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Can’t recycle glass or plastic in your area? Then make a bottle house.

Can’t recycle glass or plastic in your area? Then make a bottle house.

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. Read the full story

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BP’s Spill Response “plan” – laughable!

BP’s Spill Response “plan” – laughable!

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? Read the full story

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Australia and Green Education

Australia and Green Education

Australia has been praised for its commitment to green education in Copenhagen today (last year’s Hopenhagen Conference) (Friday 11 Dec, 2009). Read the full story

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Green banking? Well, there’s a novel idea.

Green banking? Well, there’s a novel idea.

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. Read the full story

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Plastic ain’t fantastic – time to live life without plastic!

Plastic ain’t fantastic – time to live life without plastic!

The beginning of the plastic era began in the early 1800s with the discovery of polystyrene and now in today’s world, life without plastic seems to be incomprehensible. Everybody, every single day, comes into contact with plastic. Read the full story

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The Chopstick Conundrum

The Chopstick Conundrum

Two small pieces of wood, pencil shaped and joined together at one end. You take the paper off, break them in half and then proceed to wolf down a tasty bowl of ramen or even some delicious sushi. But do you realise the true environmental impact of disposable chopsticks? Read the full story

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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? Read the full story

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321 – Time to tap into water

321 – Time to tap into water

Did you know that it takes at least 3 litres of water to make 1 litre of bottled water? 321 Water is here to help reduce that amount, and it is designed and manufactured in Australia!

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Energy shouldn’t cost lives

Energy shouldn’t cost lives

The Rainforest Action Network is launching a new campaign called Change Chevron.   Chevron has a brand new CEO, John Watson, and RAN is urging him to stop the destruction in Ecuador and turn the company around. Read the full story

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4 Simply Ways to Stop Climate Change

4 Simply Ways to Stop Climate Change

Did you know you can save money and help the planet by doing four simple things:

  1. By switching to GreenPower you can reduce your household carbon emissions to zero.
  2. Read the full story

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Green Weddings – Part 7 – The Gift Registry & Favours

Green Weddings – Part 7 – The Gift Registry & Favours

Congratulations, you’re getting married! My Green Australia is here to help you guide your way through the amazing amount of information about green weddings! Part 7 – The Gift Registry & Favours Read the full story

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Green Weddings – Part 6 – The Make up & Hair

Green Weddings – Part 6 – The Make up & Hair

Congratulations, you’re getting married!We are here to help you guide your way through the amazing amount of information about green weddings! Part 6 – The Make up & Hair Read the full story

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Green Weddings – Part 5 – The Food & Drinks

Green Weddings – Part 5 – The Food & Drinks

Congratulations, you’re getting married! My Green Australia is here to help you guide your way through the amazing amount of information about green weddings! Part 5 – The Food & Drinks Read the full story

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How to be green on a budget

How to be green on a budget

We are all becoming aware of the need to go green. We are recycling our newspapers and switching out light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs. Perhaps you want to go even more green, and looking at your budget, you are wondering about more ways to go green and reduce your overall Carbon Footprint. Your family can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars each year by using some of these tips and still be in your budget. Read the full story

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1 Million Women inspiring climate action

1 Million Women inspiring climate action

Climate change is real and it is transforming the way we live and the way society operates. ‘1 Million Women‘ is a campaign of daughters, mothers, sisters and grandmothers inspiring climate action. Read the full story

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31 Ways to beat loneliness while being green and frugal.

31 Ways to beat loneliness while being green and frugal.

There’s a lot said about how today’s society makes people dislocated, angry, lonely and solo.  But that doesn’t mean you have to be lonely.  The Green Revolution also has its own way of looking for things to do to stave off that feeling and here are a few carbon-OK ways to have fun. Read the full story

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5 Practical ways to go green now!

5 Practical ways to go green now!

Here are 5 very practical ways you can go green today. Read the full story

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Top Thirty Environmental Worries!

Top Thirty Environmental Worries!

No worries may soon die out as an Aussie saying.  It seems that throughout the world there is a high level of anxiety about the environment and that the present generation of children have nightmares and worries not in the world fifty years ago. Read the full story

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