Camp for Climate Action Australia 2010 invite

Put it in  your diaries, register on-line Only three months to go! When: 1st – 5th December 2010, with the mass action at Bayswater power station on Sunday 5th. What: A five day program of climate change issues and solutions, planning, networking and one huge day of...

New England candidates asked climate change questions

The responses were varied, both in quality and quantity, when the Armidale chapter of GetUp! recently contacted the local election candidates on several key issues, in particular climate change.  Four of the six candidates were contacted; Greg Smith, Tim Coates, Pat...

Dr Karl and Costa to feature at SLEX 2010

Renowned science commentator and Triple J presenter Dr Karl Kruszelnicki will provide the keynote address at Armidale’s fourth Sustainable Living Expo (SLEX), being held on October 29, 30 and 31. The major sponsor for SLEX 2010 is again the University of New England...

Cheese 4 Life Workshops

Siggi and Gustav present an exciting series of cheese workshops that are fun for all the family held at the PLC Hospitality Centre 9.30am-3.30pm.  Morning tea and light lunch are provided and you take home samples of delicious food.  $170 for each...

Follow up from Annette Cowie

IMG_0001 Originally uploaded by slaati I would like to pass on some web sites that discuss the scientific basis for concern over climate change. For further information about the scientific evidence for climate change, this web site contains comprehensive reviews of...

Mother Nature’s “cremation”

Technological advances have recently led to eliminating up to 95% of the emissions related to the cremation of bodies – by using water, heat and alkalinity.  Read more… Or alternatively, the way Mother Nature designed…

100% Renewable Energy Plan in 10 years

Beyond Zero Emissions has provided thorough cutting-edge research an Australian plan to reach 100% renewable energy within a decade, using technology that is commercially available right now.  Launch date August 12 2010.  See the detailed report

Future Fire Risk Report

The frequency of catastrophic fire danger could increase more than ten-fold in Melbourne, and the number of total fire ban days would triple in Adelaide, Canberra and Sydney by 2050. Read about it in this report from the Fire Brigades Employees’ Union (FBEU) and...

To Remake the World

Inspiration is not garnered from litanies of what is flawed; it resides in humanity’s willingness to restore, redress, reform, recover, reimagine, and reconsider. Something Earth-changing is afoot among civil society.  Follow the link to the Orion magazine.

Peak phosphorus fuels food fears

Phosphate fertilises our crops. But as the global population increases and rock phosphate reserves run out, the race is on to reduce our use or find alternative sources of phosphorus. Read full story…