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Green Razor 117 – The PrePeat Printer, Sustainable Living Festival, Dryers vs Towels, Bondi SLSC Goes Solar
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Green Razor 112 – The Bear in the Square, 2010′s Hottest Gourmet Trends, WildEndurance 2010, To Fake or Not to Fake?
THE OFFICIAL WEEKLY E-NEWS OF THE GREENPAGES ISSUE NUMBER 112 | DECEMBER 2009
NEWS EVENTS PRODUCTS TIPS
COPENHAGEN – Bear In The Square
World leaders passing Copenhagen’s Nytorv for the Climate Change talks could get a chill in their spines as they come face to face with a polar bear. In Copenhagen, the life-sized ‘bear in the square’ is an ice sculpture that will melt over the length of the Climate Conference, leaving a bronze skeleton, a pool of water, and a powerful message about the impacts of climate change on the world’s people and biodiversity. Read more
EVENT – WildEndurance 2010
WildEndurance 2010 is the major fundraising and community event for the Wilderness Society of NSW, with proceeds going to support campaigns to protect the wilderness and help curb climate change. Teams compete for glory in the spectacular Blue Mountains and go head-to-head for great prizes, including a World Expeditions travel voucher. Read more
PRODUCT – Burt’s Bees Lip Balm
Burt’s Bees Sun Protecting Lip Balm SPF 8 is a 100% natural balm that provides broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection and help keep lips hydrated without using chemical sunscreen actives like octinoxate and oxybenzone. Instead, titanium dioxide, a naturally-occurring mineral, creates a micro-fine barrier to reflect the sun’s harmful rays. Read more
FOOD – Hottest Gourmet Trends For 2010
The annual “What’s Hot” survey revealed that 73 percent of ACF chefs voted organic produce as a ‘hot’ restaurant menu trend for 2010, while nutrition and sustainable menu items took out the tops spots. Organic coffee was voted the second hottest non-alcoholic beverage and organic beer, wine and spirits were also tipped to be the top alcohol trends of the coming year. Read more
HOME – Faking It?
Do you cherish braving the chill winter air — perhaps the whole family heading all the way to the tree farm — to choose a tree to bring home and decorate? Or is the natural aroma of pine, spruce or fir outweighed by the predictability of a perfectly triangular tree that’s always the right height for your living room? Read more
NEWS – Funding Secured For Electronic Vehicle Scheme
Better Place Australia today announced it has secured an initial round of funding of $25 million for its planned charging and services network for electric vehicles (EVs). The funding round was led by Lend Lease Ventures, the venture capital arm of Lend Lease and included investments by ActewAGL and several private investors . Read more
PRODUCT – Avery Dennison “Enviro” Office Products
In light of the increasing trend towards environmentally friendly products in the stationery industry Avery Dennison has launched an “Enviro” range. These products now mark a new initiative that is heavily consumer driven. Avery is seeking to address the concerns end-users have with regards to the environment and their ecological footprint. Read more
NEWS – Organic Brands Combine For An Organic Christmas
This Christmas, two leading organic brands in food and fashion, Green & Black’s Chocolate and Gorman Clothing, are collaborating in-store for women with a passion for style and chocolate. The partnership proves it is possible to combine premium taste, and maintain an ethical conscience this Christmas. Read more
NEWS – Council Approves Green Initiatives For Sydney
The City of Sydney Council’s Environment and Heritage Committee last week heard the cases for – and subsequently approved – two proposals aimed at ‘greening up’ the city centre: a fresh food oasis in the heart of the city, and new community gardens. Local residents will be invited to comment on the Draft Community Gardens Policy Read more
NEWS – Technology Helps Reduce Buildings’ Energy Use
Technology developed by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has the potential to help building owners worldwide dramatically reduce their energy consumption and costs, improve tenant comfort and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The technology is the result of over 15 man-years of work by scientists at CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship in Newcastle. Read more
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Green Razor 111 – Women Leave Greener Footprints, Alto Hotel on Bourke, Local Climate Change Conference, Sesame Street Goes Green
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More Mozzies to Fight Malaria? Earth Greetings Christmas Cards, Walk Against Warming, First ‘Green’ Basketball Team
THE OFFICIAL WEEKLY E-NEWS OF THE GREENPAGES ISSUE NUMBER 110 | NOVEMBER 2009
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HEALTH – More Mozzies Needed To Eliminate Malaria?
