ABC News19 November 2008 Environmentalists say plans to house almost 500,000 people in two western Sydney growth zones will compromise the last remnants of endangered Cumberland Plain Woodlands… Read the full article here.
The Age18 November 2008 Councils should fast-track “green” building applications and take a more moderate approach to the rest, a local government forum has heard. Romily Madew, chief executive of the Green Building Council, said local government had a key …
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LiveNews16 November 2008 Developers are rushing to build environmentally friendly homes, the NSW government says. At a press conference on Sunday about the state’s Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) scheme, NSW Planning Minister Kristina Keneally said developers were lining-up to meet …
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AdelaideNow.com.au13 November 2008 CONVENTIONAL plastic shopping bags will be banned in South Australia from January 1. Legislation to ban the free bags, the first of its kind in Australia, passed through the upper house today with the Labor party and …
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The West Australian17 November 2008 The State Government says it will decide next year on the merits of a container deposit scheme designed to reduce waste, as new figures reveal a dramatic rise in the amount of garbage buried in …
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On 31 October 2008 the Australian Government Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts commissioned an independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the Australian Government’s central piece of environmental legislation. Section 522A …
The Waste 2009 Conference will be held in Coffs Harbour NSW from 31 March to 2 April 2009 and will again feature inspirational addresses from international and national leaders, as well as covering all the latest practical developments under the …
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The 12 November 2008 issue of CO2 News includes articles on: Treasury modelling of costs and opportunities of reducing climate change released Comments sought for draft National Framework for Climate Change Science Research networks to investigate effects of climate change …
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Based on then ground-breaking modelling, the forecasts of global ecological and economic collapse by mid-century contained in the controversial 1972 book; The Limits to Growth, are still ‘on-track’ according to new CSIRO research. Read the media release or download the …
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The Australian10 November 2008 AUSTRALIA’S east coast faces unprecedented erosion within the next decade, heading into a storm period made worse by climate change, research predicts. The seven-year study suggests sandy coasts, such as those in southeast Queensland, northern New …