Scientists, volunteers campaign against plastics

Message from the Gyre – Chris Jordan Plastic fragments in the world’s oceans are insidious killers which are steadily claiming an increasing number of bird and marine life every year. But on the New South Wales north coast, a small group of scientists and...

Poetzinc: the world we want to live in

As part of Armidale Road To Paris, the October gathering of  Poetzinc will be focusing on  poems about climate, temperature rise  and on the world we want to live in. Come along and bring a poem, either by you or by someone else — or just come to listen.  The...

Rockin’ the road to Paris

The UNFCCC Newsroom has presented a new entry as part of their series of Climate Songs for Paris COP 21. The song “Set the World right Again” was submitted by Alan Atkisson. Alan Atkisson is an author, consultant, speaker, and executive trainer with a focus on...

Invitation to participate in a Tarkine BioBlitz

The Bob Brown Foundation would like to invite you to participate in a Tarkine BioBlitz from Thursday 19 Nov to Sunday 22 Nov. A BioBlitz is a festival of science in nature. In one of the world’s last wild places, the Tarkine, our BioBlitz will discover and record as...

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...

Simply Sharing Meal 2015

The Annual Simply Sharing Meal 2015 is next Sunday 20th September at 12 noon in Armidale Uniting Church – 114 Rusden St in the Youth Centre Lounge, up the back of the church. Parking in the carpark Guest Speaker: Edwin Chang’a – Edwin is a PhD student at UNE,...

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...