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Australian Gas Networks
An orange flame will be the signal you’re cooking with (renewable) gas
Sooner than you expect, your stove or barbecue will be burning with a bright orange “sunflower” flame – a signal that you’re using carbon-neutral renewable hydrogen gas, whose only by-product is pure water.
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Bee-killer mite found on Central Coast as authorities look to destroy more hives
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has established an emergency biosecurity zone around a property in Calga, west of Gosford.
- by Laura Chung
Race to stop spread of deadly mite found in Australian bee hives for first time
As NSW authorities race to stop the deadly varroa mite from wiping out the country’s European honey bees, Queensland has announced it will shut its borders to bees, hives and related equipment and products.
- by Laura Chung
Cold weather and power prices prompt record interest in batteries and solar
Frigid weather and the upheaval in the energy market has whetted consumer appetite for renewable technologies like home batteries and rooftop solar.
- by Miki Perkins
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Repurpose It
Recycling hub turns garbage into gold
An innovative business in Melbourne’s north is leading the way in reclaiming resources from waste.
- by Staff Writer
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Solar Victoria
Victorians warming to benefits of solar
Homeowners and businesses alike are embracing PV thanks to a rebate scheme.
- by Staff Writer
‘Tree thinning’ or stealth-logging? Fight for WA forests far from over
Logging as we know it will end in 2024, but the battles are only beginning. Water scarcity means “thinning” may be needed, but will loggers agree without a supply guarantee? And if not, who pays?
- by Peter de Kruijff
What goes around: 100 firms are making plastics a global problem
As international and regional organisations seem to be getting more ambitious in curtailing plastic pollution, the corporate sector looks to be lagging.
- by J.J. Rose