Antinuclear

The Australian solar market continues to grow and is becoming increasingly important throughout the region; Mr Luke Lu, Vice President of LONGi Solar global, shares his insight into the future of solar in Australia and APAC. The post A bright future for solar in Australia and APAC appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Opinion: ¶ “Happy Birthday To The Arctic Refuge” • Sixty years ago, on December 6, 1960, Public Land Order 2214 established a National Arctic Wildlife Range. Before that, business and environmental interests had feuded over the region since the late 1920s, as military and business leaders wanted to open the land for oil and gas […]

Australia again ranks as one of the worst countries for climate action, with only the Trump Administration having worse climate policies, a new assessment finds. The post Australia still back of the global pack on climate, despite best efforts of states appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The “do no harm” connection rules introduced a few years ago have had the opposite effect – increasing costs, delays and creating more problems. The industry wants them changed. The post Do no harm? How Australia’s regulators fumbled the transition to wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Moorabool wind farm in central-western Victoria injects first output into main grid following completion of all 104 of its turbines. The post Massive Moorabool wind farm completed, sending power to Victorian grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Just over a decade ago the coal industry predicted one quarter of its emissions could be buried in CCS by 2020. How did that work out? The post New global CCS report shows up silliness of clean coal predictions in News Corp appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Reports emerge that Japan may ban all new petrol and diesel sales by 2035, leaving Australia with nothing to do but fall in line, or bury its head in the petrol tank. The post Japan to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Will Australia follow or become a Cuba? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Storms will lift more than all boats — nuclear plants will be victims

Peace Boat ensures the words of last Hiroshima-Nagasaki survivors are heard

Opinion: ¶ “Court Ruling Reveals Failure Of Japan Nuclear Regulator’s Inspection Regime” • When the NRA drew up new nuclear plant safety standards for resuming reactor operations, the agency’s head boasted that they were the “toughest in the world.” But the Osaka District Court ruled that the agency failed to uphold those tough standards. [The […]

“The one difference in this country, the massive difference between the Labor Party and the Liberal Party, is energy policy.” Thus, in one comment, did Sky News host Peter Gleeson neatly cut to the root of Australia’s crippling energy policy divide while also explaining the reaction of the nation’s far-right to the New South Wales……