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The eye-catching red livery on Virgin Blue's planes fades faster than other colours, but thanks to a new polymer the airline is reaping the environmental benefits of fewer repaints and wash downs – and the coated planes are more fuel efficient.

Mining company Iluka Resources is saving $235,000 a year after making energy efficiency and waste management improvements at its Victorian mineral sands processing plant under the auspices of EPA Victoria's EREP scheme.

• Victoria introduces bill to boost landfill levies
  
• Developer gives EPBC Act undertaking to Garrett
  
• Greenfleet and Net Balance issue sustainable transport guide

• RACV invests in 'Better Place' electric car venture
  
• Sustainability challenge to desal plant enterprise agreement fails
  
• Energex garners award for efficient lighting device
  
• Citi launches environmental and governance corporate snapshots

• 'Spill shows compensation provisions inadequate'
  
• Environment department knocks back bid to export batteries
  
• Inghams wins PM's water award

• India to impose clean energy levy on Australian coal imports
  
• Qantas to install tri-generation systems
  
• Rudd Government belatedly responds to Senate waste report
  
• NSW people less concerned by environmental problems, survey finds
  
• DCC sets out revised annual RET targets

• Government receives 52 Solar Flagships bids
  
• WA 'red-tape' inquiry calls for environmental approval changes
  
• Queensland suspends solar rebate scheme
  
• Victorian Liberals query carbon storage liability provision

• Garrett on solar panels fire risk: 'schemes operates under Coalition-set standards'
  
• Garrett seeks to leverage carbon markets to protect biodiversity
  
• Victorian offshore carbon storage bill goes before Parliament
  
• Newmont triples size of CO2 Australia sequestration project

• Garrett slammed over green loans 'debacle'
  
• Another spill at Mobil refinery
  
• Ferguson seeks Solar Flagships finance help

• Obama – vote for an energy bill even if you question the science
  
• New emissions registry garners little interest
  
• NSW desalination plant up and running
  
• NSW offers 18 grants totalling $6.8 million
  
• WA reviews Goldfields SO₂ policy
  
• ABS releases environmental snapshot