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Archived material from historical editions of The Generator
admin /4 December, 2005
The Green Building Council
of Australia, which now has 176 members, has trained 1296 people in the
application of its Green Star rating system. “We have 39 projects
registered for certification under our Green Star environmental rating
system for buildings, of which three have been certified,” said the council’s executive director, Maria
Atkinson.
These buildings include 8 Brindabella Circuit, at Canberra
International Airport; Council House 2, in Melbourne for the Melbourne
City Council; 40 Albert Road, South Melbourne for Szencorp.
admin /3 December, 2005
Farmers choosing solar and wind powered water pumps instead of diesel
and petrol water pumps can take advantage of financial assistance
provided through the Renewable Energy Water Pumping Program, reported Farm Weekly, (24/11/2005, p.20).
admin /3 December, 2005
A 97-year-old water main burst beneath Brisbane’s CBD yesterday,
breaking through bitumen, flooding streets and causing hours of traffic
gridlock as motorists were diverted from the area, reported The Courier Mail, (29/11/2005, p.8).
admin /3 December, 2005
Sydney Water Corporation has made an application for the construction
and operation of a desalination plant on the Kurnell Peninsula and
associated infrastructure for the supply of up to 500 megailtres of
drinking water per day, said the Environmental Assessment of the
project, printed in The Sydney Morning Herald, (23/11/2005, p.28).
admin /1 December, 2005
So far Australia has rejected Kyoto and rejected emission trading, and
our emissions continue to rise unabated. By refusing to ratify,
Australia has given up its vote at this fortnight’s meeting of the
parties in Montreal where issues such as international emissions
trading and the form of agreements beyond Kyoto will be negotiated,
reports The Canberra Times (29 November 2005, p.17).
admin /1 December, 2005
Melting of sea ice reaches record levels in Arctic this summer
Greenland’s glaciers are accelerating towards the ocean, leading
scientists to predict that the island’s ice cap is approaching
irreversible meltdown. The revelations, which followed the announcement
that the melting of sea ice in the Arctic also reached record levels
this northern summer, come as the world’s governments were about to
embark on new negotiations about how to combat global warming, reported
The Canberra Times (26 November 2005, p.B9).
