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There are many options for Personal urban transport for moving around cities and towns. Walking Walking is a slow but natural form of transport. It also provides very good exercise that doesn’t put too much stress on your body. Advantages: Disadvantages: Running Running can be used as an urban transport option but it is difficulty to carry… Continue reading Personal urban transport
Owners Glenn and Karen Tempest Location Moonee Ponds, Melbourne Country Australia Type Sustainable renovation House size Medium, 211 metres squares Land size 468.2 meters squared Design Sunpower Design House features Our Goals Our house was originally a fairly typical inner suburban house – a Victorian era, double-fronted timber home, in a street filled with similar… Continue reading Moonee Ponds house
Android 4 “Jelly Bean (4.3) “ is a version of the Android mobile phone operating system that was released on July 24, 2013. This update brought New features Restricted Profiles for Multiple users (Tablets only) Google introduced multi-user profiles in the Android 4.2. In 4.3 a new feature called restricted profiles was added. Users can: Dial-pad Autocomplete The… Continue reading Android 4 Jelly Bean
Bottled water is now used in many parts of the world as a primary source of water for domestic consumption. While the taste may be good, some serious environmental problems with this practice include: Bottled water banned in New South Wales, Australia New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees ordered all State Government departments and agencies to… Continue reading Bottled water
The Renault Twizy is a four wheeled electric car with a maximum range of 100 km. It is classified in some countries as a quadricycle. It is produced by Renault and manufactured in Valladolid, Spain. Availability and pricing The Twizy was released for sale in France in March 2012 and in the UK and several other European… Continue reading Renault Twizy
The conventional car industry is now in sharp decline across the world while consumer demand for zero or low emissions green cars is rising fast. Electric vehicles are now the most popular option. The pseudo-freedom and autonomy offered by cars has largely become an accepted part of life for many in developed countries but is becoming less… Continue reading Green cars
A carbon tax is a mechanism for putting a price on the carbon dioxide pollution that results when fossil fuels are burnt. The Liberal (conservative) Government of British Columbia in Canada introduced a carbon tax in 2008 and was re-elected in 2009. Voters liked the revenue-neutral nature of the tax which put money in their pockets. Many… Continue reading Carbon tax
Cash payments from Australian taxpayers were included as part of the carbon tax introduced by the Australia Government in 2012. The following cash payments were made during the period 2001-2012: Generator name Recipient Cash payment Augusta Power Stations Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd $59,482,064.73 Loy Yang Power Station Great Energy Alliance Corp. Pty Ltd $240,116,761.67 Energy Brix… Continue reading Cash payments to Australian coal generators 2011-12
