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Australian banks to rule out funding of coal projects
2014-12-03 05:30:29| Automakers - Topix.net
The Australian Conservation Foundation has released a report calling on Australian banks to rule out involvement in financing controversial coal projects proposed for Queensland's Galilee Basin near the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area. The report called Equatorial Principles names four major banks as signatories, including Australia-New Zealand Banking Corp , Commonwealth Bank of Australia , National Australia Bank , and Westpac Banking Corp. The EPs is a result of a research undertaken by ACFs Energy Analyst Tristan Knowles which investigates how Australian banks should deal with financing coal projects in the area.
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Australian PM Abbott says he's open idea of using nuclear energy
2014-11-30 18:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Straits Times: Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday opened the door to the use of nuclear energy as Australia faces growing pressure to bring down its greenhouse gas emissions. Australia is the world's third-ranking uranium producer behind Kazakhstan and Canada but does not use nuclear power, largely due to its abundance of low-cost coal and natural gas reserves, and community sentiment. But with demands growing for Canberra to announce its climate targets for beyond 2020 at global talks in France late next...
Royal Australian Navy commissions HMAS Canberra III
2014-11-28 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has commissioned HMAS Canberra III (LHD 01), the first of two Canberra-class landing helicopter dock vessels (LHD), in Sydney, Australia.
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HMAS Canberra Handed Over to the Royal Australian Navy
2014-11-28 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The newly-built landing helicopter dock (LHD) HMAS Canberra, built by Navantia, has been handed over to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) by the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO).
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Navantia launches Australian Navy's ninth fast-landing craft
2014-11-27 01:00:00| Naval Technology
Navantia has launched the ninth medium-sized fast-landing craft (LCM-1E) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), in a bid to support two new Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault vessels, ALHD Canberra and ALHD Adelaide.
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