Environment
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Meet the Frackers: Armour Energy company information
Armour Energy - ASX code AJQ Armour Energy has one of the largest shale gas acreage positions in Australia. All shale gas requires fracking to extract...
Meet the frackers: Beach Energy ASX:BPT
Beach Energy Limited (ASX code: BPT) is engaged in oil and gas exploration, development and production and investment in the resources industry. Beach holds interests...
LNP = coal; ALP = gas. Northern Territory is fracking the joint
As soon as Northern Territory set up the Pepper Inquiry into Fracking it became obvious the government was determined to frack the joint. Pepper's Terms...
Moss is vital for the health of soils – here’s why
Without moss, our ecosystems would be in big trouble. People often see moss as a problem in urban settings when it’s actually playing an...
US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy climbs 60m tree in Huon Valley’s Grove of Giants
2 May 2023 - The US Ambassador, Ms Caroline Kennedy, visited the Huon Valley’s Grove of Giants yesterday to learn about Tasmania’s remarkable forests. The...
Is cutting down native forests to burn in wood fired power stations a good idea?
It beggars belief that while the Koala and other species are facing extinction, and climate scientists are warning about the levels of carbon in...
Are forests the new coal? Is Biomass energy renewable?
There is a new and growing threat to the world’s forests, people and climate: the biomass energy industry, touted as a ‘renewable’ energy. The use...
Scientists warn against harvesting forests to burn for electricity
Europe’s continued reliance on biomass burning undoes EU climate credentials The European Parliament’s decision to retain subsidies for burning forest biomass for energy tarnishes the...
Native forest protections are flawed, logging laws value industry over environmental protection
These two academic articles accompany our feature on the issue of logging native forests for wood-fired electricity. Discussed here is the Great Koala National...
NSW Forestry Corp have a fight on their hands to Save Bulga Forest
March 27th 2023 - Late last week the Forestry Corporation changed the status of a contentious area of Bulga Forest from ‘active’ to ‘suspended’. “We...