The Voluntary Carbon Standard Association (VCSA) has launched its global registry and project database system.

One of Australia’s greatest pests, the cane toad, is about to serve a useful purpose as mulch in the sugar cane crops it has traditionally multiplied in.

A $50 million advanced waste treatment plant will establish Western Sydney residents as the most effective recyclers in NSW.

To help the clubs further communicate the water conservation message, especially to their nippers, Grundfos is offering a bonus for all purchases of Grundfos product over $1000 (ex GST). By sending in a copy of the receipt, Surf Life Saving Clubs can redeem a $500 voucher (redeemable for Grundfos product) to be used at their next fundraising event and a fun ‘nipper pack’ for each of the club's nippers.

Two new greenhouse gases are accumulating in the atmosphere, according to an international research team.

New projects like factories and pulp mills could be banned if they have a large carbon footprint under mooted changes to environment laws.

The chief executives of the Green Building Council of Australia, Romilly Madew, and Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Kayt Watts, have released a joint statement regarding the review of the Green Star Mat-8 ‘Sustainable Timber’ credit.

Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has called for nominations from the earth resource industry for the 2009 Strzelecki Awards.

A New Zealand company has made a short list of five in the FT (Financial Times) UK Climate Change Challenge.

Over the last week, New Zealanders saved 48 tonnes of waste from going to landfill as part of this year’s Fisher & Paykel Appliances’ recycling days.

CSIRO research into community attitudes towards climate change and energy took to the world stage at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change in Copenhagen.

When you think of sustainable wine production, guinea pigs probably aren't the first thing that spring to mind. Yet at Yealands Estate, that is exactly what is grazing between the vines.

Businesses, organisations, community groups and individuals are encouraged to put themselves forward for the 2009 Banksia Awards, with environmental measures proving themselves to be a tactic to save money and reduce business costs.

Black & Veatch has announced that the investigation and design of Stage 4 of the Replacement and Rehabilitation Programme of Water Mains in the New Territories of the Hong Kong SAR is making good progress.

Australia’s first grain-to-ethanol refinery has begun production in Queensland, with an expected output of more than 80 million litres a year.