7 ways to get happy, sustainably

It is true that all of us need a basic level of material security. But after that, more stuff does not bring more happiness. The research shows that sustainable happiness comes from other sources, like having meaningful work to do (paid or unpaid) and having authentic...

Top 10 sustainability campaigns of 2014

These are the 10 campaigns that have took 2014 by storm, according to the Guardian. This Greenpeace campaign targeting the iconic Lego brand, with the Everything is NOT Awesome video, was the most viewed in Greenpeace’s history. The online campaign was supported by a...

‘Sustainability’ is older than you think

Jeremy L. Caradonna’s new book, “Sustainability: A History,” finds that the notion of sustainability arose from early inklings in Western thought of the risks of over-exploiting the natural world. Caradonna, an associate professor of History at the University of...

Lismore Community Solarfarm

Lismore City Council has voted in favour of proceeding with the final stage of work on what could become Australia’s very first council-community solarfarm. The project ~ currently known as Lismore Community Solar ~ will comprise two 100kW solarfarms, situated at each...