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Waratah Coal releases mine EIS; Rein in free permits, committee told; & more

  • 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

Climate and environment wrap for August – a business guide

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.


Xstrata employing "dope dealers' defence" on Wandoan mine: Professor Ian Lowe

Mining company Xstrata's main argument to justify a major Queensland coal mine - that 'if we don't sell the coal, someone else will' - employs the same reasoning drug dealers use to justify their actions, Australian Conservation Foundation president Professor Ian Lowe told a court hearing today.



Delay not an option, Combet says; Ai Group on 'green tape'; Odour fine; & more

  • 'Not now' is code for 'not ever', says Combet
  • Renderer fined $20,000, facing more charges
  • Ai Group says Queensland could go further in anti-green tape push
  • Carbon price will have 'negligible' effect on construction sector, consultancy says
  • Queensland says carbon price will have minor impact
  • Building professionals surveyed on climate change

Canberra slaps new duties on US biodiesel; Qantas 'broadly supportive' of Gillard's carbon framework; & more

  • Canberra to impose anti-dumping duties on U.S. biodiesel
  • Qantas, Woolworths distance themselves from carbon letter to PM
  • Burke urged to assess five WA projects on greenhouse gas grounds
  • 'Technical' EPBC Act breaches lead to penalty for coal seam gas company


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