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PLEASE NOTE: The formal exhibition period closed on Thursday, 3 May however the government has agreed to accept late submissions until Monday 14 May to ensure that all members of the public and interested stakeholders have the opportunity to have their say.

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Undertaken by Dr Robyn Morris (Edith Cowan University), the research identifies potential gaps in the literature, provides a greater understanding of the impacts of Fly-In Fly-Out/ Drive-In Drive-Out work practices within the local government context, and suggests areas to focus upon for future research.

The study draws upon sector expertise, key literature and submissions to an Inquiry by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia into the use of ‘fly-in, fly-out’ and ‘drive-in, drive-out’ workforce practices in regional Australia.

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On Thursday 10 May 2012, the Minister for the Environment, the Hon. Robyn Parker MP, announced the commencement of a review of the BioBanking Scheme.

A review of BioBanking and the BioBanking Assessment Methodology are required under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. The scope of the review includes:

• the performance and cost-effectiveness of the scheme
• the extent to which the scheme is achieving the goal of maintaining or improving biodiversity conservation
• the operation and use of the BioBanking Assessment Methodology and its relationship with similar methodologies
• the scheme’s framework, including issues associated with biobanking agreements, statements and transactions, the BioBanking Trust Fund and assessor accreditation.

The aim of the review is to identify the strengths and challenges of BioBanking and evaluate ways of improving it to ensure it achieves credible environmental outcomes and is practical to use.

Public exhibition and consultation

A summary document, discussion paper and revised BioBanking Assessment Methodology have been prepared:
BioBanking review: A summary of themes and issues (20120061bbrevsum.pdf, 61KB) is for people who are not familiar with the operational details of the scheme but would like to participate in the review.

BioBanking review: Discussion paper (20120062bbrevdp.pdf, 349KB) provides an overview of the performance of BioBanking and describes each component of the scheme. The paper discusses the main issues and asks questions to initiate comments and opinions on the scheme.

The revised BioBanking Assessment Methodology (20120029drftbbassessmeth .pdf, 660KB) demonstrates ways in which some of the issues canvassed in the discussion paper can be addressed. The recommended changes are based on experience gained from using the methodology over the past two years and include amendments publicly exhibited in late 2010.

Submitting your comments

We are looking for views on all the issues set out in the discussion paper and any others you think we have missed.

You can submit comments:

• by email to biobanking@environment.ns w.gov.au
• by post to Manager, Biodiversity and Vegetation Programs, Office of Environment and Heritage, PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232.

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This repository is designed as an open access digital archive for publicly funded information derived from Australian Government investments in natural resource management activities.

...Storing publicly available print and electronic format documents reporting on or derived from biodiversity conservation activities, land management activities, biophysical, social and economic research, and policy activities and related initiatives supported by Australian Government natural resource management funding.

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The company is very glad to find this form and read the threads and wealth of information that is within this site. They are a alternative fuel manufacture located in the Northwest United States our product is called "PEFF" which stands for Polyolefin Encapsulated Fiber Fuel.

This fuel burns clean as natural gas and burns at 18,000 BTU. Our patented system produces 6000 LB per hour and utilizes landfill refuge and recycling residue as its feed stock and uses landfill gas as its energy source.

They have on plant running and producing fuel for the cement industry, pulp and paper and sugar industry. We want to expand and take this into the global marketplace. We are as cost competitive as coal based on mmbtu factors.

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From what I have read in the past, Europe is far further ahead than we are in this respect. But, when I think of heat energy from industrial processes, heat energy from energy conversion, heat energy from air conditioning and computer farms that could all be reused or converted, it would offer serious gains to try to reclaim this energy instead of dumping it into the environment.

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The Bloom Energy Server (commonly referred to as the Bloom Box) is a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) made by Bloom Energy, of Sunnyvale, California, that can use a wide variety of inputs (including liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons produced from bio sources) to generate electricity on the site where it will be used. It is highly efficient, low cost and has low polluting emissions. This type of fuel cell can withstand temperatures of up to 1800°F, which would cause many other types of fuel cells to break down or need maintenance, and is highly advantageous for its smooth operation. According to the company, a single cell (one 100 mm × 100 mm metal alloy plate between two ceramic layers) generates 25 watts.
Bloom stated that two hundred servers have been deployed in California for a number of corporations like eBay, Google, Wal-Mart and many more.

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