Archive | June, 2010

Jojoba Oil – where did it go and is it a baldness cure?

Jojoba Oil – where did it go and is it a baldness cure?

Back in the 1970s one of our friends told us that Jojoba Oil was the next big thing. He was interested because he is involved in movements to save whales and stop their oil being harvested Continue Reading

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15 Ways to Break Bad Habits

15 Ways to Break Bad Habits

It seems to me that the horrors man has wreaked on the environment are, largely, rooted in ‘bad habits’.  Continue Reading

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How much power does your house suck up?

How much power does your house suck up?

I just found a terrific site that shows you how to calculate the power usage of all your appliances.  I was wondering whether our TV is a guzzler as often I tune it to its radio stations and listen to that.  Continue Reading

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Koala Tracker: Project Location

Koala Tracker: Project Location

The cute Koala is a our national animal. We all love Koalas but really how often do you actually see one in the wild? I have to admit the last time I saw a Koala in the wild was in 2005 at Apollo Bay, Victoria! wow, that was a long time ago! Continue Reading

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A green make-over on those formal clothes.

A green make-over on those formal clothes.

We have a family wedding coming up towards the end of the year and the suit I had made is way too big as I have lost weight (in a good way).  Too bad for that lovely silk suit I had hand tailored for me in Kuala Lumpur! Continue Reading

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Calling all Citizen Scientists and cockatoo enthusiasts

Calling all Citizen Scientists and cockatoo enthusiasts

The University of WA and WWF is calling to action anyone who is a citizen scientist or a cockatoo enthusiast in the Perth area to help them track the movements of the Carnaby Cockatoo. Continue Reading

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Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Roasted Radish and Asparagus Salad

Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Roasted Radish and Asparagus Salad

We are all trying to do our bit for the environment & diet makes a huge impact. So we bring you Meat Free Mid Week Recipes – Roasted Radish and Asparagus Salad Continue Reading

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The Green Pickings at the Sydney Film Festival

The Green Pickings at the Sydney Film Festival

The Sydney Film Festival is happening NOW – have you been to see any great movies at all? I am not sure which ones to see but if environmental films and docos are what you are after, then check this list out thanks to Greenpeace! Continue Reading

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“Trust Us” Is Getting Old

“Trust Us” Is Getting Old

When British Petroleum (BP) applied for a permit to build the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico and begin drilling, it claimed to have the technology and know-how to handle any oil spill. Continue Reading

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Shoe poverty is relative.

Shoe poverty is relative.

One of the good things about traveling is that it alerts you to the ways of life of  others. Continue Reading

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Making Creamy Icecream from just one ingredient.

Making Creamy Icecream from just one ingredient.

Here’s a great tip from a site I love. You can make creamy non-dairy ice-cream from frozen bananas. Continue Reading

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Nail Polish for Environmentalists?

Nail Polish for Environmentalists?

I think that, given the nature of nail polish, it may be impossible to track down a completely green one. After all, it is enamel paint containing a raft of chemicals, some, like formaldehyde, having been banned in Australia as carcinogenic. Continue Reading

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Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Great French Toast

Meat Free Mid Week Recipe – Great French Toast

We are all trying to do our bit for the environment & 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 Great French Toast. Continue Reading

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Is grass the unsustainable ‘green’?

Is grass the unsustainable ‘green’?

I just watched an hour David Suzuki programme (‘The Nature of Things’ ep. ‘American Savannah’  available to Aussie TV on SBS) on the world’s lawn obsession and it was an eye-opener. Continue Reading

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15 House Plants You Can Use As Air Purifiers

15 House Plants You Can Use As Air Purifiers

Amy Leigh has some great ideas for using house plants for natural air purifiers! Continue Reading

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