Green Business

Union boss brands Garnaut a 'wacko'

THE patriarch of Australia's biggest blue-collar union has launched a stinging assault on the credibility of Ross Garnaut.

Green jobs to insulate economy

David Uren and Matthew Franklin

KEVIN Rudd will use a multi-billion-dollar green jobs package to stimulate the economy as new figures show the budget will be at least...

Iron-fed plankton a deep-sea solution

FEEDING plankton with iron has been shown to take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and lock it away deep beneath the waves to prevent...

Rebate speed has solar system in whirl

Christian Kerr

REBATE delays are slowing the uptake of solar systems, with the industry warning that fears of recession and a new rebate scheme will...

Billion dollars to clean up coal

Lenore Taylor, National correspondent

THE Rudd Government will unveil "significant" federal funding to establish a commercial-scale clean coal project in Australia when it...

Ministers pass biofuel buck like a hot...

Greg Roberts

THE two federal ministers responsible for Australian efforts to combat deforestation in the Asia-Pacific region have washed their hands...

Faded Green: A Car Maker's Woes

Leila Abboud

Start-up lured venture capital for electric vehicles, but that crisis has taken it's toll.

Obama vows to lead on climate change

US President Barack Obama has vowed to lead the world on climate change.

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Funds put firm on crest of bid

Cath Hart

PERTH renewable energy developer Carnegie Corporation has locked in funding for the final stage of commercial development of its wave...

Imported biofuel a risk to wildlife

AUSTRALIA is contributing directly to the widespread destruction of tropical rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia.