Environment
July 29, 2008
How are you coping with the complexities of emissions trading? I found the following New Matilda discussion and the alternative suggested enlightening. Writing about the Green Paper Drs Iain MacGill and Regina Betz – their academic qualifications are listed below […]
July 29, 2008
Today I had a phone call from a Pyrmont blogger who’d discovered PWF’s report on Australia’s first Community Owned Wind Park. His comments? “Its not everyday, that you read a story on a great community blog, and you go WOW…Why […]
July 26, 2008
Congratulations to Etiko Fair Trade for winning the National Business Sustainability category of the prestigious Banksia Awards 2008. We reported Etiko was a state winner and a national finalist and now we say – well done Nick Savaidis! Check out […]
July 25, 2008
The Hepburn Renewable Energy Association (HREA) is a group of voluntary members who came up with the idea of a community owned wind farm to reduce the whole area’s greenhouse foot print. A Co-op known as Hepburn Wind has been […]
July 24, 2008
Interested in ecocars? Have a look at this video of new green Ford, Saab and Mini cars of the future – on show at the British International Motor Show. And From Norway… It’s being reported that Norway’s Think Global will […]
July 21, 2008
Are grassroots electric car tinkerers doing a better job than the big companies? Andrew – our 4 stroke polluting webmaster – has found an interesting viewpoint in ‘Our Electric Future’ in ‘The American – A Magazine Of Ideas’. Author Andy […]
July 21, 2008
There seems to be a growing awareness of eating ‘sustainably’ ie foods from within 100 mile radius of your dining table. The 100 Mile Cafe in Melbourne – overlooking RMIT Uni is now one year old and seems to be […]
July 14, 2008
The report, Cycling: Getting Australia Moving, for the first time, places a dollar value on cycling participation. The GreenPages Eco-directory has written up this new report by Dr Rob Moodie – Professor of Global Health at the University of Melbourne’s […]
July 14, 2008
Nick Ray from the Ethical Consumer Group invites Melburnians – and out-of-towners, if you’re around – to join this month’s ‘Meet And Movie’ at Yarraville (Shaun and Neesh’s place), Thursday 17 July. The group meets for a ‘BYO dinner and […]
July 10, 2008
FYI, eco-aware shoppers! The Biological Farmers Association’s (BFA) soil scientist Owen Gwilliam says problems associated with desertification, over-cultivation and soil degradation are less likely to grow under organic systems, new reasons to buy organic. International Recognition For Australian Farmers Several […]
July 8, 2008
The conversation we have to have has certainly kicked off. Listening to the passion and divergent opinions on an ‘extreme future’ you have to wonder if we’ll ever agree, especially given “Australia emits less than 1.5% of global greenhouse gases, […]
July 3, 2008
We see Sydney’s 2008 Good Food & Wine Show recycled more than 80% of waste produced and attracted more than 50,000 visitors over the June 20-22 weekend – almost double the recorded numbers for 2007. UK chef Gordon Ramsay was […]