Going Carbon Neutral, Listen in
Listen to Going Carbon Neutral, a panel discussion considering how we can act now to reduce the effects of climate change and cut greenhouse pollution, with: Alan Pears, Adjunct Professor, Environment and Planning, RMIT UniversityPaul Gilding, CEO, Easy Being Green
Petrea Bradford, Manager, Carbon Market, Origin Energy
Philip Sutton, President, Sustainable Living Foundation
Tosh Szatow, Policy Officer, Consumer Utilities Advocacy Centre
Tim Cadman, Researcher, School of Government, University of Tasmania.
Listen to the recording (55 MB)
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GreenHome workshops: Greater Geelong
You're never too young to learn about environmental issues.
Discover how to reduce your environmental footprint. Come to FREE workshops and discover practical ways to save money and the environment! Families welcome too. Workshops take place during May and June. more »
Coles wins DUMP Award for lemon of an idea
Bunch of lemons
National supermarket chain Coles has received the Golden DUMP Award in Environment Victoria’s annual roundup of poor packaging. Coles received the award for its 5 Pack of Lemons wrapped in unrecyclable and unnecessary plastic packaging. more »
TVs to carry energy-rating labels
Green television
If you’ve recently bought a new TV, you may have noticed that it came with an extra feature – an energy-rating label. Like other high-energy-use appliances, such as fridges and washing machines, TVs will be required to carry labels that clearly show their energy rating. more »
Plastic not so fantastic: Life beyond plastic bags
Plastic bag dump
TAKE URGENT ACTION: Planet Ark has established an online petition: ‘Kill off Plastic Bags, not Wildlife’ that will be sent to State Environment ministers. Sign the petition now and make your voice heard. more »
Recycle a phone, save a gorilla
Silverback gorilla. Image by Alistair Paton (www.wildsight.com.au)
If you need another reason to recycle your old mobile phone, how about saving gorillas? Mobile phones contain a substance called coltan, a metallic ore used in electronic capacitors. One of world’s most important suppliers of coltan is the Democratic Republic of Congo. more »
Rudd government’s free ceiling insulation
Ceiling insulation
More than two million homes will receive free ceiling insulation as part of the Rudd government’s new economic stimulus package. In addition, the $500 ceiling insulation rebate for rental properties will be doubled, and the solar hot water rebate increased to $1600. more »
Green Loans to help householders take action
Over the next five years, an estimated 200,000 Australian households will benefit from subsidised loans to reduce their environmental impact under the federal government’s soon-to-be-launched Green Loans program.
Digging the dirt on no dig gardens
Why dig when you can create your own organic food garden above the ground? No dig gardens, pioneered in the 1970s by a forward-thinking Sydney-based gardener called Esther Dean, are enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
Waste not want not
“Nature is much cleverer than we are – infinitely complex but producing no waste; everything in a natural food web is used, recycled and re-used at one point or another.” Dr David Batton - ...
The truth about CFL light globes and mercury
Lighting represents around 12 per cent of Australia’s domestic greenhouse gas emissions. For this reason compact fluorescent light globes (CFL) are a welcome introduction into the domestic market.
GreenPower
Green Electricity Watch 2007
To help sort through the different products on offer, use Green Electricity Watch 2007 as your guide.
Green Electricity Watch 2007 is an independent survey of GreenPower products on the market. It provides an independent ranking of accredited GreenPower identifying the products which reduce Australia's greenhouse pollution. more »
Corangamite Champions
Thank you to all of our Corangamite GreenHome Champions for taking part in our Corangamite project. Please go here to let us know how your workshops have been progressing »Bendigo Champions
Thank you to all of our Bendigo GreenHome Champions for taking part in our Bendigo pilot project. Please go here to let us know how your workshops have been progressing.Green make-over
