Not a level playing field for wind power
Wind farms make noise. Coal fired power stations pollute the air and atmosphere. Coal-seam gas mines pollute underground water aquifers. All electricity generating sources, to some people, pollute the…
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Who owns the sun? Patent law and clean energy
There is a trade war brewing between the United States and China over intellectual property relating to clean technologies – particularly solar power.
Steven Chu, a scientist, Nobel Laureate in Physics…
Europe has offshore wind farms … why can’t Australia?
The Victorian Government is severely limiting areas where onshore wind farms can be built. The New South Wales Government might soon attempt to follow.
So, if Australia is to cut its greenhouse gas emissions…
Will NSW renewables be blown off course by Victoria’s winds of change?
Not so long ago, Victoria was the poster child for renewable energy policy in Australia.
It had a Climate Change Act put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% between 2000 and 2020. It had…
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Wind power doesn’t have to threaten wildlife
Wind energy helps alleviate some of the environmental concerns about burning fossil fuels, but wind farms also introduce…