Coles debuts first EV delivery van

Supermarket giant Coles is going green with its first electric delivery van now on the roads. Coles estimates the van will save up to $170 on fuel each week, emit less emissions than its petrol-powered cousins and be quieter.

Wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, have raged across the Hawaiian island of Maui, leaving behind burnt-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood.

Tasmanian Labor has defended distributing a satirical attack pamphlet styled as an energy bill that takes aim at rising power prices under the Liberal government — with the premier saying it "needlessly scared people". 

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‘More efficient’: Big change to Coles’ delivery service
Nicknamed “Sparky”, the EV van will complete up to 240 orders a week in Flagstone, south of Brisbane. Coles has also partnered with Linfox to trial an electric-powered truck and with Toll Group and Nexport to trial an electric yard tractor in its supply chain.

Wind-fanned wildfires raze parts of Hawaii, forcing evacuations
Human-caused climate change, driven by fossil fuel use, is increasing the frequency and intensity of such extreme weather events, scientists say, having long warned that government officials must slash emissions to prevent climate catastrophe.

Tasmanian Labor defends pamphlet styled to look like energy bill attacking power price under Liberals
The leaflet, which has the wording "your energy account" at the top of the page, was letterboxed across the state after Tasmania's electricity bills increased 9.5 per cent from July 1, coming off an 11.9 per cent increase the previous year — and at a time when the state is facing what industry groups are calling an "energy crisis".

Tropical forest nations seek climate plan in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged wealthy nations Wednesday to fulfill their unkept promises to fund developing countries' fight against climate change, at a summit on saving the world's tropical forests.

Great Barrier Reef heatwave sparks fear of 'potentially catastrophic' coral bleaching event
Scientists are concerned that "extremely warm" ocean temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef are a sign of a "potentially catastrophic" coral bleaching event to come.

AGL sinks to $1.3 billion loss after volatile year for power grid
AGL says its loss is largely due to writing down the value of its emissions-intensive coal-fired power stations after deciding to bring forward their closures to fast-track the decarbonisation of its business.

WA gas strike talk spooks energy markets
The prospect of industrial action at Woodside and Chevron gas plants in Western Australia, which are capable of exporting about $43 billion of liquefied natural gas a year, has hit energy markets, sending European gas prices up almost 40 per cent.

Sorry lawn lovers, it’s time to turf out grass
In this age of climate change and species extinction, lawns everywhere – including those in England and Europe – are being viewed through a more critical lens. 

It's flown here from Russia, then is disturbed by humans. How drones are threatening the eastern curlew
It may be fun to take to the sky with a drone for a bird's eye view of the coastline, but it could be causing irreparable damage to one of Australia's most endangered species — the eastern curlew.