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The Energy Supply Association has recommended to the Federal Government that the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) be ammended to ensure that the increase in costs associated with producing cleaner power is reflected in the final price paid by the customer. Energy suppliers fear that price regulation will mean that consumers will not be aware of the true cost of the energy they use, and therefore not change their electricity usage habits. Without scrapping price regulation, it is feared that investor confidence in the power-generation companies will decline.
posted by steve on February 2, 2009 at 6:02 pm · filed under 
FEN Online Magazine
A report entitled “Energy Use in the provision and consumption of urban water in Australia and New Zealand”, produced by CSIRO and the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA), has shown that water and energy use are closely linked, and that by reducing water consumption consumers will reduce energy consumption. Reducing hot water usage is highlighted in the report as an obvious means of reducing both water and energy consumption. Less obvious are the energy cost borne by the water industry in supplying water: an area expected to increase by as much as 130% due to the energy used in desalination plants.
posted by steve on January 20, 2009 at 6:38 am · filed under 
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Calls have been made on the Federal Government by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) to make a significant reduction in this year’s skilled migrant budget. The ACF have expressed concerns that if migration were to be allowed to continue at its present levels, then Australia’s population could triple by the end of the century, and that this would cause irreparable damage to Australia’s ecosystems and make it difficult to reach greenhouse gas emission targets. In 2007-2008 the target was for 152,800 migrant places: for the 2008-2009 year, this target has been increased by 37,500 places to 190,300.
posted by steve on January 19, 2009 at 6:43 am · filed under 
Manufacturers Monthly Magazine
Honda Australia has recommended to the Federal Government that they initiate a gross national feed-in tariff scheme which will reward householders for each kilowatt of energy they produce, rather than simply the number of kilowatts they feed back into the grid. Honda believes that such a move would result in home owners helping reduce the total volume of national greenhouse gas emissions, rather than simply freeing up carbon-credits for other polluters to use. Honda are developing a system by which a householder will be able to generate enough power for all their household needs from solar power, in addition to charging up a Honda fuel-cell vehicle.
posted by steve on January 18, 2009 at 5:14 pm · filed under
Food Magazine
“One” water - an ethically conceived brand of bottled water - has been launched in Australia. Duncan Goose of Global Ethics - founder of the One brand - confirmed that 100 per cent of profits from the sales of One water will be used to help provide clean drinking water supplies in developing countries. To date, One water has raised in excess of $3.4 million, which has been invested in the provision of free, clean drinking water supplies for 219 communities.
posted by steve on January 18, 2009 at 5:03 pm · filed under
PACE Magazine
With support from the Federal Government, Holden will begin producing smaller, more fuel efficient cars in Australia by 2010. There will be both petrol and diesel variants, which will be up to 20 per cent more fuel efficient than any car currently being produced by Holden. The move also paves the way for Holden to begin production of cars utilising hybrid-engine technology and alternative fuels such as LPG, CNG and E85.
posted by steve on January 18, 2009 at 4:53 pm · filed under
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