UP to one million “green” jobs could be created in the next 20 years if Australia’s leaders get serious about tackling climate change, a forum in Brisbane will be told today.
The Southern Cross Climate Coalition, which organised the forum, believes Australia could become a leader in six key industries within the growing [...]

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The Queensland Government has declared Shell’s coal seam gas-to-liquefied natural gas (CSG to LNG) project on Curtis Island “Significant” allowing Shell to submit an environmental impact statement.
Shell announced they will begin to prepare the statement to develop the project further, with plans to produce first gas from its terminal at Gladstone by 2015.
The project is [...]

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The Queensland Department of Environment says millions of megalitres of floodwater has been recorded in Western Queensland this year, 30 times the volume of Sydney Harbour.
Downpours in January and February caused massive flooding in the Gulf and north-west river systems, flowing into the state’s south-west and then into South Australia’s Lake Eyre.
Department spokesman Peter Gordon [...]

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Fluoride will be added to Coffs Harbour’s water supply tomorrow.
In 2004 the Department of Health ordered that fluoride be added, however the council wanted to wait until the new water filtration plant was up and running.
That plant was officially opened yesterday at Karangi.
From tomorrow all homes connected to the town water supply on the coastal [...]

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An outbreak of toxic blue-green algae has been confirmed in the Lower Darling River placing the area around Burtundy on a red level alert for algae.
The algae can cause gastroenteritis and skin and eye irritations and the water is unsuitable for recreation or domestic use and may also pose a threat to livestock.
Blue-green algae levels [...]

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Over the next five years $18 million will be spent by an exploration company trying to find geothermal water wells in western Victoria.
Hot Rock has been granted a permit by the State Government to explore the area stretching from Casterton to Clear Lake in order to build a power plant on.
Drilling is expected to start halfway through [...]

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The National Parks Association of Queensland says the Queensland Government is not doing enough to protect areas west of the Great Dividing Range.
Association coordinator Paul Donatiu says less than 2 per cent of land beyond the Great Dividing Range is protected, while 13 per cent of south-east Queensland and the Cape York Peninsula is protected.
Mr [...]

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The Queensland government has announced a $100 million plan over three years to improve facilities in the state’s thriving mining towns.
Under the Sustainable Resource Communities Agreement, mining companies will have to talk to the state government about their projects before they could go ahead, said Premier Anna Bligh at the opening of a new coal [...]

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The Victorian Government is making it mandatory for all government schools to audit their water use in an attempt to reduce unnecessary water usage and encourage efficient water use habits.
Roughly 400 schools have voluntarily taken part in the schools water efficiency program and on average, they have cut their water use by 13 per cent.
The program will cost [...]

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Using sheets of glass covered with organic dyes, US scientists have devised an efficient and practical solar power device that they believe can help make the clean, renewable energy source more affordable.
Experts eager for energy sources that do not involve the burning of fossil fuels often point to the promise of solar energy, but solar [...]

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