CLIMATE SPECTATOR reports: Feed-in tariffs were always set to be controversial – they turn the electricity market on its head by opening it for true competition. Read the full story

THE TRANSCONTINENTAL reports: An organisation that wants to convert Port Augusta’s power stations to solar thermal plants visited the city again last week to further promote its bold vision for future power generation. Read the full story

Politicians have raised fresh questions about the role of coal seam gas in Australia’s energy future. Read the full story

Open Letter to My Fellow Australians:
I love this country, its people, its rugged beauty, its rainforests, its vastness and unique wildlife. Read the full story

It is obviously in Germany’s interests to both push solar power and use it. They make most of the good solar panels and it is one of their most important exports. As well, following Fukushima, they have decided to shut down ALL their nuclear plants within the next ten years. Of course, they may still import their power from good old nuclear France and the locals are concerned about that on both sides of the border. Read the full story

Another large-scale concentrating solar thermal project is underway in the United States thanks to strong financial support from the Federal Government. The news is the latest example of the United States moving forward with investment in renewable energy. Read the full story

Four Australian guys are driving across the globe attempting to ‘fill-up’ only on biofuel. Jamesina McLeod of Enviro-Reportage reports. Read the full story

We, as subservient members of the British Empire, love to quaff a cuppa at any time of the day with nary an excuse needed. Whether it be by mug, cup, infuser, or pot – we’re loving it. We’re saying pass the honey, honey. Pass the sugar, sugar. And pass the tea, bag. And getting slapped. But we still come back for more. But the big question is – what is the true cost of that boiled happiness?
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The United States has further demonstrated its commitment to renewable energy this week, as it pledges to funnel public investment toward the massive Ivanpah concentrating solar thermal (CST) power plant. Backed by private sector financing from the likes of Google, BrightSource’s latest CST project is set to be the world’s largest power tower. Read the full story

One of the most intriguing displays at Las Vegas this year at the N.A.B. (National Association of Broadcasters) Convention was the large solar and alternative power walk. Read the full story

Australia is looking to introduce a Carbon Tax and while we may not know all the details at the moment, consider this a fantastic opportunity to get your business into shape! Read the full story

Have you looked at the multitude of logos and labels that come on products and food nowadays? So what do they all mean?

My Green Australia have done the leg work and found out all the labels and what they mean to make it easier for you to make choices about what you buy!

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Wind is caused by the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the fact that temperatures will always be trying to reach an equilibrium (heat is always moving to a cooler area). Read the full story

I just thought this needed to be posted!  We should all be thinking about fires now while it is still cool.  Get out with the scythe, tractor, mower, whipper snipper etc. etc. and clean up the areas around buildings.  The results of this competition may save lives! Read the full story

Fireworks are used at every major celebration all around the world and it’s probably a bit of a downer to start analyzing just how bad they can be for the environment.  Read the full story

A pocket sized portable fuel cell recharger can charge your mobile phones and other devices while on the move – and this is all done by the power of Hydrogen!

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Jennifer Tomkinson at The Green Times has a great article on the use of ethanol as a replacement for regular petrol. Read the full story