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Australia going back to coal has lesson on U.S. LNG exports
2014-02-10 00:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The decision by an Australian power company to mothball a natural-gas plant and restart two coal-fired units seems wrong on many levels, but strangely, it has implications for U.S. liquefied gas exports. Stanwell Power Corp, an electricity producer owned by Queensland state, said last week it would shut for three years its 385-megawatt (MW) Swanbank E power station, west of the state capital Brisbane, while restarting two coal units with a combined 350-MW capacity at its Tarong plant. The decision...
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Australia: Cool change makes bushfire threat worst since Black Saturday
2014-02-09 13:38:20| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Up to 150 fires have burnt throughout Victoria today as firefighters scrambled to combat the worst bushfire conditions since Black Saturday. Strong winds and recent high temperatures have seen fires break out across the state. CFA chief Craig Lapsley said many had been extinguished, but 37 fires are still burning. The mercury has started to drop from Sunday`s maximum of 37 to 31.3 in the CBD, bringing relief from recent heatwave conditions. The change first hit townships west of Colac,...
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Firefighters tackle blazes in South Australia and Victoria
2014-02-09 13:38:20| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Fire crews have been battling blazes in South Australia and Victoria as the southern states endure a weekend of extreme weather conditions. Firefighters in SA spent Saturday tackling fires in Belair National Park in the Adelaide Hills and at Bangor in the Southern Flinders Ranges. Earlier, three water bombing aircraft were called in to support firefighters but have since been stood-down. One firefighter was hit by a falling branch and suffered a back injury while another has been treated for heat...
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Australia: War on environment a distraction from climate change policy
2014-02-09 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: After almost six months in office, it seems that the Abbott governments reputation for action on climate change and the environment in general is in tatters. Overseas, condemnation has been directed at a government now labelled as the most hostile to its nations environment in history. And that assessment is made with scant attention to what the Coalition government is doing on climate change, where it has pulled out all the stops to bring climate change policy to heel before the interests...
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Wool Prices in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand (Weekly Report)
2014-02-07 16:35:28| EmergingTextiles.com
The wool market experienced a radical change of its environment this week after the Central Bank of Australia decided to end its monetary easing policy. Our weekly report delivers a comprehensive view of wool prices in Australia, with a long list of micron types in A$, US$ and euro terms. Historical charts are also available, such as downloadable historical data. A glimpse on the New Zealand and South African markets is provided.
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