Woodside Energy’s climate plan rejected by shareholders in ‘globally unprecedented’ rebuke (www.theguardian.com)
Gold Coast City Council under investigation after major sewage spill into Albert River (www.abc.net.au)
A Queensland council is under investigation by the state government after at least 350 million litres of raw sewage spilled into a Gold Coast river....
WA's greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb above 2005 levels despite net zero pledge (www.abc.net.au)
Emissions in the state increased by almost 9 million tonnes between 2021 and 2022....
Nationals threaten to tear up wind and solar contracts as nuclear misinformation swings polls (reneweconomy.com.au)
National leader David Littleproud has reportedly threatened to tear up contracts for wind and solar farm developments, in the latest broadside against large scale renewable energy from the federal Coalition....
Australia's first solar garden sprouts in Grong Grong, taking the renewables boom to the community (www.abc.net.au)
The ‘solar gardeners’, who mostly live in cities hours away, are getting returns of $505, possibly higher, locked in for the next decade, depending on the electricity market...
Lack of research on Australia's native bees could be detrimental to their survival, experts say (www.abc.net.au)
It’s what scientists don’t know about native Australian bees that has them deeply concerned....
For the first time in decades, the elusive call of the ‘bunyip bird’ returns to Tasmania’s Lagoon of Islands (www.theguardian.com)
No issues with climate change or Cost of Living then huh ? (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/8796213...
Why the kookaburra’s iconic laugh is at risk of being silenced (theconversation.com)
As climate change results in more bushfires and we continue to clear-fell old habitat trees, the fate of the laughing kookaburra – our icon of the ages – could be sealed. That once-ubiquitous call will be heard no more.
Critically endangered northern corroboree frogs spotted in Namadgi National Park for the first time in five years (www.abc.net.au)
cross-posted from: aussie.zone/post/8969234...
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers worst bleaching on record | Environment News | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
Yes, fly across the planet to Australia and stab the GBR in the heart with your massive emissions /s....
(QLD) - Home battery rebate gets major boost as demand for solar storage surges - One Step Off The Grid (onestepoffthegrid.com.au)
Untapped rooftop solar: Australian homes could save $9.3 billion a year, UNSW study finds - One Step Off The Grid (onestepoffthegrid.com.au)
Australian households could save $9.3 billion on energy bills each year by investing in the untapped solar potential of residential rooftops across the nation, a new report has found....
Australia’s back yard chicken owners urged to implement biosecurity measures in case of bird flu outbreak (www.theguardian.com)
This is paraphrasing and may need fact checking. However from what I’ve seen of the situation in America this can have a greater than 50% mortality rate, affects humans cats and other animals, and is spreading through cows. It seems to be global however Australia seems to be one of the few places still free of it so far....
Rare pic of blind mole captured in outback (www.abc.net.au)
Indigenous rangers in the Western Desert area of northern Western Australia recently spotted a small mole covered in silky golden hair, marking the second sighting in six months. The desert region is home to unique species adapted to the hot, dry environment. The rangers play a crucial role in monitoring and protecting these...
Australia’s fossil fuel dominated grid to have hefty shadow carbon price, starting at $66 a tonne (reneweconomy.com.au)
Australia’s electricity grid – still dominated by fossil fuels – is to have a hefty “shadow” carbon price that will guide regulatory and policy decisions, and help meet the country’s ambitious renewable energy goals....
Could spending a billion dollars actually bring solar manufacturing back to Australia? It’s worth a shot (theconversation.com)
A town like Alice. How a complex, isolated solar grid could provide blueprint for rest of Australia (reneweconomy.com.au)
Labor unveils watered-down fuel efficiency standard that eases emission rules for large SUVs (www.theguardian.com)
If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool - One Step Off The Grid (onestepoffthegrid.com.au)
If we’re going to electrify everything, we’ll need finance that works for everyone (reneweconomy.com.au)
Continued logging of NSW koala habitat is ‘a profound tragedy’, conservationist says (www.theguardian.com)
First Nations communities solving long standing energy security problems with clean energy projects (switchedon.reneweconomy.com.au)
Councils from Paris to the Yarra want to use parking fees to clamp down on big SUVs. What are they doing and will they succeed? (www.theguardian.com)
We went to a council meeting about blocking housing. It was...weird (www.youtube.com)
Great video on building new housing supply, and also covers how the Greens are duplicitous about building new housing while opposing housing in their councils. Labor is right on this one.
