adani fight
DENNIS SHANAHANHillary Clinton’s campaign chairman was being paid by a foundation funding efforts to stop the Adani coal project.
Green groups’ $685m windfall
JOE KELLY, DENNIS SHANAHANAustralia’s eight most active environmental groups with tax-exempt charity status pulled in $83m last year.
‘Alarm over Podesta coal stance’
JOE KELLYAlarm is mounting over the green sabotage of major development projects and the links to US Democratic leaders.
Others ‘to follow SA power fail’
REBECCA PUDDYOther states will fall into the same power crisis that SA is seeing, an Adelaide-based power company has warned.
Ethanol targets to hurt
KYLAR LOUSSIKIANThe Baird government will fine retailers if they do not meet minimum targets for the sale of ethanol-based petrol.
Custodians find cash in carbon
STEPHEN FITZPATRICKTraditional firestick farming techniques from the Kimberley are to be put under the microscope in Morocco.
Climate change means heat stays
Graham LloydAustralia’s land and ocean surface temperatures have risen by about 1C since 1910 and are expected to keep warming.
Activists ‘must come clean’
DENNIS SHANAHANNick Xenophon says environmental groups receiving tax exemptions have a duty to disclose their income sources.
‘Stop vexatious green groups’
JARED OWENSJosh Frydenberg has slammed environment groups for importing “US-style litigation” to frustrate major resource projects.
Coal activists risk India interest
Dennis Shanahan, Michael McKennaSecretly foreign-funded Australian environmental activists work to oppose the $16bn Adani coalmine in Queensland.
‘High-cost’ hit from renewables
ANNABEL HEPWORTH, SARAH ELKSQueensland’s 50 per cent RET has been undercut by the largest government-run power generator.
Emissions plan more hot air?
David Hodgkinson, Rebecca JohnstonAviation is turning to carbon offsets to cut the industry’s global emissions, but will it actually work?
‘Hold horses’ on emissions
ANNABEL HEPWORTHBCA says unilateral action by states on emissions cuts will impede progress at the national level.
Hardcore greens trumped unions
GRAHAM LLOYDFederal Labor’s 50 per cent renewable energy target was forced on to the party by a hardcore environment offshoot.
Time up for tilting at windmills
Chris KennySouth Australia’s storm may prove a blessing as ministers commit to tackle network reliability.
Review into energy security
JARED OWENSThe nation’s energy ministers have resolved to launch an independent review into Australia’s energy security.
$41bn blow from green push
DAVID CROWEHouseholds are exposed to a $41bn cost for state government promises to embrace renewable energy, an analysis says.