A new approach in the battle to eliminate malaria could see the deliberate release of more mosquitoes.With climate change threatening to expand the ecosystems where malaria flourishes, some kind of mosquito controls are needed. Insecticides only kill a percentage of the disease-carrying mosquitoes they target and they leave behind a population of mosquitoes that’s potentially resistant to them. A new study offers a novel alternative. Read more
PRODUCT – Earth Greetings
For every ‘Peace On Earth’ Christmas card pack Earth Greetings sell, a donation of $1.65 is made to Trees For Life to plant one tree. Peace On Earth Christmas cards are printed carbon neutral, in Australia, with vegetable ink on 100% post-consumer recycled paper and they come with unbleached 100% post-consumer recycled envelopes. Click for more
TECHNOLOGY – The Green IT eBook
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has developed Australia’s most comprehensive and current industry resource on Green IT. It reflects a commitment from AIIA and the Australian Technology industry to engage closely with the business community on the transformational role of ICT – working together to fashion a low carbon economy. Read more
EVENT – Brisbane Walk Against Warming
On Saturday 12th December, concerts and rallies will be held in cities around the world to promote the need for a safe climate agreement at the UN Climate Change Meeting in Copenhagen. Brisbane’s Walk Against Warming! event will unite people across Brisbane through the opportunity to walk against warming together and then enjoy a concert in King George Square with top entertainers and speakers. Read more
SPORT – America’s First Green Pro Sports Team
The newly re-branded Maryland Greenhawks have gone green, changing their name, attracting green-friendly sponsors like Honest Tea and Sweet Green and CarbonFund.org, and are promising a bamboo court, hemp nets and uniforms made from either recycled plastic or recycled bamboo. Read more.
NEWS – Airbus ‘Sharklets’ Take A Bite Out Of Fuel Burn
Airbus unveiled a much-anticipated advance to its A320 family this week when it launched a program to develop new wingtip devices called “Sharklets.” The new devices will improve fuel burn on the A320 family by 3.5 percent on “longer” sectors, corresponding to an annual CO2 reduction of some 730 metric tons per aircraft. Read more
NEWS – NSW Solar Owners Hit The Jackpot
The New South Wales Government has announced that it is showing the way to building a much stronger solar industry for Australia, by introducing a gross feed-in tariff for its state’s rooftop solar systems. Households and small businesses in NSW can now take advantage of the sunshine that falls on their rooftops by earning 60 cents per kiloWatt hour for all electricity generated. Read more
BUSINESS – Meeting the Business Standard
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility has announced the fourth annual conference, “Meeting the Standard: the Post-GFC World of Responsible Business Practice”. To be held in Melbourne on 19 February, 2010, the conference will discuss what a new global standard on social responsibility principles, topics and practices will mean for the business world. Read more
NEWS – Marriott To Expand ‘Green’ Hotels By 1000%
Marriott has announced that it will expand its green hotel portfolio ten-fold over the next five years by introducing a green hotel prototype. The green hotel prototype, which will be available in April 2010, will save owners approximately $100,000 and six months in design time, and reduce a hotel’s energy and water consumption by up to 25 percent. Read more
GIVEAWAY – ‘Peace On Earth’ Christmas Cards
The Earth Greetings range of 100% Earth Friendly cards and stationery is stocked in over 350 locations throughout Australia and you can search here for the stockist nearest you. The first 25 subscribers who can answer the question: “Who offers the most Earth friendly range of greeting cards in Australia?” wins a pack of ‘Peace On Earth’ Christmas cards valued at $14.95.
