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A McGowan Government-led forum today in Geraldton is examining opportunities to attract clean hydrogen projects to the Mid-West region.

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Of Australia's capital cities, Perth has the saltiest tap water, while Melbourne, Hobart, Darwin and Canberra have the least salty. And while all are within guidelines, the variation is striking. Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Jason Reynolds, Research Lecturer in Geochemistry, Western Sydney University Michelle Ryan, Lecturer - Environmental Health and Management, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

With around 23 billion chickens on the planet, the bird is a symbol of our times, say scientists.

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US manufacturing giant Flex to withdraw from Australia wholesale and retail solar business, adding to the dramatic shake-up in the industry.

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The project will seek to bring reliable electricity to 250 million people – including to 90 million people who will be connected for the first time.

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Scotland continues to break wind generation and supply records as its wind energy industry continues to build out and up.

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New report finds there is potential for up to 61GW of solar PV installations on Australia’s residential rooftops.

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Climate change in the Arctic has caused the wild reindeer population to crash by 56%, a report says.

Frank Borman was the Commander of the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. The astronauts took an iconic photo of the Earth rising above the lunar surface.

Consumer and housing groups are calling on Energy Ministers to reduce household electricity bills by agreeing at their meeting next week to increase energy efficiency standards for new and existing homes and fixed appliances. 

The post Consumers call for carbon-ready homes to save billions in electricity bills appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tropical insect uses lethal speed of its spring-loaded mandibles to stun or kill prey

Move aside cheetah and peregrine falcon, there is a new contender for the title of fastest animal on Earth: the Dracula ant. Scientists have discovered that the small tropical insect can snap its mandibles at up to 90 metres a second (more than 200mph), the fastest animal movement on record.

The ants use the explosive motion to attack, stun and kill prey, which is then fed to their larvae.

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Protesters are frustrated by strict controls on protests at the UN climate summit in Poland.

Delays in ESCRI battery on Yorke Peninsula blamed on complexity of project and commissioning hurdles also experienced by solar plants. It may have bitten off more than it can chew.

The post Is South Australia’s second big battery trying to do too much? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

GreatCell, formerly Dysesol, calls in administrators after failing to raise funds and the death of its lead scientist in a mountaineering accident.

The post Australia solar pioneer collapses after funding failure, death of lead scientist appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of the most powerful Earth observation tools ever put in orbit is now gathering data about the planet.

European carbon prices sank back near €20 on Tuesday amid further Brexit-related developments and ahead of tomorrow's EUA options expiry.

Vanuatu’s foreign minister says worst offenders on global warming are blocking progress

The United States and other high carbon dioxide-emitting developed countries are deliberately frustrating the UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, Vanuatu’s foreign minister has said. His warning came as Pacific and Indian ocean states warned they faced annihilation if a global climate “rule book” could not brokered.

In a bruising speech before ministers and heads of state, Vanuatu’s foreign minister, Ralph Regenvanu, singled out the US as he excoriated major CO2-emitting developed countries for deliberately hindering negotiations.

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An art installation featuring 30 blocks of ice brought from Greenland has been unveiled in London.

Delaware and Rhode Island finalised regulations that would adopt RGGI’s post-2020 changes, and those new regulations will go into effect this month, documents show.