NOPSEMA has ordered Jadestone to urgently address corrosion on its aged Montara Venture oil vessel in the Timor Sea, which "may pose significant safety and environmental risks."
The US miner's extraction of bauxite near Perth is facing significant public scrutiny for the first time, and many are resisting what is happening to their beloved jarrah forest.
Emissions of natural gas, methane, directly to the atmosphere are about 80 times more warming than the same weight of CO2 over a 20-year period.
Unintended release of methane is a significant issue in determining the full climate change effect of gas production and use.
