This month we talk to a visiting German engineer about the development and importance of alternative fuels in Europe. We also include one company's top 10 environmental terms and definitions related to the developing carbon industry.

Carolyn Jackson, Editor
sm@westwick-farrow.com.au

The importance of using alternative fuels
Dirk Lechtenberg from MVW Lechtenberg & Partners, spoke to Sustainability Matters about the importance of alternative fuels and the impact on Australia's relationship with Germany after Australia's refusal to sign Kyoto ...  read more

The 2007 guide to carbon jargon
In 2007, words such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and emissions trading schemes have snuck into the mainstream vocabulary of everyday Australians. But many people are still not sure what these words actually mean ...  read more

Dust collector timer board Dwyer Instruments Pty Ltd has released its latest Dust Collector Timer Board, the DCT 600. The DCT 600 is available in five differ ...  read more

·  The case for healthy buildings ...  read more

·  Agreement to recycle tyres to produce fuel  ...  read more

·  Low energy high-rise survey launched  ...  read more

·  Rapid in-field detection of pathogens  ...  read more

·  Step towards launch for sustainable housing challenge ...  read more

·  Grants to further climate change and global warming knowledge ...  read more

·  Sugar waste is fertile ground for value-adding ...  read more

·  Impact of H1 requirement ...  read more

·  Bright ideas fund for energy-efficient hot water  ...  read more

·  Mobile glass crusher to increase recycling ...  read more

Effluent review on dairy
A study conducted on the effluent stream at Department of Primary Industry's dairy, Ellibank in Victoria, has provided a better understanding on how to improve the potential for energy recovery, energy savings, water and nutrient recovery ...  read more

Sustainability the key for new business park
'Metroplex at Westgate' is a $1 billion business park project in Brisbane's western corridor, with a triple-bottom-line sustainability agenda ...  read more

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