Should I send this to some politicians?...

Sorry for the lack of posting - I was busy with the Walk Against Warming on the weekend, then sick with a cold. I’m hoping to put up some photos from the Perth/Fremantle walk later this week. For now, take a look at this video on the science of climate change. I’ve been thinking I should email it to all the politicians from the major parties who seem to think that climate change is something that’ll...

Don’t sweat the small stuff...

I’ve lost count of how many “101 Things You Can Do To Save The Earth” lists I’ve seen. And although some items crop up again and again, it seems like there’s an unlimited supply of tiny tips we should be following. But not every green change in our lives is equally worth our time and energy. We need to prioritise our sustainable options, so that we’re getting the most benefit from our...

Perth is Australia’s least sustainable city...

I was disappointed, but not surprised, to find out last week that Perth is Australia’s least sustainable city (PDF) according to the Australian Conservation Foundation’s rankings. I know that people here aren’t as green as they could be, and that we lack a lot of the resources that make sustainable living an easier choice. Perth has a population getting up to 1.8 million people, sprawled all over a...

TEDxSydney talks...

A short while ago, there was a TED talk spinoff event in Sydney. TED talks feature people with big ideas about the world, and the demand for their events has grown so much that it’s impossible for them to include all the speakers they’d like, or to cater to all the people who’d love to go to one of the conferences. So they’ve been having extra events in other cities so people can organise their...

Environmental art...

Photo credit: Urban Camoflage Art has the ability to make us look at the world in a new way, to bring a different perspective to our everyday lives. I love seeing artists come up with ideas that say something about environmental and sustainability issues. Chris Jordan is the artist most greenies have heard of before, with his giant canvases filled with photos of disposable objects. Lately he’s been taking photos...

Videos on science and the environment...

I’m feeling a bit under the weather, so no real post today. Just some videos from this year’s TED conference that I’m going to watch this week. If you’ve already seen these, let me know what you thought about them… Catherine Mohr builds a green house (6:13 minutes) Chef Dan Barber: how to keep fish on the menu (19:02 minutes) Michael Specter: The danger of science denial (16:29 minutes)

Innovating to zero...

Bill Gates, owner of Microsoft and one of the world’s largest charity organisations, has come out on the side of the greenies. He’s realised the importance of fixing climate change, and he’s come to that realisation via his interest in relieving extreme poverty around the world. Last week, he gave a fascinating TED talk. You might have heard me mention TED talks before, they feature speakers who are...

Good to know…...

Happy Valentines Day! There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the entertainment can be reduced proportionately. When the affection IS the entertainment, we no longer...

Happy new year!...

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful bunch of Christmas and New Year celebrations with your family and friends. A lot of people are posting their New Year’s Resolutions, including all of us greenies. I’ve decided that this year I’m not going to make resolutions, or set goals, or any of that. I’m taking a different approach this year, and picking a word to focus on. I got the idea from...

Electric Car song...

Some of you might have seen this already, but it’s too cute not to share. It’s the animated music video to the new song “Electric Car” by indie band They Might Be Giants. It’s from their new album “Here Comes Science”, which is aimed at kids. But I’m seriously thinking of buying it anyway