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Green Razor 109 – Models Strip For Climate Change, Margaret River Hemp, Recycle-able Computer, Eco Child Baby Bottles
THE OFFICIAL WEEKLY E-NEWS OF THE GREENPAGES ISSUE NUMBER 109 | NOVEMBER 2009
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NEWS – Hot Models Strip For 350 Degrees
Is there a more attention-grabbing way to highlight a cause than to have a selection of the world’s hottest supermodels strip on video? That’s exactly what the 350.org climate change initiative has done, featuring runway who vow to take it all off if we lobby politicians to reduce CO2 emissions down to 350 parts per million in the atmosphere. Well, it got your attention! Click here for the video…
PRODUCT – Margaret River Hemp
Margaret River Hemp Co has been selling hemp clothing and body care for the last 10 years. One of the most versatile plants in the world, hemp breathes well and resists fading. Hemp seed oil is a natural plant product described as ‘nature’s perfect moisturiser’. Highly unsaturated, it is a non-greasy oil that is rapidly absorbed into the skin. Margaret River HempCo’s hemp seed oil is from Tasmania and their body care range is made in Margaret River. Natural luxury and excellent value for money. Read more
NEWS – The Big Green Idea
The Big Green Idea is a new funding initiative from the British Council designed to help put eco-visionary ideas into action. For the first time, in 2009 there are five project grants of AU$10,000 available to people who will make a real contribution to Australia’s environmental future. Read more
PRODUCT – Eco Child ‘Green to Grow’ Glass Baby Bottles
Green to Grow glass baby bottles are a safe, stylish, and sophisticated choice for parents concerned about toxins in plastics. Made in the USA and tested in both the US and in Eurpoe, they are designed for comfort, with a modern, ergonomic shape. Graduated measurements are embossed into glass in ounces and millilitres. 2 bottles per pack (120ml or 240ml), and includes a beginner (slow flow, 0-3 months) nitrosamine-free silicone teat. Read more
EVENT – 2009 Melbourne Bicycle Film Festival
The Bicycle Film Festival returns to enliven the streets of Melbourne with bicycle-themed revelry of every kind. Celebrating its third year in Melbourne, the BFF has now firmly established roots in the cycling community, with more than 10,000 bike-lovers attending festival events over the last two years. Over 250,000 people are expected to attend the BFF in 2009. So much more than a film festival, the BFF is a community and cultural festival. Read more
PRODUCT – Enviro Saver Home Health Checks
Renowned environmentalist and Australian of the Year Dr Tim Flannery is supporting Enviro Saver’s Home Health Check program, which provides free assessments for Australian home owners looking to reduce their carbon footprint and energy bills. Home owners who sign up for the free program will receive a visit from a qualified and government endorsed home sustainability assessor. Read more
TECHNOLOGY – The Recycle-able Computer
The recycle-able computer uses recycled paper or pulp material for a nature-friendly solution to the problem of disposability, while each of its separate layers can easily be replaced if broken or damaged. Likewise, if the casing becomes damaged or worn, it too can be recycled as it’s made of the same recycled paper and pulp material, instead of plastic and metal. Read more
NEWS – Revamped News Stand Becomes Eco-Shop
An old news stand pillar right in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD opened its doors this week as a revamped showcase of innovative eco-products. Stocking all locally made, environmentally responsible products, gifts and art, the Eco Innovators Showcase Shop will be open for six months to promote local designers who are going green. Read more
NEWS – ANZ Launches Interest-Free Green Loans
ANZ has launched its interest-free Green Loans for Australian households to invest in solar, water saving, and energy-efficient products to help reduce their energy and water bills as well as their impact on the environment. For eligible customers, the ANZ Green Loan is available for amounts from $3,000 to $10,000 over four years. Read more
NEWS – Coca-Cola Amatil’s Sustainable Distribution Centre
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has opened its new distribution centre at Eastern Creek, which is partly powered by nearly 700 solar panels on its roof. The $1.2 million 110 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system will generate 148 megawatt hours of clean renewable energy every year, translating into a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 148 tonnes annually and providing more than 15% of the distribution centre’s energy needs. Read more
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Organic Bytes #196
October 23, 2009
Organic Bytes #196: Organics and the Climate Crisis
Health, Justice and Sustainability News
from the Organic Consumers Association
In This Issue
Quote of the Week: The Organic Revolution – How We Can Stop Global Warming
Video Alert of the Week: Ripe for Revolution, The Organic Solution
Climate Resources: The Science of Agriculture and Climate Change
Climate Actions of the Week: #1 Write to Congress – #2 350.org – #3 The Compost, Your Own Carbon Piggy Bank
Guerilla Theatre of the Week: The Yes Men
Little Bytes: Stop Organic Fraud, Abuse of Farm Workers & CA Fumigation
Planting Peace and Grassroots Netroots News
Organic Consumers Association on the Radio
Travel to Mexico on OCA’s “Via Organica” Tour November 15-22
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Quote of the Week
The Organic Revolution: How We Can Stop Global Warming
“The heretofore unpublicized ‘good news’ on climate change, according to the Rodale Institute and other soil scientists, is that transitioning from chemical, water, and energy-intensive industrial agriculture practices to organic farming and ranching on the world’s 3.5 billion acres of farmland and 8.2 billion acres of pasture or rangeland can sequester 7,000 pounds per acre of climate-destabilizing CO2 every year, while nurturing healthy soils, plants, grasses, and trees that are resistant to drought, heavy rain, pests, and disease. And of course organic farms and ranches can provide us with food that is much more nutritious than industrial farms and ranches – food filled with vitamins, anti-oxidants, and essential trace minerals, free from Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), pesticides, antibiotics, and sewage sludge.”
