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CDP: U.S. farmers' GHG disclosures and management varied

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... such as salinization o irrigation water because of increased incidence of extreme high sea level. The report noted that farms' GHG emissions come from three sources - fertilizers and agro-chemicals because they're manufactured using natural gas, which ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Brazilian community fund. The company also liaises with stakeholders on the visual and noise and infrasound impacts of wind farms and the impacts of hydro projects. Pacific Hydro notched up 4,744 tonnes of scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Farmer for 2012, and partners with Australian Land Management group to promote environmental sustainability on Australian farms. Over the last year, Elders staff raised more than AU$56,000 for the McGrath Foundation towards the costs of supporting rural ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... change and negative implications on renewable energy projects is very much front of mind for investors in Victorian wind farms. This year, the Victorian state government led by Premier Ted Ballieu announced amendments VC78 and VC82, which now require ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the offset takes the form of revegetation, that is also capable of generating CFI credits." Anderson also pointed to wind farms as another land-holding operation that could be used to generate credits. "There might be spare land around wind farms that ...

ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Victoria and the Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm (66 MW) in South Australia, which is owned in a joint venture. The three wind farms have a production capacity of 304.5MW of green energy, equivalent to the energy needs of 205,000 Australian households, the ...

Pacific Hydro to trade carbon credits from Chilean hydro project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... that will ensure that 20 percent of Australia's electricity supply will come from renewable energy sources such as wind farms and commercial solar power stations as one factor encouraging increased investment here. "Pacific Hydro's Australian development ...