Pasha protest...

Last night Greenpeace used the coal ship Pasha, which is beached near Newcastle due to violent storms, as a venue for a protest against Australia’s continued commitment to using coal for electricity. They beamed the words “This is what climate change looks like” onto the side of the ship using laser lights, and “Coal Causes Climate Chaos” as well. I think it’s an innovative way to protest:...

Carbon Cops...

Carbon Cops is a new show on the ABC at 8pm on Tuesdays. I thought it might be too similar to SBS’s Eco-House Challenge, but it has a different format, more like “Green Eye for the Carbon Guy” than the long-term challenge of the SBS show. The show sends in two “Carbon Cops” to audit a family’s energy use, help them make their house more efficient, then challenge them to cut their carbon...

Sustainable Energy Expo...

On Saturday we went to the Master Builders HomeStyle Show & Sustainable Energy Expo at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre. We learned 3 things: It’s very hard to get to the PCEC carpark when you are coming from Riverside Drive. There’s a bit of greenwash going on at the Sustainable Energy Expo. The greenwash wasn’t nearly as scary as the affluenza and excess consumption going on at the...

Shower timer...

The other day I was at The Body Shop to return my empty moisturiser containers (yay for businesses who recycle their containers!), and they were having a cross-promotion with the Australian Conservation Foundation about climate change and the drought. I bought a shower-timer for $1.95: it’s a little sand-timer on a suction cup, and it’s got 4 minutes worth of sand in it. I’ve always taken long showers…...

Book review: The Rough Guide to Climate Change...

I picked up a copy of this a few weeks ago from Planet Books. It’s a guide to the science of climate change, part of the Rough Guide series which are known for their travel guides, but are now branching out into different topics. People who want to gain a solid understanding of the science and solutions will find the Rough Guide to Climate Change useful and easy to understand. The sections are: the Basics, explaining...