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Keybridge Capital Limited 04, 05 and 06 - Orders [09/04/2020]

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Keybridge Capital Limited 08R - Panel Receives Review Application and Acting President Makes Interim Orders [14/04/2020]

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Keybridge Capital Limited 09R & 10R - Panel Receives Review Applications [16/04/2020]

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Accelerate Resources Limited 01 and 02 - Declaration of Unacceptable Circumstances [16/04/2020]

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  • News and Events

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Texas LNG Project Secures Air Permit

Above is an artist's impression of Texas LNG's planned liquefaction facilities at the Port of Brownsville. IMAGE SOURCE: Texas LNG Brownsville LLC.




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CDC: Sexually transmitted diseases have become a severe epidemic

Treating the country's 110 million STDs comes with a price tag of $16.7 billion a year.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Kermit the Frog really thinks pizza as a vegetable is silly

Kermit pops into ‘Saturday Night Live’ to discuss the school lunch standards.




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NASA tracks greenhouse gases emitting from thawing permafrost

The mission aims to track the potential impact of methane and carbon dioxide emissions on climate change.



  • Climate & Weather

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Photos: In Rio, a different kind of environmental summit takes shape

As world leaders fly into Rio de Janeiro for Rio+20, thousands of people from indigenous tribes, environmental groups, unions and religious organizations gather




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Catch a glimpse of polar bear drama in Smithsonian's 'Polar Bear Town'

The new season of Smithsonian Channel's 'Polar Bear Town' will explore the intersection of humans and the 'Lords of the Arctic' in Manitoba.




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Livestream the 1st annual Food Tank Summit

Anyone can watch online and participate through social media in this two-day event featuring more than 75 speakers in the food and agriculture realms.




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MIT researchers develop world's most accurate solar potential software for rooftops

The Mapdwell project at MIT combines Google Maps, solar power data and some smart algorithms to calculate the costs and benefits of installing solar panels.




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Hermit crabs are attracted to the smell of their own dead, for one very morbid reason

Gatherings of hermit crabs over a deceased crab may look like a funeral, but they have a much more selfish purpose.




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Barcelona's 'Penthouse Flats' limit urban sprawl by building up, not out

In a marriage of modular building and adaptive reuse, one Spanish developer has taken to the rooftops.




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Why kangaroos emit less methane when they ... um ... you know, pass gas

Scientists have known this for a while now, but new research gives us more information about why kangaroos are so much more efficient than cows.



  • Climate & Weather

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Ashley Judd won't challenge Mitch McConnell's Senate seat

After months of careful consideration, actress says her 'responsibilities and energy' need to be focused on family.




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Plastic bags emit methane, too

Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer at the University of Hawai'i discovered that plastic bags are contributing to global warming by giving off methane.



  • Climate & Weather

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Smithsonian festival will kick off shuttle Discovery's new career

NASA's space shuttle Discovery is set to land in Washington, D.C. this April, where the now retired fleet leader — the world's most flown spacecraft — will




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Space-flown Buzz Lightyear heads to Smithsonian

After 467 days in orbit and a ticker-tape parade, a special litte astronaut will live out its days at the National Air and Space Museum.




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Shuttle Discovery's 'ride' to Smithsonian arrives in Florida

The modified-Boeing 747, known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center here on April 10. The jumbo jetliner came in f




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Iconic space shuttle moves into Smithsonian

Dailey, director of the museum, in a statement released Monday. "At the Udvar-Hazy Center, Discovery will be seen by millions of people in the coming years, esp




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Halliburton admits erasing files after oil spill

The energy-services giant will plead guilty to destroying evidence after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to the U.S. Justice Department.




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Summit brings together global energy pioneers

Venture capitalists, energy researchers and policy makers gather for first time in New Mexico.



