Fresh green links...

4 degrees of change - a map of what 4 degrees of increased temperature would do to our world, created by the UK government. Click on the labels at the bottom to show or hide the sections you’re interested in, then click on the circles with plus signs to show information about that area. Timor Sea oil spill, in pictures - I don’t understand why this isn’t getting more coverage: oil is valuable (even if...

Mmm, I’d love a cuppa right now...

I’ve been trying to drink less soft-drink lately. Partly for the sake of the environment, because of all the plastic and waste that each bottle or can of sugar water involves. And partly for the sake of my waistline - I just don’t burn off the kilojoules the way I used to So I’ve been drinking more tea and coffee as well as plain water. Not that tea and coffee don’t have an impact of their own,...

Are you an environmental professional?...

If you work in any environmental-related industry or non-profit, you might like to take a look at this survey from RMIT and the Environmental Jobs Network. They’re researching the range of professional environmental jobs across Australia, to identify the types of skills, knowledge and experience associated with these jobs. This info will be used to create a 2010 Australian Guide to Environmental Careers. The guide...

Fresh green links...

Poppy (11) and Jarrah (9) at Great Barrier Reef International Day of Climate Action is tomorrow - people around the world will be doing group activities to show their support for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, with 350.org presenting photos and petitions from all the groups to world leaders. See this map to find out what’s happening near you on Saturday 24th October. So far I know about a bike ride and a visit...

Would you like a green, clean job?...

Recently I posted about ending the coal industry in Australia. Although it only contributes 1.3% of Australia’s employment, that’s still over 200,000 people affected by the change. But it doesn’t have to mean that they’re out of work - we’ll be needing lots of people to work in new clean energy industries. Plus, we can’t be telling our kids to head off to the mines and rigs for a well-paid...

Spoofing the Coal Association’s ads...

The Australian Coal Association is running an ad in areas that have close election results and a lot of mining jobs. It’s a supposedly heartfelt plea to the government to “cut emissions, not jobs”. But that kind of oh-so-serious advert is always a challenge to Aussies: how soon can we make fun of it? I know of 3 spoofs versions of the ads doing the rounds already. The first two I heard about via Rooted....

Best of Blog Action Day 09...

With over 12,000 blog posts in the last 24 hours all on the topic of climate change, I certainly haven’t read them all. But here’s my favourites from Blog Action Day so far: Two things you can do to stop climate change - from the evergreen Treehugger blog. Fear and love - is what makes Tricia at Little Eco Footprints make changes in her life to prevent climate change. Tour Google’s green campus - 6...

Fresh green links...

I’m going to do another link post later today, with the best Blog Action Day posts I’ve read. But for now… Arctic Sea Ice 101 - fantastic video from the NASA Earth Sciences group. The speaker gives a clear explanation of what’s going on with the melting ice-cap, then tells us about NASA’s scientific mission to measure the situation up there in more detail. Why high-speed trains are vital...

Blog Action Day: What are you doing about climate ...

Today is Blog Action Day, when bloggers all around the world write on the same topic to raise awareness about how an issue affects our world. This year’s theme is: climate change! Because climate change is a subject I write about regularly, I hope my regular readers will forgive me if I don’t go into detail explaining what it is! If you’re a new visitor, definitely check out the Australian Conservation...

10 how-tos...

There are so many how-to articles out there that are supposed to help you green your life that it can be a bit difficult to sort through them all. Today I’ve collected my own favourites for you to look at, ones I’ve used myself and ones that inspire me to do more in the future. If you’ve got your own favourites, let me know in the comments. How to green your home - The Australian Conservation Foundation’s...