Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
rural, Tag
- Bookaar Solar Farm 'the size of Camperdown' rejected over ag land use issues Wed, 26 Sep 18, 4:44pmA plan to build a solar farm that would have been bigger than the nearest town has been nixed by a council in Victoria's south-west.
- Andrew Duynhoven Wed, 26 Sep 18, 4:44pm
- Residents cheer rejection of Victorian solar farm plan Wed, 26 Sep 18, 4:44pmA plan to build a solar farm that would have been bigger than the nearest town has been nixed by a council in the state's south-west.
- Residents fear 'unbelievable' size of solar farm that would be bigger than their town Wed, 22 Aug 18, 6:24amResidents in the Camperdown district in south-west Victoria are concerned about the scale of a solar farm proposed to be built on farmland near the town.
- How renewable energy affects farm property prices Tue, 21 Aug 18, 6:06amWind turbines and solar can boost farm values and bring in a passive income but hobby farms can suffer, according to a rural valuation specialist.
- Solar boom 'bringing hundreds of jobs' to rural Queensland Sun, 19 Aug 18, 6:09amA renewable energy boom is reinvigorating the Darling Downs local economy but although some landholders are eager to be involved, not all residents are pleased about the new developments.
- Paul McVeigh the Mayor of Western Downs Regional Council Sun, 19 Aug 18, 6:09am
- Eco-group faces imprisonment after reviving an abandoned Spanish village Sat, 9 Jun 18, 7:00amLike many countries around the world, Spain is struggling to address the problem of rural inhabitants abandoning villages to migrate to urban areas. However, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Fraguas....
- Trump administration prioritizes rural areas over cities in infrastructure spending Tue, 10 Apr 18, 2:44amThe Trump Administration has re-prioritized which kinds of communities, and what kinds of projects, receive funding from the popular $500 million transportation grant program known as TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating...
- Traditional barn raising techniques bring a modern cost-effective farm to life Tue, 13 Mar 18, 7:58pmWith traditional rural roots and modern flair, the Swallowfield Barn by MOTIV Architects builds community in a rural neighborhood in Langley, BC, Canada...
- Struggling farmers look to renewables for a second wind Thu, 8 Feb 18, 6:52amA 123-turbine wind farm west of Brisbane won't just be the biggest renewable energy project in the southern hemisphere, it's also opening up a potential source of income for a community hit hard by drought.
- The struggling farmers looking to renewables for a second wind Thu, 8 Feb 18, 6:52amA 123-turbine wind farm west of Brisbane won't just be the biggest renewable energy project in the southern hemisphere, it's also opening up a potential source of income for a community hit hard by drought.
- Outback couple build solar farm to prove need for remote power generation Sat, 16 Dec 17, 9:59amIn Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria, one couple has built a solar farm big enough to power their shire in a move to prove the benefit of decentralising electricity and positioning generation sites at the end of the grid.
- 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.
- New solar panels at the Tamara Date Farm in Central Australia Tue, 14 Nov 17, 9:58am