Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- 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.
- Billion-dollar potash potential to cash in on global fertiliser shortage Sun, 24 Jun 18, 5:53amOne of Australia's largest salt lakes might hold the key to helping with a worldwide shortage of a high-grade fertiliser that can be extracted from the salty crust.
- 'Look at the big picture': University solar farm approved, despite backlash Thu, 7 Jun 18, 5:45amResidents of a rural Queensland town say they are "extremely disappointed" a multi-million-dollar solar farm being built for UQ has been given the green light for construction on prime agricultural land.
- 'Look at the big picture': University solar farm approved, despite community backlash Thu, 7 Jun 18, 5:45amResidents of a rural Queensland town say they are "extremely disappointed" a multi-million-dollar solar farm being built for UQ has been given the green light for construction on prime agricultural land.
- Massive UQ Warwick solar farm gets green light despite community objections Thu, 7 Jun 18, 5:45amA solar farm being built for the University of Queensland near Warwick gets the nod from the local council despite some strong community concerns.
- Ditching diesel for solar sees date palm farm getting more from bore Tue, 14 Nov 17, 9:58amThe Tamara Cooperative, south of Alice Springs, now waters its palms through a single solar-powered bore after previously consuming a about litre of diesel for a kilo of dates.