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Chandler Salt Mine – Toxic Waste Legacy?
October 27, 2017
Public Meeting 5.30pm Thursday 2nd November Andy McNeil Room, Alice Springs Town Council A public meeting has been called to explore community concerns over the proposal to store hazardous waste permanently at the Tellus...
Read More ShareOpportunities To Have Your Say
October 19, 2017
There are a number of consultations out for public comment at the moment. It seems a critical time for planning for our town and the region. Make sure your voice is heard on this...
Read More ShareNT Government needs to shine as Feds dig another climate hole.
October 17, 2017
The Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) joins many other Australians today in condemning the Turnbull Government’s continued attacks on renewable energy with the scrapping of the clean energy target. In one of the sunniest...
Read More ShareCoal is Dead – Zombie Perdirka Coal-to-Gas Project raises its head
October 10, 2017
Last week’s announcement by Ebony Energy who plan to develop a coal to gas project at Andado station, 250 kilometres south east of Alice Springs, is a cynical attempt to garner interest with energy...
Read More ShareALEC Supports Marriage Equality
September 22, 2017
In line with the Arid Lands Environment Centre’s (ALEC) vision of ‘healthy futures for arid lands and people’ ALEC supports the rights of all people regardless of sexuality and gender to marry. Healthy communities...
Read More ShareSolar car visits Alice Springs ahead of World Solar Race
September 21, 2017
Desert Knowledge Precinct, South Stuart Highway Tuesday 26th September Alice Springs school students and community members will have the opportunity to view a solar electric car, meet past Bridgestone World Solar Challenge participants and...
Read More ShareNT Government transparency on mining environmental bonds welcomed
September 15, 2017
The Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) welcomes the Northern Territory Government’s adoption of a policy of disclosure for mining security bond amounts. The Government will now disclose the amount of security held against individual authorised mining activities...
Read More ShareSurvey shows support for substantial increase in solar
September 15, 2017
The RePower Alice Springs Community Solar Survey has received 816 responses, with the vast majority of residents expressing a desire for a significant increase in solar powered energy for Alice Springs. The Solar Survey...
Read More SharePoll reveals majority Territorians oppose fracking, meanwhile NT lags on renewables.
August 31, 2017
A MediaReach poll conducted for the NT News has revealed 51 per cent of Territorians support a ban on fracking. With support for a ban on fracking higher in rural areas, Alice Springs, Katherine, Daly...
Read More ShareEnergy technologies a focus at desertSMART EcoFair 2017
August 04, 2017
Renewable energy and waste to energy technologies will be a feature at desertSMART Ecofair 2017, with special guests journalist and science communicator Giles Parkinson from Renew Economy and Associate Professor Bernadette McCabe from the...
Read More ShareFracking the Territory will be a climate carbon bomb
August 04, 2017
In a week where we have heard that the Northern Territory has had the hottest July on record, the Northern Territory Scientific inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing has been told by a leading researcher that fracking the...
Read More SharedesertSMART EcoFair - shining a light on science and sustainability.
August 04, 2017
desertSMART EcoFair will be once again be putting science and sustainability in the spotlight in Central Australia with a program of events running over the weekend Friday 11th August - Sunday 13th August. desertSMART...
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