Environment
July 21, 2010
Interesting to see the word about Community Land Trusts (CLT) is spreading. Liz Page from the Waratah CLT in Bondi, Sydney, is a guest of Sustainable Maleny Qld. They are screening the DVD ‘Homes & Hands: Community Land Trusts in […]
July 5, 2010
It is technically feasible and affordable to replace all fossil fuel electricity with 100% renewable energy given the willpower and commitment to do so. A plan to do this has been developed and will be launched in Melbourne on 14 […]
June 29, 2010
South Australia has announced trials of ‘reverse vending machines’ (RVM), where can and bottle collectors can put their cans and bottles into a ‘hole in the wall’ for a return of their 10c deposit. About RVM Technology RVMs are common […]
June 24, 2010
Victoria’s Planning Minister Justin Madden – of the ‘sham community consultation on the Windsor development‘ has been ‘rolled again’ announced Jon Faine yesterday on his ABC Vic. Morning Show. The Opposition has blocked legislation on extending the urban sprawl and […]
June 23, 2010
The True Food Network is reporting that US biotech companies are lobbying to stop the Australian Government from labelling genetically engineered (GE) products, on the basis that this would be ‘an undue restriction on trade with the US’. The Trans […]
June 21, 2010
Tomorrow, 22 June 2010, Protectors of Public Lands Victoria (PPL Vic), the Green Wedges Coalition and Planning Backlash will hold a protest rally at 12.45 for a 1pm start on the steps of Parliament to say ‘No’ to VC67 Planning […]
June 18, 2010
Tom Peters, American business management/problem solving guru and best-selling author, born in 1942, tweets now. The
June 15, 2010
The awful images of oil soaked pelicans off the Louisianna/Alabama Gulf Coast have horrified us all…Giapo, an Auckland-based Gelato store, is doing something about it. It has launched a ‘BP Oil Spill’ flavoured gelato with the idea of donating $1 […]
June 7, 2010
SMH Business Day reports that in Bondi median house prices are are running at well over $1 million, and units at more than $500,000. Housing is not affordable or obtainable for many Australians, BUT… Schemes in the US similar to […]
June 3, 2010
Connecting Up Australia has provided a short list of South Australian Farmers’ Markets in their SA Community e-news and they’re asking for info about about Community Kitchens in SA. Connecting Up provides community services and events information and is a […]
June 2, 2010
Last week a 400-kilowatt fuel cell arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. This very big black box will become the largest stand-alone clean-energy generator in an apartment complex anywhere in the world. There was a big welcoming committee of public […]
May 22, 2010
The following is valuable tourism research on important topics. It is available for download through the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) online bookshop www.crctourism.com.au/bookshop. The links provided go to the latest reports and their executive summaries. The Latest Reports […]