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VEEC submissions grew sharply across May, perhaps due to backlogged supply, or to solar installs hitting a government wall. In NSW, ESC pricing remained stubbournly stable.

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ESCO Pacific's 70MW solar and battery plant in New South Wales Riverina region clears final development hurdle, with go-ahead to connect to NEM.

The post West Wyalong solar farm gets green light to connect to NSW grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NZ unveils package of climate change policies, including a strengthened emissions trading scheme, and independent advisor for policies and targets.

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Angus Taylor leaves Australia vulnerable to disruptions to fuel supplies by ignoring electric vehicles and pursuing oil reserve deal with Trump.

The post Taylor-Trump oil deal misses opportunities to tackle climate change, embrace EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Goulburn Community Energy Co-op is at the forefront of the renewable industry revolution in Australia. With this community owned renewable energy project the community action group is setting new standards when it comes to the fight against the climate crisis.

The post Dr John Hewson joins the Goulburn Solar Farm board as Chair appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Phoenix Environmental Group banned by EPA from accepting rubbish at its Coolaroo facility

Another Melbourne recycling company has been banned from accepting rubbish, just days after a major recycling player went into liquidation.

Phoenix Environmental Group has been told to stop accepting waste at its Coolaroo facility – the third time Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority has slapped a ban on the company.

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Scientists are poised to deliver a stark condemnation of the damage people are wreaking on Earth's land surface.

Last summer, overall numbers of butterflies in England were up 110% on 2017 figures

The common blue butterfly could be booming in the UK thanks to recent spells of hot weather, according to a conservation charity.

Experts are predicting that the July heatwave and Met Office forecasts for above-average temperatures in August might mean that the common blue has its “best ever summer”, Butterfly Conservation said.

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The new inspector-general for the Murray-Darling Basin says he won't be surprised if he discovers corruption in the system.

Australia's decade-long energy wars have taken a new twist with the Morrison Government ordering a Senate inquiry into the feasibility of nuclear power in this country.

Environmental protections in Australia are built on assumptions about where animals live – and it's harming our wildlife. Romane H. Cristescu, Posdoc in Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Anthony Schultz, PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast Celine Frere, Senior lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast David Schoeman, Professor of Global-Change Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Kylie Scales, Senior lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Derbyshire’s deputy chief constable said there are about 20 properties with residents refusing to leave

A police chief who has been at the forefront of a near disaster in a Derbyshire town has said some residents who refused to leave their homes had put lives at serious risk.

About 400 mainly local people packed a school hall to discuss the damaged dam in Whaley Bridge which is still at risk of collapse.

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Toddbrook Reservoir was built in the 1830s and passed a safety check in November

England and Wales have about 2,000 dams and there are around 800 in Scotland. These structures were built for a variety of reasons: to make reservoirs that can supply drinking water to nearby towns and cities; to fill local canals; to help farms; and to create places for fishing, sailing and water sports.

In the case of Toddbrook’s dam, it was built in the 1830s to create a reservoir that would provide water for the local canal system. It is still owned by the Canal & River Trust.

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This Nairobi orphanage cares for elephants whose parents have often been killed by poachers.

From crabs to whales, bacteria to humans, the plastic in our seas is harming life all along the food chain

Scientists from the University of Tasmania reported last week that plastic ingestion is having a negative impact on the health of flesh-footed shearwaters, a near-threatened species of seabird. The study found that birds that had eaten plastic had stunted growth and a decline in kidney function. Plastic ingestion kills many species, with more than a million seabirds estimated to be dying from it each year.

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The movement to protect Australia’s rich environmental heritage shifted from polite, backroom persuasion to sometimes violent confrontation in bush and city. 

Bob Brown’s objection to a proposed windfarm draws attention to where renewable energy projects are being built

Do windfarms kill birds? Unarguably, they have and do.

The damage turbines can inflict was infamously highlighted at California’s Altamont Pass, where early industry farms were built in a migratory path. One estimate suggested it killed as many as 1,300 birds of prey a year before changes were made to reduce death rates.

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The outbreak shows no signs of abating, so why is the roll-out of a second vaccine proving contentious?

The fire ant is a tiny yet destructive pest that has infested more than 500 000 hectares of South East Queensland. Will a 10-year, 410 million dollar program be enough to eradicate it?

People evacuated from town threatened by damaged dam make ‘controlled’ visits to pick up pets and other essentials

Residents of the Derbyshire town evacuated after a dam threatened to burst have been allowed back into their homes for short, controlled visits to pick up pets and other essentials.

Derbyshire police took the decision to allow one person from each of the 400 Whaley Bridge properties evacuated on Thursday to return for a 15-minute visit on Saturday.

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