Tag Archive for: environment

Think About Everything You Buy: The Zero Waste Lifestyle

Above: Blogger and author Erin Rhoads

By: Clare Bruce

In her new book Waste Not, eco-blogger Erin Rhoads says that every year, Australian households produce enough rubbish to fill a three bedroom home. Read more

The Great Ocean Cleanup Has Begun – Here’s Why it Matters

Above: Installation of System 001 at Pacific Trial test site on September 15. Credit: The Ocean Cleanup

By: Duncan Robinson

A remarkable process that was dreamed up by a teenager, has just begun in the Pacific Ocean—and it could help save our struggling ocean ecosystems. Read more

Hothouse Climate Change Will Make Parts of Earth Uninhabitable

By: Anne Rinaudo


An international study has found the Earth is at risk of entering a hothouse climate that could lead to global average temperatures of up to five degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial temperatures and long-term rises in the sea level of between 10 and 60 metres.
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Springtime Cuteness from Australian Baby Animals

By: Kim Wilkinson

Baby Wombats, tiny Tasmanian Devils and a Koala learning to jump for the first time – it doesn’t get much cuter, or more Australian, than this. Read more

Responsible Coffee Drinking Combines With Social Enterprise

By: Anne Rinaudo

As we wake up to the reality of environmental impact of the rubbish we create there is a tiny spot of good news. There is a plastic made, not from fossil fuel, but corn and it is totally compostable. Read more