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The end of the world as we know it

Where are we at? In the 21st century the world has entered a time of ...
The Earth seen from Apollo 17

Stop logging Melbourne water catchments

Logging is still allowed in five of Melbourne’s water catchments. This logging has been scientifically ...
Logging in Armstrong Creek catchment, visible from Reefton Spur Rd

Melbourne water usage

The city of Melbourne, Australia, has extensive forested water catchments. Over the period 1995 to 2006, ...
Melbourne water dam

Greenprint

This is a Greenprint that identifies strategies, actions and approaches for moving towards a sustainable ...
Greentprint

Green facts

Trains carry a lot more people than cars Carbon usage by humans Around 100 million ...

Green cars

The conventional car industry is now in sharp decline across the world while consumer demand ...
Hyundai Ioniq

Energy saving tips

With climate change now an acknowledged problem, many people are keen to know what they ...
Energy saving

Climate change

Climate change is now acknowledged by science as a serious issue resulting from increases in the ...
Colour-coded world map produced by NASA showing where solar energy has maximum effect.

Brown Mountain old growth forest

The wonderful old growth forest of Brown Mountain in East Gippsland is now being logged. There are ...
Stump of Brown Mountain old growth tree logged in November 2008

Sustainable houses

5 star rated houses in Victoria, Australia

In Victoria all new homes built since July 2004 have been required to achieve a 5 star rating. ...
House 7 - circa 2006, some eaves

Brunswick West house

Stuart McQuire’s home in West Brunswick was the first in Victoria and the second in ...
Front view, Brunswick West house

CERES EcoHouse

The CERES EcoHouse is a sustainable display home that provides working examples of sustainable features that can ...
CERES house

Kancoona house

The Kancoona house is a stone dwelling in Victoria’s north east that has a standalone energy system ...
Kancoona House

Knoxfield house

This two bedroom house was designed to be as sustainable as possible on a small ...
Knoxfield house

Surrey Hills House

Owners Peter Campbell and Lena Sanci Location Surrey Hills, Melbourne Country Australia Type Sustainable renovation ...
Surrey Hills House rear view

Sustainable house design features checklist

This article summaries features and opportunities for maximising the sustainable design features of a building. ...
Green checklist

Community action

Victorian Green Paper submission by Lighter Footprints

Submission from Lighter Footprints Climate Change Action Group (working draft) Response of Lighter Footprints to ...

Stop logging Melbourne water catchments

Logging is still allowed in five of Melbourne’s water catchments. This logging has been scientifically ...
Logging in Armstrong Creek catchment, visible from Reefton Spur Rd

Solar Neighbourhoods Campaign

The Solar Neighbourhoods Campaign was a program offered by Beyond Building Energy, a Brisbane-based company, for installing a grid ...

Portsea Front Beach erosion

The Portsea Front Beach has suffered very serious erosion since deepening of the shipping channel in Port ...
Portsea front beach erosion June 2010

North South pipeline, Victoria

The North South pipeline was announced by the Victorian Labor Government in 2007 to take water from ...
North south pipeline protest

Million solar roofs initiative

The Million Solar Roofs Intiative (MSRI) is an initiative in the United States to install solar panels ...
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