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- Farmers angry 'high-quality agriculture land' used for solar panels Thu, 24 Dec 20, 5:50pmA three-year battle between farmers and the New South Wales Government has ended with the conditional approval of a 120-megawatt solar farm planned for land 4 kilometres out of the Jindera township.
- Nevertire solar farm Sun, 31 May 20, 12:36pm
- Bodangora wind farm Sun, 31 May 20, 12:36pm
- Renewable energy zone plan targets NSW regional businesses Sun, 31 May 20, 12:36pmThe NSW Government wants to attract 3,000 megawatts of investment worth $4.4 billion for the pilot program in Dubbo, as part of a campaign to help NSW reach zero net emissions by 2050.
- Solar panels girl riding Sun, 31 May 20, 12:36pm
- Independent calls for 'cohesive, dramatic' national climate strategy Mon, 14 Oct 19, 6:37amAn independent MP is leading a crossbench call pushing the Government to do more to help farmers and rural communities face climate change challenges into the future.
- After a bushfire burnt 300 power poles, Horizon became the first utility company to kick customers off the grid Sat, 5 Oct 19, 10:52amAfter a devastating bushfire, one remote WA farming community takes steps towards a solar solution — and it's cheaper, safer, and more reliable.
- The network that monitors Australia's UV-exposure levels is about to get bigger Mon, 29 Jul 19, 6:43amAustralia is the skin cancer capital of the world, so you might be surprised to find there are just 16 ultraviolet radiation sensors around the country monitoring the sun's rays.
- Protecting prime agricultural land Thu, 23 May 19, 6:36am
- Food or energy, how should prime agricultural land be used? Thu, 23 May 19, 6:36am
- Food or energy? The battle for Australia's prime agricultural land Thu, 23 May 19, 6:36amFour foreign-owned energy companies are racing to get their large-scale solar projects off the ground on farmland in the NSW Southern Riverina.
- "Farms for food not power" Thu, 23 May 19, 6:36am
- Site of proposed Culcairn Solar Farm Thu, 23 May 19, 6:36am
- Tomatoes using sunlight and seawater: Futuristic agribusiness Sundrop Farms' sells Wed, 15 May 19, 6:16amA world-leading agriculture business that uses sunlight and seawater to grow tomatoes has been sold but the final price is a closely-guarded secret.
- 'You can't keep arguing this is just a cycle': Farmers struggling to manage impacts of climate change Tue, 9 Oct 18, 4:43pmPeter Mailler is a third-generation farmer but if the effects of climate change continue on their current path, he doesn't expect anyone will be farming his 6,000 acres property in the future.