Soggy end to summer masks another season of heat records for Sydney
The sodden and cool tail of February belies the record-breaking summer, with autumn also likely to be unusually warm.
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Peter Hannam
Peter Hannam is Environment Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald. He covers broad environmental issues ranging from climate change to renewable energy for Fairfax Media.
'How are these decisions made?' Victorian fury over plan to prioritise NSW
The Victorian government is demanding the operator of Australia's main electricity grid explain how the state came close to losing electricity during the recent extreme heatwave to ensure NSW avoided power outages, adding to calls for a wider inquiry.
'Going gangbusters': the new way to beat power costs
A new wave of solar energy is about to crest and it won't just be households benefiting.
Victorian cities faced power cuts to ensure NSW made it through heatwave
Ballarat and Bendigo faced losing electricity during the recent great eastern Australian heatwave so NSW could avoid power cuts, underscoring the parlous state of the country's grid.
Pleas for extension to examine huge CSG plan
Environmental groups want more time to consider the impacts of Santos' Narrabri CSG project that will include as many as 850 wells, producing more than 100 tonnes of waste salt alone per day.
Caltex cops record fine for 'geyser' that created petrol pool in Sydney
Caltex Australia has been fined $400,000 and ordered to pay court costs for an uncontrolled fuel discharge at its Port Botany terminal.
As politicians bicker, Australia's energy security is at risk
"All the arrows are pointing in a very bad direction," says Danny Price, who sits on the government's Climate Change Authority.
Mark Butler denies Labor has ditched 2030 renewable energy goal
Labor's climate change spokesman Mark Butler has dismissed as "rubbish" widely circulating claims that Federal ALP had dropped its goal of achieving half of the nation's electricity will be supplied by renewable sources by 2030.
Coral bleaching threat extends to Sydney
Unusually warm sea temperatures and the prospect for more to come have reef scientists worried that the Great Barrier Reef may experience another major coral bleaching event. And Sydney is also under threat.
'Way behind the rest of the world': New risk to solar battery uptake
The booming market for home storage could be thrown into disarray if proposed safety guidelines force owners to move their battery units outside.
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