RecyclaBall 2015

UNE Skills Trade Society’s 2nd Annual Ball! This is a formal event, but the dress code is to wear something made, found, borrowed, or recycled. That’s right – don’t go spending hundreds of dollars on a new outfit, buy one from an op shop or...

One step off the grid – news for electricity consumers

RenewEconomy is launching One Step Off The Grid, a sister site with a focus on the consumer side of the energy market, and how the uptake of rooftop solar, battery storage and other technologies will usher in a dramatic transformation of the energy system. Australia...

Australia’s First Electric Highway

Western Australia has installed a network of 12 electric vehicle fast charging stations, that can fully charge an EV in just 30 minutes and connecting Perth to Augusta ~ the most south-westerly town in Australia. The 310km “electric highway” was co-funded by the RAC....

Australia’s ‘greenest’ hotel pioneers

The Observatory is an independent 4.5 star hotel overlooking the beaches of Port Macquarie and the dedication of it’s 80 strata title owners to tackling climate change has earned it the moniker of ‘Australia’s greenest hotel’. “Our sustainability plan stemmed from...

Ancient farming practices point to the future

Affectionately called “Professor” by his neighbors, Josefino Martinez is a well-respected indigenous farmer and community organizer from the remote town of Chicahuaxtla, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The land he cultivates is etched into the mountainside, with a...