FOIL insulation has led to four deaths and the federal government has stopped the use of it after its rebate program. The rebate program introduced by the government has been in for around four months. While Australians want their houses to be cooler in the hot summer months, electricians warn that they are turning houses [...]
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Clean Up Australia Day approaches
CLEAN Up Australia Day is coming up in March so why not register your site now in 2010 and do your bit for the country. This year is the 20th anniversary of Clean Up Australia Day and the charity organisation is hoping to make it the biggest ever – with your help! Sunday March 7 [...]
Building a future with hemp
RICHARD Friar is THE man. He is loving life growing dope in the backyard of his house on the northern beaches with around 500 plants. Welcome to Australia’s first licensed industrial hemp crop to be grown in an urban area. Friar is no dealer and told The Age directly. “I’d prefer you didn’t publish exactly [...]
Hutton helps save 600 Asian bears
MARY Hutton is the saviour of more than 600 asian bears that could have ended up on menus across the world. Her Free the Bears fund is living proof of the difference that one person can make. In just seven years the Fund has helped free 600 asian bears on the streets of India and [...]
Flying the flag against greenhouse gas emissions
AIRLINES around the world are now charging customers for carrying excess kilograms or baggage on their aircraft to help prevent greenhouse gas emissions. There is also an option to pay to offset your greenhouse gas emissions if needed and this is all about the greenly way of life. It means it is your chance to [...]
Bicycles to help clean up Beijing streets
CYCLING is seen as the answer to the terrible pollution and traffic problems in Beijing. Municipal officials want to boost the number of cyclists by 25 per cent during the next five-year plan, the state media reported. The modern passion for cars has meant that pollution has risen to an almighty high on the streets. The Age reported [...]
Another expense for solar option
THOSE with solar panels are being forced to pay an extra $300 to get a new meter installed in their home. This is to access the state’s new solar feed in tariff. There are thousands of Victorians and Australians around the country that have solar panels installed. From July, power companies must pay people the [...]
Get a real Christmas tree
FAKE Christmas trees are bad for the environment and for your health, according to Victorian Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings. It could be a matter of decking your halls with gas and carbon because fake trees lead to the emission of more than double the greenhouse gases of a natural one. Mr Jennings told [...]
Greens backs away from saving power
IN an amazing twist, some of Australia’s biggest green energy companies have joined forced to urge the Federal Government to get rid of their solar water heaters from a scheme designed to entice investment in renewable power. Despite the greens being all about saving power, they have taken aim at Australia’s green energy policy, The [...]
RSPCA backs killing 1000 wild pigs
THERE has been about 1000 feral pigs killed in far north Queensland and the RSPCA supports it. But the animal protection agency has renewed calls for more research into different ways it can control wild animals rather than just killing them. Acting Climate Change and Sustainablilty Minister Andrew Fraser told The Age the specialist squad of sharp-shooters killed [...]