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The World Coal Association wants to change the game - calling for a closer look at “clean coal” technologies to let fossil fuels power the Earth.
Push to set standards before electric tide
An Australian expert has raised the idea of imposing national standards on electric vehicles, despite the country barely having any.
ACT to study depth of deadly legacy
The ACT will fund Australia’s first detailed long-term health study into the risks of living in houses contaminated with loose-fill asbestos.
Apple to sport sun spot on new doughnut
Apple is building itself a giant solar power station to run its futuristic new headquarters.
Exploding switch has hurt UK too
The explosion of an electrical switch that killed two people in Perth last week could be an ongoing problem.
Fines landed on dodgy power maths
Origin Energy has been charged $325,000 for breaking Australian Consumer Law over some of its discount claims.
Fridge fight shows builders' union woes
Fair Work Building and Construction says a CFMEU official kicked workers out of a lunch shed and threw their food on the ground on a site in Queensland, because they were not union members.
Oil and gas experts and builders exported
Australian experts will help the Malaysian oil and gas industry leap into a new age.
Fuel prices float back from five-year low
The Australian Institute of Petroleum says recent good fuel prices will soon be back to normal.
Sydney Uni expels high-emitting stocks
The University of Sydney has become the latest big Australian institution to get cold feet on coal.
ACT contracts drift outside borders
Joe Hockey will not be bothered by the ACT’s latest blights on the landscape, with three wind energy contracts going to projects well outside the nation’s capital.
Coal costs up in the air
Analysts say Victoria’s increased demand for coal power since the axing of the carbon tax is increasing Australia’s energy industry emissions.
Greens seek points between the lines of MP's letter
The Greens have leapt on a letter written by NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay, which they say shows some serious risks in electricity privatisation.
Greens' coal plan would damn whole industry
The Greens have unveiled a plan to end all coal mining in New South Wales.
New metal brings big boost on nano-scale
Material scientists have developed a new kind of light-weight steel that is as strong as titanium.
Report calls for passport to better building
A Federal Government report has suggesting setting up a system of ‘building passports’ to improve poor energy performance in the built environment.
SA to peer at nuclear future
South Australia will have a Royal Commission to investigate its role in all parts of the nuclear power cycle.
Safety stand-off taken to court
CFMEU officials will face court over allegations that they ordered work to stop on a Queensland construction site for six days, because the head contractor refused to remove a Safety Manager the CFMEU did not like.
Anti-coal 'Bat Attack' taking off in NSW
Anti-fossil-fuel activists are planning a near week-long festival at the Whitehaven Coal mine in New South Wales.
Dog threat means guesses on Tas bills
Tasmanian electricity provider Tas Networks is facing some criticism for not reading meters at properties where there is a dog.
Green light gets huge Watermark mine started
The NSW Planning Commission has given the green light to a new multi-billion dollar coal mine for the state.