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Greens would shut a coal industry

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

THE stated aim of Greens leader Bob Brown to replace the coal industry with renewable energy would wipe out an industry that employs 140,000.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

PRICES in the European Union's emissions trading scheme have plunged to two-year lows, intensifying pressure on the Gillard government.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

JULIA Gillard has repudiated Bob Brown's call for the coal industry to be replaced by renewable technologies.

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

THE government's decision to adopt the latest emissions standards will force the closure of Ford's Geelong factory in five years.

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

APA Group has confused analysts with its $170 million acquisition of the Emu Downs wind farm in Western Australia.

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

THE Greens are divided, with the party's Tasmanian and federal leaders adopting markedly different stances on the forestry peace deal.

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

SYDNEY'S desalination plant will ask the NSW pricing regulator to allow it to pass on the extra costs of using green power.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

IN the absence of a price on carbon, investment decisions by companies and institutional investors will be based on a false premise.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

APA Group will pay $170m to acquire the Emu Downs wind farm in WA from the ruins of fallen tycoon Ric Stowe's corporate empire.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Small to medium businesses are encouraged to do their homework on the likely effects of a carbon tax.