As we charge into the next decade let’s take some time to reflect on the most significant achievements in the environmental arena from the last ten years. We’ve put our heads together to come up with our top ten – do you agree with them?
So let’s reflect on the ‘noughties’ and build on the foundation that’s been created for the environmental movement in the ‘transition decade’ ahead.
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The Noughties Roundup and the Decade Ahead
December 31st, 2009National Vegetarian Week – Ness’s Diary
October 7th, 2009
National vegetarian week kicked off on 28th September, but I started on 6th October…better late than never hey? Ok, so I’m feeling slightly guilty about re-scheduling my vego week… but it was for a worthy cause in the name of an unrestricted dining and shopping spree as I was visiting my li’l sister.
All that wining and dining has actually worked to my advantage, as I began this week seriously craving veggies!
Reusable Nappy Week
October 2nd, 2009
The fourth annual Reusable Nappy Week is on from the 12th to the 18th of October. During this week various displays and information sessions are being run throughout Australia to give parents a chance to see a large selection of modern variables on reusable nappies. There are plenty of reasons to convert to cloth, a significant one being that a child in disposables creates two tonnes of landfill waste while in nappies. More concerning is that research has shown that disposable nappies have possible links to infertility and testicular cancer. Read on for more reasons to give cloth nappies a go.
The Best Sustainable Restaurants
September 21st, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald recently ran an article on sustainable restaurants in NSW. The top ten restaurants listed used seasonal local, organic and free range ingredients and many of the restaurants went a step further by composting food waste, using waterless woks and even recycling water from the loos through reed beds. Find out what to look for and create your own list of local sustainable restaurants and eateries.
National Vegetarian Week – Will You Pledge to Try Veg?
September 4th, 2009
An impressive line-up of celebrities are supporting the third annual National Vegetarian Week by making a ‘Pledge to Try Veg’ to boost awareness of the effect of meat consumption on our health and the environment, and to raise vital funds to help save the Great Barrier Reef from destruction due to climate change.
Earth Hour Ideas
March 1st, 2009
It’s a great excuse for a candlelit dinner, a funky soiree or even an early night, you’ve guessed it, Earth Hour has come around again. It’s much easier to think of things you can do when you have electricity, so we have accepted the challenge and flogged our brains to try and bring you some [...]
Green Beings – Making Sustainable Stuff Easier to Find
September 29th, 2008
Welcome to Green Beings. At last it is time for launch! With issues such as climate change, oil prices and the Australian drought never out of the news, more and more of us are making efforts to reduce our own carbon footprint and one of the best ways of doing this is to be selective about what we consume. So we have set up the Green Beings site to help provide recommendations on sustainable products and services. We research carefully each item we include on the site and conduct a high level assessment of it’s lifecycle, giving you the information you need to make an informed decision. So please, have a look around, join in and let us know what you think and we will endeavour to give you what you want!
The Romance of Earth Hour
March 2nd, 2008
Signing up to Earth Hour is a commitment to do something out of the ordinary. Rather than treat it as an inconvenience, the Australian population has focused on the benefits, not just in terms of reducing the energy that they use, but in the wonderfully romantic setting Earth Hour provides.
Last year on 31st March more [...]