One of the best ways of saving money and carbon is to make the ‘family drive’ or weekend holiday pay for itself by passing by a few farms where they sell produce for low cost in season. Continue Reading
Posted on 31 May 2010.
One of the best ways of saving money and carbon is to make the ‘family drive’ or weekend holiday pay for itself by passing by a few farms where they sell produce for low cost in season. Continue Reading
Posted in Family, Garden7 Comments
Posted on 30 May 2010.
We have a problem here in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Nobody recycles glass bottles as the nearest recycler would be a very long drive away in Guadalajara or as far as Mexico City. Continue Reading
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Posted on 29 May 2010.
The World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park is set to expand thanks to the Jeffrey Lee. The sole member of the Djok clan and senior custodian of the land known as Koongarra has offered the sacred lands to be added for protection and conservation. Continue Reading
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Posted on 28 May 2010.
Sydney has become the first city in Australia to get a public on-street electric car charging station. This is just brilliant news and hopefully it will not be the last one in our country. Continue Reading
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Posted on 27 May 2010.
I am sure everyone is well aware and well versed about the horrible spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But did you realise that part of the “plan” directs BP media spokespeople to never make “promises that property, ecology, or anything else will be restored to normal? Continue Reading
Posted in Events, Green News and Issues2 Comments
Posted on 26 May 2010.
Loud, sharp or constant noise in the workplace, home or leisure areas can cause hearing impairment, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, annoyance and aggression, sleep disturbance, and a lowering of learning capability which can be measured in school results. Continue Reading
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Posted on 26 May 2010.
We are all trying to do our bit for the environment & cutting meat out of our diet makes a huge impact. So we bring you Meat Free Mid Week Recipes – this week Portobello Mushroom with Grilled Feta Burger. Continue Reading
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Posted on 25 May 2010.
Just because you are green doesn’t mean you have to look like a hairy hippie from the 1970s! Hair removal actually can help eliminate bacteria from your skin and stops B.O.. Continue Reading
Posted on 23 May 2010.
We all need a few factoids to throw out there at dinner parties when we’re faced with that non-believer who thinks that recycling is a waste of time. So I thought I would put a few ‘gee whiz!’ statements together! Continue Reading
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Posted on 21 May 2010.
Australia has been praised for its commitment to green education in Copenhagen today (last year’s Hopenhagen Conference) (Friday 11 Dec, 2009). Continue Reading
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Posted on 20 May 2010.
I had a problem. All my reusable small bags to refill at markets or supermarkets with fruit and veges were heavy and at the checkout, the girls would get frustrated as they couldn’t see the contents. Continue Reading
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Posted on 19 May 2010.
We are all trying to do our bit for the environment and we know that cutting meat out of our diet makes a huge impact. So My Green Australia brings you Meat Free Mid Week Recipes – this week Vegan Spinach Quiche with Brown Basmati Crust! Continue Reading
Posted on 19 May 2010.
Bendigo Bank in Australia has always been innovative. They were the first to go BACK into rural communities and open small shopfront banks accessible to remote areas so kudos to them for saving people barrels of oil wasted on travel. Continue Reading
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Posted on 18 May 2010.
As winter approaches so do colds. Continue Reading
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Posted on 17 May 2010.
Many people lived through earlier days when ‘plenty’ and ‘more, more, more’ were the catch-cries. Many oldies have forgotten how hard their parents had it going right back say, into the 1930s. Continue Reading
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Posted on 16 May 2010.
I am in the process of covering our shed roof with succulents and prickly cactus, not just as a green enhancer for our tiny block of land but as an intruder deterrent. Continue Reading
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Posted on 15 May 2010.
Here’s a new idea – a coffee filter straw and a tea filter straw to save using teabags and bought coffee. It is called ‘Wisdom Wand’. Continue Reading
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