Sharing solutions that make the climate safer and our communities more liveable
On 8 April 2015 on 94.7 The Pulse, we move into unchartered waters asking questions about the choices we make in our daily lives. How do we live responsibly in a technological age? How do we make the best choices? What is the core of our personal well-being? Welcome to
Our guests in the 65th Sustainable Hour were Rob Gell and Christine Couzens. “The Chinese understand. We are laggards in Australia in our understanding. The media in particular. Journalists have really not chosen to inform themselves. There are very few journalists in this country with a real understanding,” said Rob
“We are putting climate change back on the agenda in Victoria”, climate minister Lisa Neville declared at the Australian Coastal Councils Conference last week, promising to make the Victorian state a national and international leader on the issue. In the 64th Sustainable Hour, we are talking about climate change and
The 61st edition of The Sustainable Hour is coloured by the Sustainable Living Festival which currently runs in Geelong and Melbourne with more than 80 events. Dave Kerin gives us an update about the launch of the first Earthworker factory and their plans for starting one in Geelong as well,
Ray Ingwersen from Geelong Sustainability is guest in the 58th Sustainable Hour on 4 February 2015. He explains why social factors such as loneliness, isolation and inequality must be taken into account if we wish to create a broader engagement in climate action and sustainable living in the community. With
Religious leaders: Time to join the climate struggle Many consider you moral lighthouses. Show them that you are worthy of their trust. By Jens-André Herbener, historian of religion, University of South Denmark Dear leaders of Denmark’s religious communities Already in 1992, 1,700 of the world’s leading scientists and
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A revolution is happening under our noses: We’re watching a bright green coalition begin to build a future that makes sense in our lifetime. Wind energy is now cheaper than coal. The only thing standing in the way for a transition to clean energy and a safer climate is political
In the 55th Sustainable Hour on 10 December 2014 we talk with Andrea Pape from The Give Grid about sustainability in the community service sector, and with Sustainability Officer Tim Mordaunt from Geelong Council about the new Greenhouse Gas Strategy review. On 5 December, Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons was spruiking
“I want to do something for Geelong. Its got a great infrastructure. The facilities are all available here, the skilled labour is available. And of course, the cost of setting up something here is much lower than in Melbourne and Sydney. My dream is that I want to see Geelong