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Lax security at a Nasa lab let a hacker lurk on the agency's network for almost a year, says report.

New Zealand Climate Change Minister James Shaw has said he is “not keen” to shift the emissions trading scheme’s de facto price cap level up from the current NZ$25 level until the full market reform package is ready, the clearest indicator yet the cap will stay where it is and weigh further on NZUs.

Nasa's Mars robot records its largest measurement yet of methane in the Red Planet's air.

Green hosting first emerged at the start of the century, but times have changed and the sector has evolved as consumers awareness increases.

The post Green Hosting, the future of eco-friendly websites appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Conservationists urge Sussan Ley to get her priorities right, saying her job is to protect species, not industries

Victoria’s faunal emblem, the tiny Leadbeater’s possum, will keep its critically endangered listing after the environment minister, Sussan Ley, rejected a push by Coalition MPs to downgrade its conservation status.

But Ley has been criticised for suggesting a long-delayed recovery plan for the possum should also consider the needs of the Victorian timber industry.

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Ana María Hernández says shifting society out of ‘comfort zone’ is difficult, but young people are inspiring

The survival of the natural world upon which humanity depends hangs in the balance, according to the new chair of the global scientific body for biodiversity.

Ana María Hernández said she did not know if society could make the major changes needed to stop the annihilation of wildlife, which some scientists thought was the start of a mass extinction. It would be very difficult to shift society out of its current “comfort zone” of business-as-usual, but she thought the much higher environmental awareness among young people was a reason for great optimism.

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The ACT doubles down on its renewable energy commitments as Australia's largest community solar farm moves towards construction after securing funding.

The post ACT looks beyond 2020 renewables target, seals community solar off-take deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

W.A.'s 207MW Collgar wind farm now entirely owned by Rest Industry Super, after the minority shareholder bought up UBS Asset Management's 60% stake.

The post Western Australia’s biggest wind farm now fully owned by retail super fund appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rangers and scientists and a white cartoonist converge for the night parrot but where is the night parrot???

Greetings from Paraku. I’m here at the Species of the Desert Festival having a lovely time. We are 12 hours drive eastish from Broome on the shores of (currently empty) Lake Gregory (Paraku) near the community of Mulan. It is very in the middle.

This festival is a gathering of Indigenous rangers who live and work on country and also sometimes get together at events like this to share knowledge, do some organising and have a friendly chat. For a humble and very white cartoonist from rural Tasmania it is another world and I am feeling very lucky to be here and thoroughly enjoying myself – although the red dust gets into literally everything, even one’s undies (sorry TMI but it really does).

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To make energy more affordable and future-proof our grid, we must better coordinate rooftop solar, batteries and other devices owned by consumers.

The post The real energy revolution is happening in our homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Having the power system frequency poorly controlled is like driving a car on a rough road.

The post Rule changes, reform needed to address poor network frequency control appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Workers have been fighting uranium mining for decades – the environment needs mass civil disobedience

What do Clive Palmer, Tony Abbott, Cory Bernardi, Barnaby Joyce, Mark Latham, Jim Molan, Craig Kelly, Eric Abetz and David Leyonhjelm have in common?

No doubt many answers will come to to mind. But whatever else unites them, they all support nuclear power.

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Beryl solar farm reaches full output just a month after energisation.

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The partnerships risk appetite statement provides information about the Department’s enhanced risk tolerance for collaborating with others on partnering ideas.

The partnerships risk appetite statement provides information about the Department’s enhanced risk tolerance for collaborating with others on partnering ideas.

The partnerships risk appetite statement provides information about the Department’s enhanced risk tolerance for collaborating with others on partnering ideas.

Human eyes are very complex and are good at doing many jobs at once, while spiders have different sorts of eyes that do different jobs. Samantha Nixon, PhD, The University of Queensland Andrew Walker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Roger Harrabin looks at how manure could help to deal with CO2.

Business Council of Sustainable Development congratulates the Australian Government on its Environmental Partnerships initiative.

Scientists say carbon dioxide can be used to benefit humanity instead of overheating the planet.