Environment
November 12, 2008
Did you see the Business Age article ‘Who says it’s cheaper to build in Woop Woop?’ Professor Peter Newman of Perth’s Curtin Uni has research proving the failure of the ‘old’ economy’s fixation on cars and building on the edge […]
November 11, 2008
To buy, or not to buy? International Buy Nothing Day (BND), on Saturday 29 November, is about starting a lifestyle commitment to consuming less and producing less waste. Many countries – New Zealand is among them but not Australia it […]
October 21, 2008
GREEN GLOBE LITE is designed for businesses that want to start addressing Sustainability and Climate Change in the Travel and Tourism Industry. An Online Health Check Framework The Green Globe Lite program assesses all Key Environmental Performances Areas within a […]
October 15, 2008
David Graham is worried about farming sustainability. The founder of the ‘Farmer Dave Free Range Lambs’ label – farmerdavedirect.com.au – he is a new breed of meat producer, taking control of their supply chain, from paddock to plate. More and […]
October 9, 2008
‘Sustainability Action Week 2008’ (S.A.W. ‘08) is a grassroots education program that will involve community people in Melbourne’s outer east – the cities of Manningham and Maroondah – teaming up to teach students about sustainability using ‘different and revolutionary’ educational […]
October 7, 2008
The Canberra Times has re-published a New York Times ‘aspirational article’ by Tom Friedman who writes about the legacies of several boom and bust bubbles: The 19th century American railroad boom and bust – leaving America with a fabulous infrastructure […]
October 6, 2008
Local food and health advocacy group, GM-free Nillumbik (GMFN) will officially launch their campaign to declare the shire of Nillumbik a GM-free zone with a public forum in Eltham on October 20. As the Manningham-Nillumbik Green Map coordinator I was […]
October 1, 2008
A share offer for a community-owned hydroelectric scheme was recently launched in Settle, a small town in the Yorkshire dales. What The Share Offer Means Individuals, local businesses and social investors get the chance to become members of a ground […]
September 23, 2008
Treehugger today has an amazing story about 12 year old William Yuan, an American middle school science student, who has developed a new 3D solar cell which could seriously change the face of solar power. A 3D Nanotube Solar Cell […]
September 22, 2008
David Ellis – well-known environmentalist in Victoria’s Warrandyte Green Wedge region – tells us Dr. David Spratt, co-author of Climate Code Red, will speak on the latest research and local impacts of climate change on Wednesday evening 24 September at […]
September 22, 2008
FYI here are the details on GetUp’s effort to help save the Murray-Darling: Buy Me A River campaign ” The Murray-Darling is at breaking point – literally dying of thirst. The Murray-Darling Basin accounts for over 40% of Australia’s agricultural […]
September 16, 2008
A reader has passed on this Sydney Morning Herald article about a new book on vegetarianism and the good environmental reasons that go with this lifestyle choice. Angela Crocombe’s book Ethical Eating aims to teach us ‘how to make food […]