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Research into house sizes across the world has shown that in 2009 Australians had the largest floor area per person and the largest increase in new house sizes.[1] The average floor area of new homes in Australia hit a record 214.6 square metres in the 2008 financial year. The average floor area of new free-standing… Continue reading House size comparisons
Submission on National Heritage Listing of the Tarkine FROM: Peter Campbell, address supplied TO: Australian Heritage Council 5th March 2010 Public comment submission on: National Heritage Listing of the Tarkine, north west Tasmania. I am writing to support the recent Emergency National Heritage Listing of the Tarkine. I have visited the area and was greatly impressed by… Continue reading Tarkine heritage nomination
Solar hot water is water heated by the use of solar energy. Solar heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors and a fluid system to move the heat from the collector to its point of usage. Systems may use electricity for pumping the fluid, and have a reservoir or tank for heat storage and… Continue reading Solar hot water
Totnes in the United Kingdom has initiated the Transition Town Totnes program, which is the UK’s first town exploring how to prepare for a carbon constrained, energy lean world. TTT is a community-led initiative which is working towards the creation of an Energy Descent Action Plan for the town. The thinking behind TTT is simply that a town… Continue reading Totnes
CO2Now is Earth’s CO2 home page to make it easy for people to find and see the world’s latest data for atmospheric carbon dioxide. It is an independent website that republishes unfiltered, scientific data for atmospheric CO2. It is also the producer of CO2Now widgets that are used on hundreds of websites in dozens of countries… Continue reading CO2.earth
Level of carbon dioxide in the world’s atmosphere, expressed as parts per million (ppm), have been the subject of significant scientific research and modelling to better understand the effects of climate change and make predictions for future trends. Notable CO2 levels Level (ppm) Observations 280 Pre industrial level; temperature 0C and sea level of 0m… Continue reading Carbon dioxide ppm levels and targets
The 2009 Victorian bushfires on Saturday 7 February 2009 were the worst bushfires in Australia’s history, surpassing both the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 and the Black Friday fires in 1939. The bushfires travelled at alarming speed, up to 100km/h, across farmland and through plantations and heavily “managed” forests, including forests where recent fuel reduction burns had… Continue reading 2009 Victorian bushfires
