MANDATORY energy ratings for new homes and renovations in Victoria could soon be scrapped under a contentious proposal before the Baillieu government.
Documents obtained by The Age reveal the government wants to abandon 6-star thermal efficiency requirements for houses as part of its broader agenda for cutting government red tape.
At Last, The Right Lesson From Climategate Fiasco
A diverse group of academic research scientists from across the U.S. have written a policy paper which has been published in the journal Science, suggesting that the time has come for all science journals to begin requiring computer source code be made available as a condition of publication. Currently, they say, only three of the top twenty journals do so.
Goodbye To The Green Gravy Train?
It looks as though the wind energy boom is over. UK energy minister Greg Barker has hinted at a significant change in government strategy - cutting subsidies for the deployment and operation of environmentalists’ favoured technologies. The climate change minister hinted that R&D handouts would continue, but for the wind lobby the party appears to be over.
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