A Noske woodchip transporter bound for Portland, Victoria
The Noske Group, a Melbourne-based bulk transport logistics solutions service provider, is an active participant in the Australian government’s Greenhouse Challenge which aims to reduce GHGs, integrate greenhouse issues into business decision-making, and increase corporate environmental responsibility. Noske operates what they state to be one of the most energy efficient transport fleets in the industry, now to be complemented by the building of a liquid natural gas (LNG) refuelling facility in Portland to supply its high productivity freight vehicles.
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Fiat’s Marchionne Muses on a Sustainable Future for the Car Industry
Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat and Chrysler
“Natural gas is the only real, immediate alternative to petrol.”
Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Group and Chrysler Group, has a vision for a car industry faced with profound economic and environmental issues around the world. Manufacturers and politicians are being compelled to rethink the automotive business model — Marchionne suggests that change must be virtuous, unified and realistic for it to succeed. His musings are reported in the Economist (The World in 2010 print edition), where he encourages adoption of a different approach, one that moves from viewing the automobile as a stand-alone object to one that sees it as a component in a much larger system.
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