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The Queensland Farmers Federation has issued a series of new case studies demonstrating how energy audits are delivering major savings for rural businesses.

South-east Queensland councils are exploring ways to install and network public-space LED lighting and make it part of the 'internet of things'.

Teys Australia last night won the Queensland Premier's sustainability award for two projects that slashed energy costs, cut emissions and were part-funded through carbon price scheme grants.

Two BHP joint ventures and Cockatoo Coal will satisfy their federal and state biodiversity obligations by supporting the rehabilitation of threatened brigalow belt country owned by the Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council.

Undertaking a cumulative impact assessment is challenging but, as companies contemplating projects at Queensland's Abbot Point deepwater port discovered, do it right and the benefits can be substantial, according to consultant Peter Hemphill.

The Clean Energy Regulator on Friday removed Gladstone Regional Council from the list of carbon-liable entities, thanks to its deployment of landfill gas capture technology that will also earn it CFI carbon credits.

• How to slash trade waste charges in truck wash bays
  
• Abattoir couples cleantech grant with low carbon financing
  
• Queensland looks for sustainability scheme 'partner'

• Queensland minister attacks Orica's 'long history' of breaches
  
• Ernst & Young develops carbon price guide for CFOs
  
• Ai Group and AusIndustry run carbon grants seminars
  
• Sydney City wins $3.75m trigeneration grant
  
• SA EPA invites contaminated sites auditor applications

• Galilee coal mine would have 'negligible' climate impact: EIS
  
• Don't allow 100%+ free permit allocations, carbon committee told
  
• Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd signs 100-unit deal
  
• Energy efficiency a winner for casinos, Crown says
  
• EPA Victoria, waste managers sign Sustainability Covenant

Federal changes mean companies will find it easier to buy and use Australian carbon credits, a NSW review is likely to result in tougher environmental incident notification rules and a Western Australian appeal decision confirms that backers of major projects will face carbon offset obligations.