There are news-worthy items of interest happening all over the world related to the renewable energy field. There is a wave of activity building day on day, week on week as more people become concerned about the fragility of the planet. Most, feel somewhat powerless about how to curb the tide of global warming etc. Take heart, there are more people daily becoming involved and you can too. Read below and, become encouraged, together, we can make a difference. Your bit counts!!

WA FEED IN TARIFF SLASHED:
On August the 1st 2011 Western Australian residents and particularly those in the Solar Power Industry woke to find their world had changed. This was due to the overnight removal of the Feed in Tariff thereby removing any real incentive for newcomers to the world of Solar Power to feed any excess power they may produce to the grid. The only benefactor from the resulting arrangement is Synergy who buys the power from a customer who has solar at a megre 7c/kwh and then has the audacity to sell it back to the customer in the evening at the going rate at the time, typically 23c/kwh. What a ripoff.

Business community calls for government action on climate change now:
30 November, 2007 Representatives of the following organizations and initiatives met and agreed that climate change is an urgent issue requiring strong national, regional and international action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases substantially on a global scale in order to avoid dangerous climate change, with developed countries taking leadership roles and recognizing the principles of common but differentiated responsibilities.

Australia ratifies Kyoto and other great milestones from Bali's first days:
Well it’s happened; Australia has finally ratified the Kyoto Protocol. This is something that the Australian community has been wanting for some time and something that has been very warmly welcomed here at the UNFCCC discussions in Bali. When the Australian delegation announced during its presentation to the Ad Hoc Working Group the representatives of over 180 countries present burst into sustained applause; something that rarely happens in these normally quite somber and serious discussions.

ICSE formally launched:
On Friday evening, the International Council for Sustainable Energy (ICSE) hosted a Clean Energy Reception at the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa beach café. Good 200 representatives from the US, UK, European and Australian delegations came for a nibble and a drink with us to have a few relaxed hours on the beach during which the ICSE was formally launched by Lisa Jacobson of US BCSE and Dominique.