Environment
January 17, 2008
DO we have a mind-boggling capacity to put up with extreme congestion and ‘epic commutes? Christopher Hume writing for Toronto’s Star says, “Whatever the appeal of the car may be, mobility has little to do with it…that’s why efforts to […]
January 2, 2008
The PWF article Electric bike ‘limits’…can we change the law? has attracted quite a few comments. One reader has been doing some research into the issue – read on for details. If you can add to the discussion, please do! […]
December 24, 2007
Here is an update on what America’s local, living economy movement is doing. Do YOU discern a groundswell of interest here? To me there’s a strong resemblance to Leigh Baker’s approach with www.balance3.com.au. This BALLE newsletter says the movement has […]
December 18, 2007
Are you buying ham or pork for Christmas? I heard Emily McIntosh from Australian Pork Producers speaking on the ABC yesterday saying that 64% of pork in our shops is imported and to support OUR pork farmers we should buy […]
December 16, 2007
Georgie Coram, Zero Waste Community Campaigner at Environment Vic has notified us about the new Sustainable Festive Season Guide they’ve developed. Over a discussion about plans for Christmas the Environment Vic crew realised they were looking for ways to celebrate […]
December 15, 2007
With the aim of bringing together community land and sea managers to share stories and determine future direction, the Girringun Aboriginal Corporation hosted the 2nd National Indigenous Land and Sea Management Conference in Cardwell North Queensland, in early October 2007. […]
December 12, 2007
Leigh Baker of www.balance3.com.au is a Positive Sustainability Consultant and her recent PWF article Profitable Green Business – Think Service Not Product article attracted a lot of readers. Leigh, in this article, gives us an intro to an inspiring book […]
December 9, 2007
There is summer feed potential from perennials says researcher Dr Daniel Real from the University of Western Australia. He is investigating two such plants which stay green during summer and are traditional forage in the Canary Islands. Trial plantings in […]
December 6, 2007
We have received a heartfelt request from Shane Strudwick of the Murray-Darling region to publicise their petition. Australians all know these communities are struggling with drought, massive income losses due to lack of water allocations and a huge downturn on […]
November 30, 2007
Green Pages Australia says Australians are spending over $300 million on bottled water a year. The Bottled Water Alliance, headed by Planet Ark co-founder John Dee, estimates that over 456,131 barrels of oil are used every year to manufacture bottled […]
November 27, 2007
The New Oxford American Dictionary has announced locavore as the 2007 Word of the Year. At PWF we continue to see interest in Melbourne’s new 100 Mile Cafe – The Community Cares…So The Hospitality Industry Responds. It seems that around […]
November 21, 2007
Though Malcolm Turnbull in an ABC interview for AM claims “Australia is leading the world on climate change…hitting our Kyoto target…leading the world to reduced deforestation, the second largest source of emissions,” WA’s Clean Life Directory tells us – via […]