-Ronnie Cummins, “The Organic Revolution: How We Can Stop Global Warming,” October 12, 2009
READ MORE AND TAKE ACTION
Video of the Week
Ripe for Revolution: The Organic Solution
“Organic farming, in and of itself can effectively reduce global warming. Very few of us know that.” – Dr. Timothy La Salle, Rodale Institute
From the video:
“Climate change is one of the most challenging issues of our time. What if right beneath our feet there existed an affordable way to significantly resolve global warming?”
“Organic farming practices could sequester 39% of the world’s annual carbon dioxide load if applied to all cropland in the world.”
“If organic farming methods were practiced on all the planet’s food growing land, it would be like taking more than 1.4 billion cars off the road.”
WATCH AND TAKE ACTION
CLIMATE RESOURCES
The Science of Agriculture and Climate Change
Would you like to learn more about the science that explains the link between agriculture and climate? We’ve compiled resources for you in video format, including:
Excerpts from Rodale Institute CEO Tim La Salle’s PowerPoint presentation, “Regenerative 21st Century Farming: A Solution to Global Warming & The Organic Green Revolution”. LaSalle summarizes Rodale research that shows how the combination of organic agriculture, managed grazing and restorative forestry could sequester 100% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Excerpts from OCA’s advisory board member and Cedar Circle Farm director Will Allen’s PowerPoint presentation, “Climate Change and Agriculture: Time for a Paradigm Shift”. Allen explains that the key to reducing and sequestering greenhouse gases is to phase out the use of fossil fuel fertilizers and replace them with organic methods, including cover cropping, rotation and composting.
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Climate Actions OF THE WEEK
Write to Congress, 350.org, and Composting
#1: Write to Congress Here!
#2 Join 350.org for Global Day of Climate Action October 24th
A year ago, we learned that if we let the amount of carbon in the atmosphere go above 350 parts per million, we can’t have a planet “similar to the one on which civilization developed and to which life on earth is adapted.”
The bad news: We’re already past that number – we’re at 390 parts per million!
The good news: That number gives us a target to aim for. When the world’s leaders meet in Copenhagen in December to reach agreement on a new climate treaty, we need them to make sure they’ll put forward a plan that gets us back to safety.
On October 24, people in more than 4227 communities around the globe will be taking action in 170 countries under the banner of 350.org.
The 350.org website has a wealth of information, including this fact sheet on Food & Climate which encourages folks to “Go organic: If everyone converted 10% of their diet to organic, we could capture an addition 6.5 billion pounds of carbon in the soil – the equivalent of taking 2 million cars off the road each year!”
350.ORG’S FOOD AND CLIMATE PDF
#3 Create Your Own Carbon Piggy Bank: COMPOST!
According to the Rodale Institute, organic farms that use compost can sequester carbon at a rate of up to 3,200 kg/ha/yr. Under the Kyoto Clean Development Mechanism, cities in the Global South are composting their organic waste (wood, straw, coffee residues, fresh green material and manure) to create carbon credits. Some US cities have also begun municipal composting. San Francisco has the nation’s first mandatory composting law.
But it’s not just farmers and cities, you can compost at home! So, if you haven’t already, take your food, lawn, garden waste – even poop – and make your very own carbon piggy bank: COMPOST!
HERE’S HOW
OCA and the Planet Desperately Need Your Help to Stop Global Warming
Almost no one besides the OCA and Rodale Institute are talking about a positive, science-based solution to the Climate Crisis. OCA is launching today a major public education campaign to stop global warming. We intend to get out the inspiring message to millions how a “Great Transition” to organic farming and ranching can sequester enough dangerous greenhouse gases (7,000 pounds per acre per year of CO2) to buy us the precious time we need to reduce fossil fuel use, build a healthy, green economy, and re-stabilize the climate. But we desperately need your help. For the next 30 days a California Foundation has agreed to match your donations dollar for dollar. So please send us a tax-deductible donation today.
