“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
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How to divest: Quick Guide
Content on this page: 1) Introduction 2) Australian Divestment Quick Guide 3) Clippings from the divestment news stream Momentum is growing for the divestment movement, in Australia as well as globally. The powerful things about divestment is that it is
City of Greater Geelong endorses the One Planet Living principles
In the evening on 28 October 2014, Geelong’s Council approved a new Environment Management Strategy. It was a cheerful moment for both the councillors and the local residents who had been following and influencing the process. The paper has been
Getting off the tiger without being eaten
“Climate change is a powerful tiger to ride. The clever part is how to get off the tiger without being eaten,” wrote Dr Quentin Farmar-Bowers in a letter he sent on 23 October 2014 to the two Australian ministers who are
Breaking point: Enter the conversation about solutions
Are we arriving at a breaking point in September 2014: a sudden release of amazing enthusiasm and energy because millions of people now have entered the conversation about solutions to our energy crisis, or rather: the problems we create with
Renew Geelong’s air, spirit and economy with renewables
A board on Tasmania is about to make a big decision. Should they invest in a two-billion-dollar wind farm on King Island? A fossil-fuel funded lobby group has managed to create a major drama around the board’s proposed decision, and
The simple “virus” that spreads excitement
Overall strategy input / brainstorm by Mik Aidt for the workshop “How society can resore safe climate” on 1 July 2015 Elevator summary: We need to invent an exciting and simple ‘virus’ which makes people want to engage and which
From doom to joy
The Sustainable Hour on 19 March 2014 looks into our choice between free and clean energy along with a safer climate on one hand, and expensive, polluting burning of carbon combined with catastrophic climate-doom with economic collapse on the other.
Connecting the sustainable community
On 29 January 2014, The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse had three guests in the radio studio to give the listeners the lastest news about various sustainable community initiatives in Geelong region: • Goshen Watts, Transition South Barwon (0:00–12:00)
The secret of change
Scientists tell us The Destruction is around the corner. Our politicians refuse to listen, and so does the majority of the population. Its a bizarre and dangerous situation. How are we to change things? I believe the answer is, in