Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
queensland, Tag
- 'Change is coming': Al Gore says economics will break fossil fuel dinosaurs Fri, 7 Jun 19, 4:00amFormer US vice-president says new coalmines make no commercial sense, and even Australian governments will have to change course
- Australian musicians band together to invest in solar farms Tue, 4 Jun 19, 6:26amExclusive: Midnight Oil, Cloud Control, Vance Joy and Regurgitator join FEAT., a new platform encouraging their industry to back sustainability
- Queensland Coalition MPs push for inquiry to lift Australia's nuclear power ban Sun, 2 Jun 19, 11:08amKeith Pitt and James McGrath behind move, saying ‘we have to be able to investigate all options’
- Australia to achieve 50% renewables by 2030 without government intervention, analysis finds Wed, 29 May 19, 4:00amRepuTex modelling suggests surge in state schemes and rooftop solar will reduce wholesale prices, making gas- and coal-fired power less competitive
- Australia isn't doing its part for the global climate. Sooner or later we’ll have to pay our share | John Quiggin Mon, 27 May 19, 4:06pmBut the cost of responding to climate change is trivial compared with the benefits
- It's easy to dismiss Queenslanders as coal-addicted bogans, but it's more complex than that | Amanda Cahill Fri, 24 May 19, 4:00amEveryone loses when we sideline the people at the forefront of the transition to a zero emissions economy
- 'Fed up': Queensland premier calls for Adani coalmine approvals timeline this week Wed, 22 May 19, 12:59pmAnnastacia Palaszczuk says state ‘needs some certainty’ about timing of outstanding approvals
- Coal industry urges re-elected Morrison government to build new coal plants Mon, 20 May 19, 4:30pmThe Coal Council calls on Labor to reverse many of its climate policies after strong election swings against it
- On the road with Bob Brown's Stop Adani Convoy: Hobart to Clermont – in pictures Mon, 6 May 19, 4:51pmPhotographer Matthew Newton travelled alongside the 5,000-strong protest against Adani’s proposed Carmichael coalmine, which left Hobart on 17 April before making its way to Clermont in central Queensland and on to Canberra,...
- Election 2019: regional Queensland torn over climate, coal and jobs Sun, 14 Apr 19, 1:27pmExistential angst and confused politics on a 1,000km stretch from Bundaberg to Townsville
- Australian election: never mind the pyjamas, one-on-one conversations can change minds Sat, 13 Apr 19, 9:53amEnvironmental and aid groups, business organisations and left and right-wing activists are campaigning for votes in the Australian election
- Parliament must back Labor’s climate policy if party wins power, Mark Butler says Sat, 6 Apr 19, 8:10amShadow climate change minister reiterates opposition to Adani mine, saying no ‘case for opening up new thermal coal mine’
- Morrison government set to offer taxpayer backing for Queensland power Mon, 25 Mar 19, 3:57pmNationals MPs have demanded action to underwrite new energy generation before the election
- Coal baron and LNP donor blasts RBA for sounding alarm on climate change Wed, 13 Mar 19, 11:24amTrevor St Baker says deputy governor’s speech warning of risks to Australia’s economy is ‘totally inappropriate’
- Morrison government has not ruled out supporting coal, energy minister says Tue, 12 Mar 19, 5:36pmAngus Taylor says Coalition assessing new projects despite pushback from moderate Liberals, but says taxpayers will only support ‘viable’ projects