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Queensland’s talents in the architecture field just need some global exposure to open it up to “exciting opportunities”, according to US architecture critic Debra Pickrel. The writer, known for her work on the American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, visited architectural projects in the Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville regions and also attended the Australian Institute of [...]
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Qantas will continue to reward sustainable tourism operators with a $25,000 cash prize through its Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism. The award is designed to attract businesses that minimise their impact on the local environment, conserve natural resources, respect local culture and benefit local communities as well as inspire other tourism businesses to adopt [...]
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A global consortium backed by WWF and The David Suzuki Foundation will launch a bid for a .eco internet address in an effort to fight ‘greenwashing’, the term for false marketing claims about the environment. The consortium, Big Room Inc, wants .eco to become a generic top-level domain to protect the integrity of the word [...]
...read moreNew laws passed by the Spanish Government on sustainable building should see an increase in Australian exports in this sector, believes Auriol Seaton, business development manager for Austrade. Austrade recently conducted a seminar entitled ‘Australia and Spain – Links to Build a Sustainable Future’ in Madrid to highlight growing opportunities in this market. “Few Australian [...]
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Water mapping is the latest eco trend sweeping the globe, with many businesses now tracking their water usage and taking steps to reduce their ‘water footprint.’
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A report addressing the impact of the travel and tourism sector on climate change has been released ahead of the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen scheduled for later this year. Towards a Low Carbon Travel and Tourism Sector, a collaborative effort between the World Economic Forum, World Trade Organisation, the International Civil Aviation Organization, [...]
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The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) took home the IMEX 2009 Green Supplier Award at the IMEX annual exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany last week, confirming the centre’s environmental excellence and its contribution to the development of the meetings and incentive travel industry. “We are incredibly proud of the extensive efforts which have gone into [...]
...read moreThe Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme will be delayed by one year to give Australian businesses more time to deal with the global recession, announced Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong. Wong also put forward changes to the original scheme, including: A one year fixed price phase where each carbon pollution permit will cost [...]
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The Government’s proposed National Broadband Network could reduce Australia’s carbon footprint and cut consumers’ power bills, according to Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy. At an address at the National Press Club in Canberra, Minister Conroy said that through the network, consumers will be connected to ‘smart grids’ which means they will pay less for electricity through [...]
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