Archive | April, 2010

Drinking Green while Travelling

Drinking Green while Travelling

We all know that bottled water is the absolute scourge of the earth and we really need to start cutting back on buying these products – but how do we do that while travelling? Continue Reading

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Trendspotting: Eco Graffiti

Trendspotting: Eco Graffiti

I am not a fan of graffiti most of the time but these are just too good to pass up on. Environmental messages in graffiti form! Do you think it helps get the word out there? Continue Reading

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Redesigning the modern office.

Redesigning the modern office.

What do you think office buildings of the future will be like? I am thinking more open spaces, carbon neutral and buildings will definitely take on living walls. The Macquarie Building in Sydney takes on a whole new design and look. So what do you think, good or bad? Continue Reading

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Round up: Eco Tourism VICTORIA

Round up: Eco Tourism VICTORIA

Victoria, Australia is home to white sandy beaches, rainforests, deserts, and snow covered mountains. It is also the place I grew up in and love! My Green Australia is here to help you find some of the best eco holiday spots around! Continue Reading

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The Uniform Project

The Uniform Project

I have been watching The Uniform Project as it shows the world that wearing the same thing day in and day out doesn’t have to be boring! Continue Reading

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House paints that are green by nature.

House paints that are green by nature.

Painting can be a super-fast makeover and comparatively cheap but it is important to prepare surfaces well, to choose paints suited to your region and not to skimp on the planning stage.  Continue Reading

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Upcycled Wetsuit Material Turned into a Laptop Sleeve

Upcycled Wetsuit Material Turned into a Laptop Sleeve

Upcycling left over wetsuit material to make a laptop sleeve? Tell me more! Continue Reading

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Obsessive Consumption

Obsessive Consumption

Could you actually sit and catalogue everything you buy? How about if you had to illustrate it? Continue Reading

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The GoodWood Guide

The GoodWood Guide

Are you doing a little building or renovating? Have you considered what kind of wood you will use? Well you probably should considering every year around the world, seven million hectares of ancient forest are logged, cleared or severely degraded. That’s 20 soccer fields a minute! Continue Reading

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TakeOut WithOut

TakeOut WithOut

Have you gone out for your usual Friday night Chinese take away and just realised how many plastic boxes, forks, spoons and napkins you end up getting? It all adds up! That is where TakeOut WithOut comes in to help! Continue Reading

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Hen Architecture

Hen Architecture

If you have ever thought about keeping chickens but, somewhere deep down inside, you didn’t want to since you never like how a hen house looked? Well now you have no more excuses! Frederik Roijé’s Breed Retreat is an architectural delight. Continue Reading

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Northeast China Zoo Sells Tiger Bone Wine

Northeast China Zoo Sells Tiger Bone Wine

It appears to be a bad year for Tigers considering it is the “Year of the Tiger”. A secret trade in “tiger bone wine” in a northeast China zoo has been revealed. And sadly, this is not an April Fools joke! Continue Reading

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