Environment
October 31, 2012
I read a new term in Renew Economy today: ‘TWIMBYs’- turbines wanted in my backyard! Nearly two years ago the Victorian Baillieu Government was elected on a platform based partly – where renewables were concerned – on NIMBYism. However… Interest […]
October 26, 2012
The Australia Institute (TAI) is an independent Think Tank. It aims to push public debate beyond the simplistic question of whether markets or governments have all the answers to more important questions: When does government need to intervene in the […]
October 22, 2012
Australian farmers are being encouraged to embrace algae crops. Algae are easy to grow. They grow fast, they consume CO2 and they make oil. Marc Gunther, contributing editor of Fortune, a senior writer at GreenBiz.com and a blogger at www.marcgunther.com, […]
October 17, 2012
Sandy Spratt is studying conservation and land management. She has emailed PWF as she plans on going on a working holiday with her father next year with the goal of working with other travellers to identify and restore degraded natural […]
October 16, 2012
Tarong Power Station, one of Queensland’s largest, has been forced to close half of its 1,400MW capacity due to reduced demand and the need to reduce carbon emissions in an over-supplied energy market reports RenewEconomy. What Is Happening? Lower demand […]
September 26, 2012
Clare Posa, from the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE), has emailed us some links to help small businesses and farmers understand the carbon price and how it will affect them. You Tube Videos The DCCEE short YouTube […]
September 14, 2012
Did you see Ticky Fullerton’s (ABC) interview with US economist Richard Duncan – author of The New Depression:The Breakdown of The Paper Money Economy – Monday night? Quite fascinating. Following is Forbes’ summary of Richard’s evaluation of where the world […]
September 12, 2012
What is the aim of Free Money Day? To raise awareness and start conversations about the benefits of economies based on sharing, as well as offer a liberating experience to inspire more critical and creative thinking about our relationships with […]
September 12, 2012
The Victorian Government is proposing changes to Melbourne’s much-loved Green Wedges WITHOUT wide community consultation. Do you remember the 1994 community-based High Court challenge to stop legislation allowing a Japanese downhill ski development on Mt Stirling, linking it via chairlift […]
August 9, 2012
Dramatic changes in demand meaning Australia needs virtually no new coal or gas baseload generation over the next decade plus the development of new water and salt-based batteries at WA’s Murdoch Uni signal change. Decreasing Demand And Growth In Small-Scale […]
August 8, 2012
A new social enterprise – Clockwork By Cycle Couriers – will offer local same day deliveries by bicycle in Nillumbik Shire in Melbourne’s outer NE. 100% of the profit will go back into Nillumbik Community Health Service and a new […]
August 7, 2012
In outer NE Melbourne, Croydon’s Yarrunga Community Centre will run an affordable, accessible short course on Permaculture Oct- Nov 2012. On the basis of wanting to share knowledge of these important principles Yarrunga has won some government funding. About The […]