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• Victoria backs time-of-use power pricing
  
• Axe fossil subsidies and power plant free permits, says Milne
  
• Energy efficiency pays off for Crown
  
• AGIC and AWA to host sustainable water infrastructure seminar

• Fund backs first owners corporation office block retrofit
  
• New head for Greenpeace
  
• Farmers and foresters surveyed on bioenergy
  
• E3 program explains legislative changes

• Bill Clinton's sustainability 'tattoo test' (with video)
  
• Sustainability lessons from the London Olympics (with video)
  
• Three lessons for business from Rio+20: KPMG's Yvo de Boer

• New green-star rating tool goes beyond single buildings
  
• Trigen and lighting upgrades feature in $42m council and community grant round
  
• Carbon credits rules on the way for dairy farmers

High quality sub-metering data has allowed Sydney City to negotiate a contract with Origin for retrofits that will deliver energy and water savings worth more than $1 million annually, says the council's development coordinator Steve Castell.

Australia Post's facilities management team has made giant inroads in reducing energy use, singlehandedly delivering more than the organisation-wide target for greenhouse gas abatement in 2010-11.

• State schemes still unnecessary if carbon price goes: Coalition
  
• Environmental regulators explore 'proceeds of crime' options
  
• Retrofit payoff: building bought for $7.95m, sold for $12.25m
  
• Australia on track to meet Kyoto emissions commitment
  
• Tasmania urged to prioritise Climate Council tasks

• Lease financing on offer for energy efficiency upgrades
  
• Newcastle joins drive to finance building upgrades
  
• Abbott to Gillard: energy retailers must itemise carbon costs

A new green infrastructure rating tool will help rationalise sustainability demands in tender documents and give project developers confidence that they have comprehensively dealt with environmental issues, says the organisation that developed it.

• Investa uses the 'people factor' to turbocharge efficiency
  
• Woolworths' two-step approach to proving efficiency gains
  
• Cogeneration helps BASF beat energy and emissions targets
  
• Government seeks consultant to review $1.5bn Water Smart program