Environment
April 11, 2007
Carbon emissions pressure group lauds Australian local councils’ policies on global warming According to Beyond Zero Emissions our local councils are “seizing the opportunity to lead with zero emissions targets and local action plans,” while Federal Government is “blind to […]
April 5, 2007
Thriving neighborhood backyard bike club- much like a neighborhood house or a men’s shed- a place for locals to meet and fix bikes The Forbes St Nunnery Community Bike Workshop (it’s not really a nunnery, just a place where some […]
April 1, 2007
‘Reclaiming our Common Wealth’ launch at NSW Parliament House Have you discovered New Matilda? New Matilda – an online news and public policy portal – describes itself as: “non-aligned, independent and progressive…..[providing] informed and intelligent commentary on issues without the […]
March 30, 2007
The regional Victorian, Castlemaine State Festival puts sustainability in the minds of arts fans and locals alike. The Age ran a terrific story yesterday, speaking to organisers and Castlemaine locals about their 10-day arts festival featuring opera, theatre, cabaret, music, […]
March 29, 2007
Simple but dramatic, 7.30-8.30pm, Saturday 31 March 07 (your local time) This event may not hugely reduce emissions in the overall sense BUT it WILL make a very dramatic statement, especially to our pollies. We DO want to see policies […]
March 29, 2007
An interesting role we found while compiling this fortnight’s job listings Brisbane based and originally found on MyCareer. DIRECTORS (x 2) Pro Bono role # Commercially astute Not for Profit # Real world contribution to global warming and the carbon […]
March 25, 2007
The world is made up of ‘everyday, grassroots people’. Even the rich & powerful are ‘everyday people’ at some point in their lives. The ability to ‘connect’ with everyday people is probably priceless in this age of ‘spin’ yet effective […]
March 23, 2007
Displays & gatherings coincide with International Real Nappy Week For a ‘better bottom line’ Reusable Nappy Week, 19-25 March, is the second annual Australian event, staged by the Australian Nappy Network. It is designed to increase awareness of reusable nappy […]
March 22, 2007
Where exactly do all the carbon credits go? The rush is on for Australian business, big and small, to go ‘carbon neutral’ but how do you know for sure the money we pass on to a carbon credit agency is […]
March 13, 2007
There are three big reasons why Melbourne based car sharing business, Flexicar excites us. The first is obvious. Flexicar does car sharing, a new and sustainable (each car shared takes about seven off the road), car hire business model popular […]
March 12, 2007
Can we learn to get a message ‘out there’ from the Canadian ‘Fostering Sustainable Behavior Listserv’ ….. Is there an Australian equivalent? Only 5 days till Webinar on California’s Flex Your Power Program Friday March 16 2007 is the post […]
March 9, 2007
Environmentally innovative – BP’s Global Choice program lures Visy Very encouraging – wouldn’t it be great to get some more ‘big moves’ from ‘big companies’? Visy will offset the greenhouse emissions from its entire 800 vehicle fleet – around 19,000 […]