SYDNEY (Reuters) – A major bushfire in the west Australian outback has destroyed almost 40 homes, officials said on Wednesday, as firefighters end a third month of fighting bushfires across the country.
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Indonesia to relax forest protection on key projects
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will allow some infrastructure projects deemed in the public interest such as toll roads and geothermal energy plants to operate in protected forests, the chief economics minister said on Wednesday.
Vestas gets 48 MW wind turbine order from Spain
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s biggest manufacturer of wind turbines, said on Wednesday it won an order for 24 turbines for the Andalusia region in Spain.
Small leak resolved at Shell’s Pernis refinery
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A minor leak from a pipeline in Royal Dutch Shell’s Pernis refinery in Rotterdam has been resolved and operations are running as usual, a spokesman for the oil major said on Wednesday.
French government rushes to revive carbon tax
PARIS (Reuters) – French ministers scrambled on Wednesday to rescue a carbon tax aimed at cutting energy consumption, which was annulled by the Constitutional Court just 48 hours before it was due to come into force.
California’s renewable pipeline hits nearly 70 GW
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Renewable energy projects proposed in California total nearly 70 gigawatts, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday, a large pipeline that could help the state meet its renewable energy goals.
Quebec adopts California’s auto emission standards
TORONTO (Reuters) – Quebec will become the first province in Canada to adopt California’s strict auto emissions standards, the province’s environment ministry said on Tuesday.
Franch constitutional body rules against carbon tax
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s planned carbon tax cannot be applied because it includes too many exemptions, a French government body ensuring laws are constitutional ruled on Tuesday, in an embarrassing setback for the government.
Thailand sets health rules to tackle industrial row
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Tuesday approved regulations on health and environment assessments for industrial projects, a step toward allowing suspended operations to go ahead at the world’s eighth-biggest petrochemical hub.
China speeds up resettlement in water mega-scheme
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will use stimulus spending to speed up shifting 330,000 people slated to be displaced for a vast water transfer project, accelerating work on the troubled scheme, an official newspaper said on Tuesday.
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