The avengers – accurate description of “Camp Wando”

by | 28 Jul 2014 | SLAM

An unlikely coalition of protesters is standing in the way of a coal company’s efforts to construct a massive open-cut mine in a NSW state forest. Over recent months, thousands of supporters have flowed in and out of “Camp Wando” to add their voices,...

Guide to Installing Solar PV for Households

by | 28 Jul 2014 | SLAM

The Clean Energy Council has published a free guide to buying and installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for your home. Buying solar panels for your home can seem pretty confusing at first. How do you know what sized system to install? Will you need to notify your...

23 Creative Ways To Reuse Old Plastic Bottles

by | 28 Jul 2014 | SLAM

DIY recycling projects are always cool, especially when you can turn your trash into something new and useful. The PET plastic that most plastic beverage bottles are made of is a fairly useful material – it’s resilient, flexible, transparent and food safe. As such,...

Repealing of the carbon tax is a big mistake, here’s why

by | 20 Jul 2014 | SLAM

Repeal of the carbon tax is a big mistake which will destroy the central feature of Australia’s climate policy and lead to continuing uncertainty for business and policy-makers.  This is the view of mid north coast climate and energy security group Climate Change...

Start Sharing – Annie Leonard talks to Janelle Orsi

by | 20 Jul 2014 | SLAM

Asking your neighbor over for tea can transform your life. Okay, maybe it’s not quite that simple, but starting small and building relationships with the people in your neighborhood is a great first step to take to build a community that values people and the planet....

Save Warkworth Sands Woodland

by | 20 Jul 2014 | AACSGaM, SLAM

Attached are links to Rio Tinto’s proposal to extend Mt Thorley & Warkworth open cut coal mines. If these proposals are approved by the NSW Planning and Assessment Commission the world unique Warkworth Sands Woodland will be destroyed and the village of...