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Guerrilla Theatre Action of the Week
The Yes Men Strike Again
The corporate media and the fossil fuel lobby got a shock on Monday when activists in disguise, the “Yes Men,” staged a press conference in Washington, DC announcing that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had reversed its position on regulating climate change. A press advisory on official-looking letterhead announced that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was dropping its longstanding opposition to Congressional climate change legislation and would now support taxing carbon emissions. The news wires quickly picked up the story, and within minutes it was being reported on the websites of the New York Times and Washington Post. The counterfeit press release and press conference also made its way onto cable news, including the Fox Business Network. At a press conference at the National Press Club, an activist posing as U.S. Chamber of Commerce spokesperson, “Hingo Sembra,” read from a prepared statement:
“Ecologists tell us that if we don’t enact dramatic reductions in carbon emissions today, within five years we could begin facing the propagating feedback loops of runaway climate change, which would mean a destruction of food and water supplies worldwide, with the result of mass migrations, famine and death on a scale never before imagined.
“Needless to say, that would be bad for business.”
The curtain came down when an official spokesperson for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Eric Wohlschlegel, rushed into the room and told reporters that the press release was a hoax.
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LITTLE BYTES
1) OCA Director, Ronnie Cummins, Live on Internet Radio Oct. 29
Ronnie will be on the NaturalNews Talk Hour at 6PM PST-9PM EST on Thursday October 29, discussing “Organic Labeling Fraud and What We Can Do About It.”
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2) Cornucopia Nails Target for Fraud for Calling ‘Natural’ Products Organic
The Cornucopia Institute announced this week that it had filed formal complaints with the USDA’s organic program, and Wisconsin and Minnesota officials, alleging that Target Corporation has misled consumers into thinking some conventional food items it sells are organic.
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3) Stop Fumigation of Citizens Without Their Consent in California
Tens of thousands of California residents are being sprayed under the cover of night with pesticides containing partly unknown chemicals. These sprayings, conducted in the wake of inadequate health studies, are carried out, not to help residents, but to safeguard the profits of chemical intensive corporate farms from a pest called Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) .
READ MORE
4) Farm Workers Rights: No Smiley Faces for Nature’s Partner
Tell Walmart to stop its supplier Giumarra’s unlawful behavior!
READ MORE
5) Save Rainforests from U.S. Agribusiness Giant Cargill
Join in the global call-in day for the rainforests by making a call to Cargill CEO Gregory Page before more rainforests are cut down for palm oil plantations.
READ MORE
Planting Peace and Grassroots Netroots News
1) HEALTH:
In His Mother’s Footsteps: California Man Jailed for Five Days After Sit-In at Blue Cross Office in Los Angeles READ MORE
2) JUSTICE:
Department of Homeland Security Expands Controversial 287(g) Program Empowering Local Police to Enforce Immigration Laws READ MORE
3) SUSTAINABILITY:
Going Beyond Organic: Analog Forestry READ MORE
4) PLANTING PEACE:
Voices from Afghanistan: Afghan Women’s Activist Zoya Speaks Out on Eight Years of Occupation READ MORE
5) DEMOCRACY:
Don’t Let Wall Street Block Strong Consumer Protections! READ MORE
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Travel to Mexico on OCA’s “Via Organica” Tour November 15-22
OCA invites you to join us on an enjoyable and inspirational organic food and farming eco-tour November 15-22, hosted by our Mexican sister organization Via Organica, based in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato.
We have several spaces left and are offering a discounted price of $850 for a week of bi-lingual workshops, tours to area organic farms, restaurants, stores, and green-building projects. At the Via Organica farm school and resort meet Mexican activists and savor gourmet organic meals and beverages, swim in our thermal pool, hike and bike and enjoy the cultural attractions of the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site of San Miguel de Allende. OCA Director Ronnie Cummins and other OCA staff will lead the tour. The theme of this tour will be “How Organic Food and Farming Can Stop Global Warming.”
Check out our tours website and sign up now!
