Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches UN climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections
Smoke stack at one of Australia’s last oil-fired power stations demolished in controlled explosion
The 110-metre smoke stack for the shuttered Bell Bay power station, one of the last oil-fired generators in the country, has been demolished.
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Fortescue faces new scrap over fence line for its massive Bonney Downs wind project
The owners of a competing renewable energy hub have had a minor court win in their push back against Fortescue's giant 2GW wind project in the Pilbara.
Solar overtakes lignite to keep Germany’s renewable electricity share stable at 55.9 pct in 2025
A boom in solar PV saw output overtake that of lignite power stations and help keep the share of renewables in Germany's grid stable at 55.9 pct in 2025.
Why are Victorians choking on gas bills?
Victoria’s household gas prices have jumped 208 per cent since 2009, the biggest increase in Australia. New analysis of St Vincent de Paul Society and Alviss Consulting’s annual tariff tracker shows Victorians are the most exposed to long‑term gas price inflation with prices soaring far above the national 134 per cent rise. …According to analysis of Essential
Queensland LNP flags “call-ins” for two giant battery storage projects, in latest attack on renewable transition
karoline leavitt: american insanity is still on the table..... yoo-hoo !!!
A bill seeking to make Greenland the 51st US state has been introduced in the House of Representatives, escalating a controversial push by President Donald Trump to bring the Danish territory under American control.
Golden rocket returns
Charts from TME. The golden rocket channel holds. It ain’t specs. ATH again and again. Daily RSI OK. Monthly RSI whoa! Bugger fake gold. Japanese connection holding. Miners up and away. Explorers and juniors fly as it boils over. But cheap if you believe. “In the short term, a 100pt increase Geopolitical Risk Index translates
Rate hike prospects smack consumer sentiment
Westpac measures headed for Hades. In January, Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment fell 1.7% to 92.9. The move is driven by deteriorating perceptions of the near-term prognosis. Now, over two thirds of customers anticipate an increase in mortgage rates in 2026. Customers are less optimistic about their employment prospects. Most people between the ages of 18
Australian property turns granny slum
Once upon a time, there was a country in which you grew up in a good house and played in abundant green space. Occasionally, you visited your grandparents in some suburb near or far. Life was good. Now the kids will be emptying their grandparents’ Tenna support pants instead. In an attempt to combat the