Lots of Good News this week and a new format with a reel instead of a graphic but we are still trying to get it to work across all platforms so bare with us.
ACT passes first law in Australia banning gas in new homes Renew Economy
Environmental group hails 70 per cent drop in plastic bags polluting Sydney Harbour ABC News
Scientists produce green hydrogen directly from seawater at offshore wind farm Renew Economy
Three good news stories on the Great Barrier Reef this week
1. UNESCO praises Albanese government for efforts to protect Great Barrier Reef The Guardian [They were going to place it on a list of world heritage sites in danger.]
2. The Sea Women are learning to conserve the Great Barrier Reef for generations to come ABC News
3. Conservationists welcome gillnet fishing ban in Great Barrier Reef world heritage area The Guardian
New koala colony found at Coolah Tops in north west NSW ABC News
Electric water heaters could do work of 2 million home batteries – and save billions Renew Economy
Australian start-up collects and recycles plastic waste into “forever containers” Sydney Morning Herald
Albanese Government to expand and upgrade the marine park around Australia’s Macquarie Island Australian Marine Conservation Society
Fossil gas death spiral: Regulator caps exit gas fee to “socialise” cost of mass disconnection Renew Economy
Panama grants legal rights to sea turtles, boosting ‘rights of nature’ movement ABC News
Farmers turn to camels in effort to save millions each year in prickly acacia control trial ABC News
Historical re-enactment troop from Gundagai to train mounted rangers at South African rhino sanctuary ABC News
Suncorp to roll out EV corporate fleet Insurance Business
Government agencies team up for Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment, National Adaptation Plan The Canberra Times