LOCAL Your State NEWS OF THE WEEK
Your State–Get Involved Locally
Learn more about OCA related action alerts and other news in Your State here.
Join Your State discussion groups in our forum.
Post events in Your State on our community calendar.
Message from our Sponsors
Three Generations of Sustainability
Frey Winery was the first organic winery in the U.S., founded in 1980, and always family-owned and operated. Today a third generation continues the family’s tradition of sustainable grape growing and award-winning winemaking. Their delicious no-sulfites-added organic and biodynamic wines continue to win new converts.
Organic farming is a fundamental step towards sustainability, and on the slopes of the Redwood Valley AVA (American Viticultural Area) in Mendocino County, California, the Freys were the first to set the example of making wine organically, from the vineyard to the cellar. Thirty years later, Mendocino County has more acreage of organic wine grapes than any other county in the U.S. Frey Winery is also solar powered, practices cultivation methods that cut back on energy and water consumption, and preserves woodlands adjacent to the vineyards.
Try the taste of sustainability at FreyWine.com!
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Green Pages – Green Razor 97 – 13 Recycling Facts
1. GREEN NEWS
Thirteen recycling facts that will get you thinking
Recycled condoms? Cardboard coffins? Upcycled teeth? From the helpful to the downright bizarre, here are thirteen recycling facts to get you thinking about your waste.
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2. WHATS ON: EVENTS
5th Australia-New Zealand Climate Change & Business Conference
The 2009 conference will closely examine three themes: Policy developments in the lead-up to Copenhagen; prospering in the low carbon economy; financing the transition to reduced emissions including insights into the carbon markets. Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities remain available.
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Also coming up:
Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2009 – Eco Live Fashion Expose – 2 September
ELFE in partnership with 5th Avenue Events and Alumbra is an official Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2009 event. It will display an eclectic selection of the very best in eco-luxe brands, with designer market stalls, catwalk parades and live entertainment.
Read more and reserve your tickets
Visit our Events page to find out more including locations.
3. PRODUCT FEATURE
Hook & Go – the best thing since reusable shopping bags
Now you can make short trips to the store without the car – saving you time and helping our planet. The Hook and Go is designed to be a part of the shared farmers’ market community with easy-to-use and compact mechanism that can hook up to eight shopping bags over its loading arm for easy maneuverability. Lighten your environmental load.
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4. BUSINESS
Renewable Energy Target passed – 20 percent by 2020
The Renewable Energy Target has passed through the Senate this week after its recent split from the Government’s failed bid to pass the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. The industry applauded the bipartisan support for the target which will become the “foundation of clean energy policy in Australia for the next decade,” says Matthew Warren, Chief Executive of the Clean Energy Council.
What this means for industry
5. COMMUNITY
What is the best and worst produce when it comes to pesticides?
For those who can’t afford or can’t source organic produce all the time, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in the US has produced a handy shopper’s guide to pesticides naming its “Dirty Dozen” that usually have the most pesticide levels and should be sourced organic. Meanwhile the “clean 15″ have the lowest levels of pesticides even in traditional farming.
Find out who made the cut
6. TECHNOLOGY
Paper Jam? Make toilet paper
Blog sites are all abuzz with the newest wacky gadget from Japan. This gizmo can turn office waste paper into toilet paper right between the printer and water cooler!
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7. MEDIA
COMING SOON: Green Pages Business Directory
With brilliant articles from leading voices in corporate sustainability the 2009/10 Business Directory provides a comprehensive guide to sustainable businesses, products and services. Don’t miss out on the Key Business Resource for 2009/10!
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8. LIFE & STYLE
Beer’s water footprint not so bad (we’ll drink to that!)
A new study shows that the water footprint of your favourite brew isn’t so big after all! (We’ll drink to that!) In comparison with other beverages, beer’s water footprint is relatively small; an independent report has estimated that coffee, wine and apple juice all have water footprints more than three times that of beer.
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9. HOUSE
Saving money and energy: an update on rebates
In recent months the Federal Government has made some changes to the incentives it offers to householders who make environmentally friendly improvements to their homes. Here is the latest information on what you can claim back when you invest in energy- and water-saving measures.In recent months the Federal Government has made some changes to the incentives it offers to householders who make environmentally friendly improvements to their homes. Here is the latest information on what you can claim back when you invest in energy- and water-saving measures.
Read the rebate update brought to you by the ACF
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