Fresh green links

Not many links this week: did I miss something interesting going on in the world of green? If so, leave a comment and let me know!

The Story of Bottled Water – Annie Leonard releases another one of her informative videos, this time about bottled water. Give it a look if you’re still buying the bottled stuff.

The Plastiki sets sail – a boat made of discarded plastic, travelling from California to Sydney to show the damage plastic does to our oceans.

Prime Carbon convicted of greenwash in carbon credits – and LG greenwashing their fridges too. At least they got caught. If you suspect a company is not telling the truth about their green credentials, make sure you report them for it.

Warmer waters bleaching the Lord Howe island reef – one of the southern-most reefs in the world, and yet it’s still too hot.

Are you registered to vote at your current address? How about your friends and family? There’s a bill in front of parliament that will cut off voter registration within 6 hours of an election being called. This is discriminatory against young people, renters, and people who have difficulty understanding electoral forms, and is designed to restrict the number of Australian citizens who participate in our democratic system. GetUp has a campaign against it if you’d like to sign up.