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Zen Energy's Tunnel Project to Power Half a Million Homes
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Zen Energy's Tunnel Project to Power Half a Million Homes

An eight-metre wide tunnel connecting Lake Burragorang to a reservoir built into the pit of a disused coal washery will create hydropower for 500,000 homes.

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How a dress rented 53 times saved the equivalent of 159 trees

How a dress rented 53 times saved the equivalent of 159 trees

There’s a new trend in fashion: sustainability, with many shoppers no longer trying before they buy, merely renting.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
How humans are taking whale food and feeding it to cats and dogs

How humans are taking whale food and feeding it to cats and dogs

“It’s like a dystopian, post-apocalyptic David Attenborough documentary where you have penguins swimming on one side and a massive trawler on the other.”

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘I don’t like to lose’: Giant-killer Geoff Cousins declares war on controversial NSW industry

‘I don’t like to lose’: Giant-killer Geoff Cousins declares war on controversial NSW industry

The man who stopped the Gunns pulp factory is turning his attention to this state’s hardwood forests.

  • by Nick O'Malley
NSW, Victoria ‘laggards’ as WA races ahead in banning plastic coffee cups

NSW, Victoria ‘laggards’ as WA races ahead in banning plastic coffee cups

While Western Australian imposed a ban on single-use coffee cups on Friday, eastern states are being accused of dragging their feet on reducing plastic waste.

  • by Nick O'Malley and Hamish Hastie