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Australia: Tony Abbott: Not very repealing
2014-07-11 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: There is much wry amusement in environmental circles today, after Tony Abbott, Australia's climate-reckless Prime Minister, saw his plans to repeal the country's carbon tax blocked by the Senate. Any sense of schadenfreude (I know it's an unappealing trait, but sometimes it's very hard to resist) was only amplified when it emerged that the Australian edition of The Spectator had already gone to press with a cover splash celebrating Abbott's "victory" and a borderline onanistic editorial congratulating...
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Sri Lankan Navy commissions two patrol boats donated by Australia
2014-07-11 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The Sri Lankan Navy has commissioned two patrol boats, which were donated by the Australian Government, at a ceremony at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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AUSTRALIA: Ermenegildo Zenga acquires Australian wool farm
2014-07-10 17:22:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Luxury men's wear company Ermenegildo Zenga Group has acquired an Australian wool farm, a move which consolidates its verticalisation strategy.
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Rooftop solar power is making coal obsolete in Australia
2014-07-09 22:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BGR: Rooftop solar panels are becoming such a powerful factor in the energy market that they now can push the price of electricity to negative territory in the sunniest regions of the world. This is possible because powering down fossil fuel energy generators during peak solar power periods would be more expensive than paying customers to use the electricity. The negative energy price barrier was breached in Queensland, Australia, where low demand and high rooftop solar power generation pushed the...
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Australia: Abbott's climate stance is 'reckless' and 'deeply shaming', senior UK Tory says
2014-07-09 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Tony Abbott doesnt take climate science seriously and the repeal of the carbon price is reckless and deeply shaming, according to a former UK Conservative party environment minister. Lord Deben, who served in Margaret Thatchers government as John Gummer, told Guardian Australia the Australian government was out of step with centre-right politicians from around the world on the urgency of tackling climate change. I havent met an Australian who is not deeply ashamed of this government,...
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