Could whales be neighbours with oil platforms? Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has just released new offshore oil leases, and some lie in areas that are flagged as potential marine sanctuaries.

According to a new report published in Nature magazine by a team of international scientists, the global ocean’s upper layer is definitely warming up. Sophie Perri talks to CSIRO Climate modeller Tony Hirst about climate change, and the state of our oceans.

Following the Australian government’s decision to delay an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) till 2012, the U.S. government has released their own ETS draft along with other plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions under a new climate bill.

Solar Power has been around for years. But thanks to nanotechnology, scientists have developed ways to make it a more affordable energy source for everyone. Indi Wood reports.

Despite talks to counter climate change, the 2010 budget announcement by the Rudd Government has revealed that renewable energy is a low priority. Pia Volk reports.

BHP Biliton’s proposed desalination plant for its Olympic Dam expansion is causing a stir as they prepare to erect the plant at Point Lowly near Whyalla.

A new coal mine planned for north of Maryborough in Queensland has received significant financial backing, frustrating environmentalists.

The Earth’s species are disappearing, and this time we can’t blame the asteroids. But just what is biodiversity, and why should we be worried?

Leading Australian climate sceptics are planning to use profits from Lord Christopher Monckton’s recent speaking tour to found a central anti-climate change organisation.

An oil rig leaking an estimated 400 barrels a day into the sea has raised questions about oil and gas production. Jeanavive Mcgregor reports.