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The story of microfibres
The latest video from the makers of The Story of Stuff focuses on microfibres. The use of synthetic fibres has been steadily increasing with two-thirds of new clothing now being made from synthetic fibres. Microfibres in oceans and waterways are … Continue reading
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Tagged Environmental sustainability, Plastic, Sustainability, Video
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Earth Hour 2016
With 2015 being the hottest year on record (by a large margin) and too little being done to address climate change, activities like Earth Hour continue to be very important. Clearly Earth Hour isn’t going to solve climate change – … Continue reading
A song for Sunday – This Machine
This is the first Song for Sunday in ages – but it is a great one, and one you probably haven’t heard; it’s had under 6000 views on YouTube. Over Christmas/New Year we went to the Woodford Folk Festival (a … Continue reading
Some good articles/links – 2015 hottest year on record
The first collection of readings for this year makes sobering reading – in fact it makes for scary reading. As predicted, 2015 was the hottest year on record with a big rise in the average global temperature. (But there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate change, News, Sustainability
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The People’s Climate March
This weekend there will be thousands of events around the globe in the lead-up to the Climate Change talks in Paris. In Australia, the main focus is on marches in each of the capital cities although there are events in … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate change, People's Climate March, Sustainability
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Transition Streets on Blueprint for Living (ABC Radio National)
Blueprint for Living on ABC Radio National, recently did an 11 minute story on Transition Streets in Newcastle. We were essentially very happy with how they covered our story and it’s great they shared some of our experience. The main … Continue reading
A passion for upcycling
Cathy (my partner) is all fired-up about a new Transition Newcastle project. It really demonstrates the value of focusing on people’s skills and passions. She, and a number of people, are very excited by the potential of this project. The … Continue reading
Song for Sunday – Songs from the Wood
Thursday was Global Overshoot Day and I’m keeping with the environmental theme for this week’s song. It’s actually quite hard to find good songs which talk about the looking up the environment. I’ve decided to go with the title track … Continue reading
Some good articles/links – Global Overshoot Day
Yesterday was Global Overshoot Day: the day on which the world’s annual demand for the goods and services that our land and seas can provide (e.g., food, wood, natural fibres and carbon dioxide absorption) exceeds what Earth’s ecosystems can renew … Continue reading
Some weekend reading
This weeks’ weekend reading doesn’t have any theme (besides being posts that have caught my eye over the week). There are some reflections on asset-based thinking, high school ethics, nonviolence, anxiety and playing with food. Make sure you look at … Continue reading
