A great video to pick you up today! This is what happens when you recycle!

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Picture if you will the evolution of our species.

In a very Homer-esque (Simpson rather than Iliad) way we’ve evolved to a point and are now devolving. We were once hairy cavemen dragging home our tapas at the point of a blunt club and now we are mere couchmen, nursing our irradiated Lite’n’Lazies on our rotund bellies, fueling our demise via coronary artery blockages.

Where did our ingenuity go? Why do we now buy rather than jury rig? Continue Reading

Today we have a guest post from Lucinda over at ECO friendly Packaging!

“I have come across a couple of products in pouch/squishy bottles and thought I would get the low down on how these compare to rigid plastic bottles. I have verified this info with an eco packaging expert & the news is as good as plastic packaging could be…” Continue Reading

While rummaging through the Cotton, Inc. web site (which is a fascinating and well done site), I quickly realized that the Great Cotton Debate is being recast. Continue Reading

Do you live in the Kyneton area of Victoria and looking for an creative outlet? Well lucky you as Melbourne designers Emma Grace and Ellie Mücke invite you to be inspired by their novel approaches to making new from old! Crafters – keep reading! Continue Reading

Joost Bakker has a new Greenhouse by Joost temporary restaurant in Sydney, Australia! If you don’t know what this is then read on as this is a great testament to the thinking outside the proverbial box!

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Nano-Stealth. Nano-textiles are to organic clothing as GMO crops are to organic foods. Continue Reading

The Green Cities Convention looks as though it will be terrific this year.  This is an exhibition for developers, builders and interested people who are committed to the notion of cities changing their approach to planning to achieve a green standard.  There will be some world famous speakers and you will certainly learn a lot about the 21st century city and how it can use less energy and be more sustainable. Continue Reading

We think of deserts as dry wastelands incapable of food production.  Surprisingly, there is often enough rainfall to support vegetation.  The problem is that most of this water falls only over the course of one week and pools in aquifers a meter below the surface.   Continue Reading

Are you a fashion designer with a sustainable edge? Why not test your mettle with Australian Museum and the Fashion Less Waste Design Competition! Continue Reading

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I am not usually a big fan of Valentines Day, I am not sure why it just never really resonated with me but I am here to change that… with a competition!  Continue Reading

WWF Earth Hour Awards 2011 are now on and it is time to unearth inspiring stories of Australian’s who are “Going Beyond the Hour”

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I had to show you guys these chairs… I kind of heart them big time! (excuse my bad english there!)

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Buy organic clothing for the health of our planet; wear organic clothing for your health. The reality and perils of global warming have finally broken through the walls surrounding mainstream collective consciousness and have become hot news. Continue Reading

While it is better to try to cut down what we use (particularly those dreadful plastic bottles) and not add to the piles of garbage, it is heartening to know that there are a few processes to make something wanted out of our plastic bottles. Continue Reading

You may have heard about Bokashi Buckets but have no idea what they are about? Here is our low down on the indoor composting system.

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To what extent does the Internet’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions affect our world, and do the benefits outweigh the costs? Continue Reading

The dreaded cane toad! Introduced to our shores, they are now an unmanageable pest that are well known to kill native (and non-native!) wildlife due to their highly toxic glands.  Gideon Shoes have stepped up to the challenge and have created a hand-crafted, anti-sweatshop company that now makes fresh new sneakers from the tanned hide of the toad! Continue Reading