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Australia Embarks on Greenhouse Gas Reporting System
June 27, 2008
CANBERRA, Australia, June 26, 2008 (ENS) – As of July 1, Australian businesses emitting large amounts of greenhouse gases will be required to monitor and measure the emissions ahead of reporting them to the government by October 2009. Senator Penny Wong, minister for climate change and water, said the requirements are part of Australia’s new [...]
Read More »Australia to Spend $50 Million for Murray-Darling Water
February 28, 2008
CANBERRA, Australia, September 28, 2008 (ENS) – The Australian government will spend $50 million this financial year on buying back water entitlements to rescue the Murray-Darling Basin’s rivers and wetlands. Australia’s most important agricultural area has been gripped by a decade-long drought. The Murray-Darling Basin is 3,430 kilometers long and drains one-seventh of the Australian [...]
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