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Ancient Southwest forest spared the chainsaw this year but protection must become permanent
Karri trees up to 500 years old in the state’s Southwest will be given a reprieve from logging by the McGowan Government as the ‘two-tiered’ Karri forest was removed from the Forest Product Commission’s annual logging plans for the next 12 months.
Read moreWoodside needs to come clean on its dirty Burrup Hub gas proposal
Woodside’s Burrup Hub revealed as the most polluting project in Australia’s history
On the eve of the release of Woodside Petroleum’s annual report, Western Australia’s peak environment body has provided shareholders, journalists and industry analysts with a major new critique of the company’s proposed $50bn Burrup Hub LNG proposal.
CCWA Director, Piers Verstegen said the information in the report, entitled “Australia’s most polluting fossil fuel mega-project” will assist Governments, investors and shareholders to gain an independent understanding of the substantial undisclosed risks associated with the mega-project.
Read moreEPA affirms zero pollution goal
Conservation Groups have commented on a new draft carbon pollution policy released by the WA EPA, saying that the policy affirms important principles that WA’s pollution must be reduced to zero and that emphasis must be placed on avoiding further emissions growth.
Read moreUWA partnership on extreme fossil fuels deeply irresponsible; out of touch with climate reality
A new partnership between UWA and Western Australia’s biggest polluters to assist the development of extreme and remote fossil fuels reserves has drawn strong criticism from conservation groups who have labelled the project deeply irresponsible and damaging to global efforts on climate change.
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Woodside pipeline approval shows alarming lack of scrutiny on Australia’s most polluting project
The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) has raised the alarm at the lack of assessment of climate change impacts from the Woodside Burrup Hub LNG project, saying that Woodside was ‘gaming the approval process’ to avoid scrutiny on the largest and most polluting fossil fuel project in Australia.
Read moreWoodside's Scarborough expansion must trigger proper assessment of carbon pollution
Western Australia’s peak environment and conservation group have called on the McGowan Government and Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to ensure a thorough assessment of carbon pollution from the expanded Scarborough gas field and Burrup Hub project, following today's announcement by Woodside of a 52% increase in the size of the Scarborough field.
Read moreResearch shows support for Perth to embrace a more sustainable future
Eco-friendly apartments, public transport and cycling highest priorities for Perth residents
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