Indonesian palm oil firm’s broken rainforest pledge exposed

The Guardian

New evidence shows Indonesia’s largest palm and pulp group is breaking its environmental commitments by bulldozing rainforest and destroyed endangered orang-utan habitats in Kalimantan.

posted by patrick on July 30, 2010 at 2:29 pm · filed under

Charity Travel spreading good far and wide

Feature

Charity Travel has just arrived in Australia to show us that independent travelers can be far more than just consumers. Can you change the world by traveling?

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posted by ecomedia on July 28, 2010 at 9:24 pm · filed under

ACF wants quicker action on building efficiency

Australian Conservation Foundation

The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s plan to accelerate the retrofitting of existing commercial buildings to improve their energy efficiency as an important step to cut waste and pollution. However, ACF Executive Director Don Henry says putting “a price tag on pollution” would lead to “a more rapid uptake of these policies and initiatives.”

posted by seamas on July 26, 2010 at 7:45 am · filed under

Greens plan renewable energy revolution

ABC News

A plan being proposed by the Australian Greens would see the nation drawing all its power from renewable energy sources by 2050. Solar power is key to the plan, as is a national gross feed-in tariff.

posted by seamas on July 26, 2010 at 7:20 am · filed under

Local Government Sustainable Development Conference (Sydney, Aug 24-25)

Eco Shout

The Local Government Sustainable Development Conference 2010 is designed to assist local government practitioners to identify, plan and implement best practice sustainable development solutions. This 5th annual conference will be held on the 24-25th of August, 2010, at the Dockside Convention Centre, Sydney.

posted by seamas on July 26, 2010 at 4:57 am · filed under

Vic solar guarantee shows way for federal parties

ACF

The Victorian Government guarantee that 5% of the state’s electricity will come from large-scale solar power by 2020 provides a model that parties contesting this year’s federal election should match or beat, the Australian Conservation Foundation said today.

posted by patrick on July 23, 2010 at 11:42 am · filed under

China oil leak

The Guardian

Five days after the Chinese pipeline explosion at the north-east port of Dalian, oil has reportedly spread over an area of 430 square kilometres.  Authorities say the leak was stopped with 24 hours of the explosion, but have not revealed how much oil has been discharged.

posted by ruby on July 22, 2010 at 9:38 am · filed under