Environment
September 15, 2008
Victoria’s upcoming Agribusiness Summit will focus on the Big Issues & Opportunities Facing Agriculture. Witchmount Estate Winery, Melton, will host Day 1 and the All Seasons Resort, Bendigo, will host Day 2, on September 24 and 25. Agribusiness forums across […]
September 9, 2008
There is a 100 Mile Trial meeting in Melbourne at Nick Ray’s place – 33 Barkly Street, Footscray – this Thursday the 11th September. The 100 Mile diet has taken off in many places around the world with people experimenting […]
September 1, 2008
Charles, the Australian inventor/manufacturer of ‘Nature’s Style Magic No Hosing Car Wash’ says his product needs only 10 – 20 litres of water for rinsing the chamois while around 250 litres is an average estimate for washing the family car. […]
September 1, 2008
Ikea – the ‘cheapie’ Swedish housewares store we can’t do without – is planning to invest 50 million euros in cleantech start-ups with the with the goal of eventually selling solar panels, smart meters and other technology in its stores. […]
August 23, 2008
A Crikey article by Canberra writer Bernard Keane on the Business Council’s emissions trading submission and the way the mainstream media ‘falls for junk economics’ turned up in my inbox today. Bernard writes: “Independent consultants’ reports, that businesses and peak […]
August 21, 2008
A PWF Reader travelling overseas recently discovered ‘can do’ US communities interested in food security and local economies, who have bought their own farms. Read on… An Illinois Farm Called Erehwon Last year Erehwon – Nowhere ‘Backwards’ – sold out […]
August 14, 2008
Amazing – the reports on building $1 billion, 250 megawatt solar-thermal power stations in Australia – with the first possibly operating by 2011. WorleyParsons, a global engineering company and a service provider to the energy, resources and infrastructure sector, has […]
August 12, 2008
Have you come across MEN – Making Environmental News? MEN is a portal, not a newsletter, and it comes as a 3 minute read, daily email. Today there are two items of info on solar power rebates. 1. Brisbane City […]
August 12, 2008
The Australian has written up NSW’s Kurrajong Hills, in the Hawkesbury valley northwest of Sydney, as an ‘eat-local’ movement is helping once struggling farmers. The traditional way of life, the ‘Local Living Economy’ – as BALLE founder Judy Wicks would […]
August 7, 2008
Find out how your office performs in the Sustainable Office Challenge. This test has been specially designed for the Carbon Solutions Forum at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, 22-23 September, and at the Sofitel in Sydney, 9-10 October […]
August 7, 2008
Is it possible to paint a picture of our world in 2020, a world that is successfully addressing climate change issues and achieving a balanced triple bottom line for business, social concerns AND the environment? Academics draw complex matters together […]
August 5, 2008
Frankie MacLennan, Engagement & Partnerships Project Leader with Victoria’s Department of Sustainability and Environment has sent out the following advice. The Department is compiling a list of ‘external’ Community Engagement Practitioner so that staff can have access to a range […]