ENVIRONMENT

The federal government said it would reduce generous subsidies for home solar electricity panels, in response to the escalating demand for solar electricity panels on Australia's rooftops.

Microsoft and Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) have finalized an agreement to infuse digital capabilities into the Japanese auto maker's cars hosted in the Internet "cloud."

Australia's Houses of Parliament on Wednesday approved two bills setting out the regulatory framework for the National Broadband Network. The move was quickly welcomed by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy.

Australia's Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications (CEET) was formally launched in Melbourne on Tuesday as part one of the world's largest research effort into green telecommunications.

Ratings agency, Fitch Ratings says it does does not expect eBay Inc.'s (eBay) proposed acquisition of GSI Commerce, Inc. (GSI) to have an impact on eBay's ratings.

The City University of New York (CUNY) and IBM have partnered to develop a new analytics technology that will help K-12 public schools in New York City reduce their energy consumption. The project has been underway for the past 10 months and involves collecting data about weather, energy and building characteristics and performing extensive data analysis, modeling and optimization about the portfolio of schools.

Deakin University and Chinese steel giant, Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corporation (WISCO), have entered into a partnership to set up a research center to map the future of the global car manufacturing industry.

An East African jumping spider could pitch in considerable help on Australia’s efforts in decimating the numbers of malaria-causing mosquito Anopheles Gambiae, according to a recent study conducted by a combined team of UK and Kenyan scientists.

Norweigan company pushing the limits to solar panel technology. A prototype of the spray has been patented and plans for a thicker coat of solar panel are being discussed by the company to make the product more progressive and helpful to both people and the environment.

The year 2010’s Sydney Peace Prize has been won by an Indian physicist and environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva.

According to ABC Online, Conservation Councils stated that immediate steps are necessary to protect Swan and Canning rivers.

A number of 250 scientists have put their signatures on an open letter stating their disturbance regarding the rise in attacks on climate researchers recently, saying political action has been disrupted.

According to Sydney Morning Herald, a major international survey of more than 200 nations worldwide indicates that Australia is listed as one of the top 10 countries that are the worst environmental polluters on the planet.

Australia is a country which is prone to fire. It could be possible that the trial way and management of fire has been wrong all this time.