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Climate change to blame for bumpier aircraft flights: scientists 4/9/2013

Flights will become bumpier as global warming destabilises air currents at altitudes used by commercial airliners, climate scientists warn.

Green mining project wins major Asian business prize 4/4/2013

A QUT post-graduate team has taken out first prize against teams from across the globe in Asia's largest business planning competition with a plan that could help mining companies ...

Sustainability lessons from US logistics sector 3/28/2013

From major retailers to trucking and shipping, US companies are making major strides in emissions control, reduced energy consumption and cost savings.

Regional communities could use food waste for fuel 3/28/2013

Murdoch University researchers are touting biogas from small-scale food waste digesters as a source of renewable energy for rural and regional communities.

Personality a clue to 'wind turbine syndrome' 3/26/2013

Public concern about new technology infrastructure like mobile phone masts has been shown to trigger reports of ill health, and recently even the new 'green' technology of wind ...

Asia leading the world in low carbon economy: index 3/26/2013

China now earns as much from selling solar panels as it does from shoes, as Asia's emerging economies prepare to prosper in a future that limits carbon emissions, a report says.

The three pillars of manufacturing reform for 2013 3/25/2013

In the past year, there has been significant progress made on some reforms to support Australia's manufacturing sector, notably in the anti-dumping area.

Green engines research lab an Asia-Pacific first 3/20/2013

Research into sustainable automotive technologies will be boosted with the launch of RMIT University's $10 million Green Engines Research Facility in Bundoora, the first of its kind ...

Battery breakthrough brings longer life to electric vehicles 3/20/2013

A new version of lithium-sulphur battery that can run electric vehicles is being developed at the Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre based at The University of ...

China producing more, polluting less: study 3/13/2013

Research into a decade of development in China provides little support for the so-called 'pollution haven' hypothesis.

New joint centre to secure future energy, reduce emissions 3/13/2013

A newly established joint research centre at Curtin University will help secure future energy supplies and reduce CO2 emissions from both Australia and China.

Saving thousands by turning 'pig poo into power' 3/6/2013

Pig farmer Edwina Beveridge still gets excited every time she receives a power bill and sees the savings.

Opportunities and challenges in carbon farming 3/6/2013

The important role of farmers in tackling climate change was in the spotlight when some of Australia’s leading science and agriculture minds analysed the Federal Government’s Carbon ...

Low carbon legacy: UltraBattery inventor retires 3/6/2013

Bringing down the cost of hybrid electric vehicles and making it easier to integrate more renewable energy into the grid are just some of the achievements of CSIRO’s UltraBattery.

Expert warns of 'Earth system contamination' threat 2/26/2013

Eighty-three thousand man-made chemicals now circulate freely around the Earth, in water, soil, air, wildlife, food and manufactured goods and people, posing unquantified but genuine ...

Microscopic pollutant causing surge in heart deaths 2/20/2013

Exposure to higher levels of fine particulates — the airborne pollution that is an emerging problem in many Asian cities — causes a sharp rise in deaths from heart attacks.

'Breathing' plants help to deal with climate change 2/20/2013

Plants and soils absorbed one-third of the carbon pollution released from burning fossil fuels in Australia over the past two decades, a CSIRO study has found.

Green technology a solution to landfill crunch 2/20/2013

Murdoch University has played a key role in the development of a technology capable of reducing organic household waste destined for landfills by 90 per cent.

Micro CT Scanner to further carbon capture research 2/20/2013

A new Micro CT Scanner installed at Curtin University will enable advanced research into geosequestration, long recognised as a viable method for safely disposing of CO2 underground. ...

Pinpointing power-hungry appliances can cut energy bills 2/20/2013

New research by The University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, and energy company E.ON could help people to save money on their energy bills by identifying which of their ...

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