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The safety of washing plastic kitchenware in dishwashers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/do-dishwashers-release-microplastics-wash-plastic-containers/10586086218
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ACT went first and fastest to 100 per cent renewables: It now looks like the smartest policy of all
https://reneweconomy.com.au/act-went-first-and-fastest-to-100-per-cent-renewables-it-now-looks-like-the-smartest-policy-of-all/The ACT offered what’s known as “contracts for difference” to each of the projects. If the wholesale electricity price averages more than that contract price, the excess received by the wind farm owner is returned to the ACT. If the average wholesale price is below, the difference is topped up by the ACT. ... read full post
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Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/06/going-extinct-right-under-our-noses-the-quiet-plight-of-australias-rarest-bird-of-preyRestricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss
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Australia to create a national park for 12,000 koalas
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/australia-to-create-a-national-park-for-12000-koalas/cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/28453395 ... read full post
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Dan Tehan fails to grasp difference between baseload and firming as he sprouts nonsense on nuclear
https://reneweconomy.com.au/dan-tehan-fails-to-grasp-difference-between-baseload-and-firming-as-he-sprouts-nonsense-on-nuclear/2
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!Coming Soon! - Truth Map — Rainforest Reserves Australia
https://www.rainforestreserves.org.au/renewablestruthmapListening to Alan Kohler's Money Café today, and he mentions talking to Steven Nowakowski about this project. I'll try to keep an eye out for when they release it, but it sounds like a fantastically interesting tool. ... read full post
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Owner switches off solar farm powering area twice the size of Tasmania
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-03/normanton-solar-farm-turns-off-after-ergon-energy-negotiations/10584395816
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Renewables overtake coal for first time on monthly basis in Australia’s main grid
https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-overtake-coal-for-first-time-on-monthly-basis-in-australias-main-grid/21
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The Woodside case proves what we’ve long suspected: Australia’s ‘environment protection’ law does no such thing
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/01/australia-laws-to-protect-the-environment-dont-work-woodside-greenlight-proves-itApproval of the North West Shelf extension shows the purpose of the EPBC Act is to allow developments, not to protect and preserve
Fcuk voters, Vote Green.
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Solar installations increasing home values - Ecogeneration
https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/solar-installations-increasing-home-values/Feels a bit press release-y but its interesting to note.
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Transport will make or break Australia’s new climate plan – and time is running out to fix it
https://theconversation.com/transport-will-make-or-break-australias-new-climate-plan-and-time-is-running-out-to-fix-it-2659864
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Australia’s horrifying climate future in four charts – and how we can avoid the worst
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/25/australias-horrifying-climate-future-in-four-charts-and-how-we-can-avoid-the-worstcross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/28029224
Maps released by the Australian Climate Service show just how bad things will get for heatwaves, drought and coastal flooding
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Fossil fuel burning poses threat to health of 1.6bn people, data shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/24/fossil-fuel-burning-threat-health-16bn-people-data-shows25
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Coalition MPs say Australia’s emissions are a fraction of the world’s total. What kind of argument is that?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/24/coalition-mps-say-australias-emissions-are-a-fraction-of-the-worlds-total-what-kind-of-argument-is-that15
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Renewables supply record 77.9% of power in Australia’s main grid
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/09/22/renewables-supply-record-77-9-of-power-in-australias-main-grid/13
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Australian government refuses to release climate security report
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2025/09/20/exclusive-government-refuses-release-climate-security-report?token=u894HKPcross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/27811893 ... read full post
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What is a climate target, and how does Australia’s new one for 2035 stack up against other countries? | Labor’s new goal for 2035 is for emissions to be 62% to 70% lower than in 2005.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/18/what-is-a-climate-target-australia-2035-global-comparisoncross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/27698594
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Australia’s quietest cockatoo is running out of trees. We have betrayed its gentle curiosity
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/sep/17/australian-bird-of-the-year-2025-glossy-black-cockatoo-losing-habitat-treescross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/51763686
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The government has laid out the perils of the climate crisis – but will Albanese meet the moment?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/16/the-government-has-laid-out-the-perils-of-the-climate-crisis-for-australia-but-will-it-meet-the-momentcross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/27610060 ... read full post
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First climate risk assessment finds 1.5m Australians at risk from sea level rise by 2050
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/climate-risk-assessment-sea-level-rise-2035-target/105765456cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/28179424 ... read full post
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Australian government gaslights the nation as it puts Woodside ahead of the World and the Pacific
https://climateanalytics.org/press-releases/australian-government-gaslights-the-nation-as-it-puts-woodside-ahead-of-the-world-and-the-pacificcross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/27578965
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Millions of Australians at risk from rising sea levels and heat deaths to soar, national climate risk assessment report warns
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/15/millions-of-australians-at-risk-from-rising-sea-levels-and-heat-deaths-could-soar-landmark-climate-report-warns9
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Reading about the LNG Hub Leak
^made with Canva, irl photo FlickR/Ken Hodge^ ... read full post
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