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Kenworth and Westport to bring LNG trucks to Australia

15 December 2008
Westport Innovations and PACCAR Australia, the manufacturers of Kenworth trucks, have announced that the companies will develop and commercialise liquefied natural gas (LNG) Kenworth trucks for the Australian market.
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UK invests £12 million in biomass heating

15 December 2008
The UK Government has announced £12 million in funding for industry, businesses and community groups investing in biomass-fuelled heating and combined heat and power systems.
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UK invests £12 million in biomass heating

15 December 2008
The UK Government has announced £12 million in funding for industry, businesses and community groups investing in biomass-fuelled heating and combined heat and power systems.
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Long live the deck

15 December 2008
A study by the State Government has found the use of verandahs, decks and patios is making a major contribution to limiting green house gas emissions by reducing the use of air conditioners.
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It’s what’s under the veneer that counts

10 December 2008
Tasmanian rotary veneer company Ta Ann was crowned as the Australian Emerging Exporter of the Year at the national export awards in Melbourne at the weekend.
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Guide to help reduce work-related driving deaths and injuries

10 December 2008
WorkSafe Victoria and the Transport Accident Commission have launched a guide to help reduce deaths and injuries resulting from work-related driving.
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Selecting survival species

10 December 2008
Scientists at a Mount Allison University lab are predicting which tree species will be threatened by climate change in the next century.
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This feller’s in real trouble

10 December 2008
KOLKATA: Five months after being charged with felling trees in connivance with hoarding agencies, forest guard Gouranga Chakraborty is about to be penalised.
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Fire training helps set the safety scene

10 December 2008
Seventy people took part in an interagency fire training day at the Delegate Country Club to help prepare the Monaro region for fire.
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More job losses expected in battered manufacturing sector

10 December 2008
Canada’s battered manufacturing sector shed 38,000 jobs last month and has lost nearly 400,000 factory jobs since an employment peak in 2002 - a trend expected to intensify over the next year as the North American economic slump deepens and demand for everything from auto parts to new
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