  • Research & Innovations

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MIT's 3-D solar towers generate 20 times the power

The new towers collect much more sunlight during the mornings, evenings and all days of the year regardless of clouds or shadows




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Motes: Remote sensors that transmit temperature, light intensity and more

If the Motes project is successful, it will make remote sensing as easy as using an iPhone. They are currently raising funds on Indiegogo,



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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After deadly season, new rules would limit who can climb Mount Everest

Hundreds of hikers battle altitude sickness and frostbite as they wait in line to summit Mount Everest.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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With termite genome decoded, researchers aim for less toxic pest control

The research reveals genetic clues about the insects' behavior, making it possible to target specific attributes.




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How to avoid the fake online locksmith scam

Is the person you're calling to unlock your door a real locksmith or a con artist?




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Radha Mitchell on solar, saving water and 'Red Widow'

The actress, who follows a mostly vegetarian diet, stars in her first American TV show, 'Red Widow.'



  • Arts & Culture

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'Grimm' star Silas Weir Mitchell speaks up for wildlife

Animal poaching makes Silas Weir Mitchell ('Grimm') 'murderously enraged'.



  • Arts & Culture

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My coal-themed encounter with Mitt Romney

At a campaign stop, retired environmentalist Anthony Samsel asked Mitt Romney a question about coal-fired power plants. Romney's response surprised him.




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The health benefits of Granny Smith apples

Turns out a Granny Smith apple a day may help you drop pounds as well as fight disease, according to research.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Willie Smits reconstructs the 'rain machine' of Borneo

The rainforest as a living machine, is quite possibly the most sophisticated technology on the planet.



  • Research & Innovations

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Wall Street Journal to host ECO:nomics summit

World's leading CEOs and policy-makers 'creating environmental capital' in tough economic times.



  • Research & Innovations

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Seattle commits to $12 million in modular housing for the homeless

Assembled as a local factory, the prefab housing units will house over 200 people at 3 different sites.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Extinct-in-the-wild bird hatches at Smithsonian

This Guam kingfisher chick is one of the rarest birds in the world.




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Chinese company to buy Smithfield Foods; Business boon or disaster?

To meet China's insatiable demand for pork, Shuanghui International is turning to an American company to help 'bring home the bacon.'



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Obama speaks at climate-change summit

Video: President Obama addresses the leaders of nations attending the climate change conference in Copenhagen, urging countries to step up before it's too late.



  • Climate & Weather

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Half of greenhouse gases 'emitted by 5 nations'

The first 10 countries on the list, made available during UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, account for two-thirds of global emissions.



  • Climate & Weather

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Senate committee may take EPA's wallet

Each time the EPA is attacked Democrats struggle more to defend it




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Startling statistic: Wasted food is world's third-biggest carbon dioxide emitter

Wasted food accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except China and the United States, according to a new report.




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Michelangelo meets the light-emitting diode in Sistine Chapel lighting retrofit

Adam finally gets his chance to shine in the (non-damaging) spotlight with 7,000 energy-saving LEDs set to undo the dim atmospherics of the Sistine Chapel.



  • Research & Innovations

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To dress for success, nonconformity is best

A new study suggests that people who dress differently appear more successful than their coworkers.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Why you need to limit artificial light at night

Get some blackout curtains. More and more studies show artificial light can harm your health.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Who wants to work at Yosemite next summer?

Yosemite National Park has 300 seasonal positions to fill for summer 2018. Here's how to apply.




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BP apologist wants control of Energy and Commerce Committee

Despite several obstacles in his path Joe Barton thinks he will be the next chairman of the committee and is already drawing up plans.




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Mitt Romney's environmental record

The latest Republican to officially jump into the presidential race has a history of speaking out on energy and environmental policy.




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Teachers: Submit your Earth Day lesson plan, win cool stuff

Submit your Earth Day lesson plan to this contest and you win could tons of cool prizes for your classroom.




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Playing the expectation game at the Cancun summit

Success at COP16 is all about how you measure it. The lower the expectations, the higher the chances this conference will be a success.



  • Climate & Weather

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Mitt Romney slams the Chevy Volt

Republican presidential hopeful says the plug-in hybrid is an 'idea whose time has not come.'