So many times we walk along beaches and river banks and see tangled clumps of old fishing line, lead sinkers attached.  People are just now beginning to be aware that the lead is a hazard and the line will tangle around the necks, feet and wings of birds, be ingested by larger fish and generally cause havoc. Read the full story

There are many who believe that ‘green’ is a religion. Others even add it to the list of stringent ethical mores by which they live, ‘non-green’ behaviour taking on the gravity of a sin. It can be a serious business. Read the full story

I have been to some disgusting places in my life.  Some of the beaches in Thailand would easily win the award for the Dirtiest place in the world. Read the full story

Fireworks are used at every major celebration all around the world and it’s probably a bit of a downer to start analyzing just how bad they can be for the environment.  Read the full story

Recently my friend took a flight for his work to Canberra from Melbourne on Qantas. He took these photos on the flight for us to see how Qantas is “helping” the environment.  WARNING: This post will be filled with extreme sarcasm. Read the full story

It’s hard to look at tie-dyed clothes without taking a trip back in time – But fear not! There are other ways to dye and be fabulous too! Read the full story

In simple terms, old-growth forests and clean oceans, through their absorption of massive quantities of CO2 from the atmosphere, are our greatest army to fight climate change.  Read the full story

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

One of the good things about traveling is that it alerts you to the ways of life of  others. Read the full story

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. Read the full story

I don’t know if you have been to the shops lately to buy food but I have, and let me tell you, it is expensive! The cost of food in Australia feels like it is going up and up! So naturally it is time to smarten up and get wise about our food waste. Read the full story

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

Broken and old skateboards are given a new lease of life by Haroshi. The laminated maple is defly crafted into series of playful and colourful artworks. Read the full story

Chris Jordan, a photographer from Seattle USA, is raising consciousness through his art of the far-reaching and destruction consequences of our modern habits. Read the full story