She’s back!...

Hello again! I’m sorry I’ve been silent for so long - I’ve been having hosting and domain trouble, but it’s all better now. I’ve taken the time to do some research into environmental issues, catch up on some reading, and have a few new ideas for the blog. But for now, here’s a quick recap of what I’ve found interesting since the last time I posted: The Budget The Rudd government...

Al Gore presentation at TED conference...

So what’s Al Gore been up to lately? One of the things he’s been doing is giving a presentation at one of the TED conferences: these bring together “the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers” in the areas of technology, entertainment and design. Other speakers have included J.J. Abrams, the creator of TV’s Lost and Alias; entrepreneur Richard Branson; physicist Stephen Hawking;...

Review: An Inconvenient Truth...

It’s been two years since Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, was released in cinemas, and I decided to watch it again to see how it holds up. I bought the DVD, which has environmentally-friendly packaging: a slim cardboard sleeve instead of a hard plastic case, and the wrapper was biodegradable. Apparently a tree will be planted for each DVD sold, although I didn’t look into the details of...

Anti-greenwashing campaign by Choice Magazine...

Thanks everyone for being patient while I sorted out my blog hosting. Sorry, subscribers: I think you got a test post that Wordpress sends out automatically upon install. Anyway, on with the new content…The other day Wilma from O2 mentioned that The Australian Consumers’ Association is starting a campaign against greenwashing in our supermarkets, and you can help by letting them know of any bad examples you’ve...

Upgrade and change...

Over the next few days I’ll be switching my web hosting to another company. There may be a few days where you can’t access the site or the blog, but I’ll be posting again next week. Cheers, Julie