Sharing solutions that make the climate safer and our communities more liveable
We connect thinkers and rethinkers with doers, sharers and carers in Geelong and around the planet. BLOGPOSTS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Climate Emergency Petitionstorm Mobilising public and private resources to restore a safe climate for the common good In February 2016, global temperatures spiked to well over 1.5°C above pre-industrial times, just weeks after the Paris resolution aimed at not exceeding that benchmark. (See: Climate Reality Check) Ask the Australian parliament
As levels of global temperatures, greenhouse gas pollution, the sea and governmental hypocrisy all keep rising, we too must now rise to challenge our failing leaders. Welcome to an hour’s podcast about climate frontlines, blatant hypocrisy of Environment Minister Greg Hunt embarrassing his country at the UN Climate Agreement signing
The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 20 April 2016 is about ethics and honesty in relation to how we are changing the planet’s climate and eco-systems. It is the hour where we, inspired by the Climate Emergency Declaration Petition, take a look at what it will take before
The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 13 April 2016 reports live from the You Yangs, a mountain 20 minutes outside Geelong, where around 50 volunteers planted trees around Big Rock, as the beginning of a ‘Green Corridor’ through the Geelong region and the preparation for the M~M2016, the
Ursula Rakova’s entire community at Carteret Islands is currently relocating because of the impacts of climate change. Together with Pais Taehu, Chairman of the Coalition of the Atolls, she sets out to open a dialogue about what moves Australians and about what Australia’s response should be now. Ursula Rakova is
Many people put solar panels on their roof because they are conscious of the climate crisis, but they may not be aware that the benefits to the climate of doing that is completely undermined if that same household eats just one or two steaks a week[1]. Or that it is
A Sustainable Hour powered on solar and aired live on FM and streaming from The Farmer’s Place on ‘Mini Farmer’s Day’, 30 March 2016 – an event which kicked off the annual ‘Eat Local Month’ in Geelong. Guests in the hour: • Sarah Bolus, Eat Local Month (2:00–3:50) • Steven
Jackray Black wrote on 29 March 2016: Last night in the middle of the night I woke and couldn’t go back to sleep, ruminating on the low point we witnessed last night on ABC Television. Greg Hunt, in response to losing 1/4 of the Great Barrier Reef to a massive
The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 23 March 2016 marks the World Meteorological Day, a global event organised by the World Meteorological Organization and the worldwide meteorological community with the goal “to contribute to a better understanding of climate variability and climate change, as well as to the
Councillors are our locally elected representatives. In City of Greater Geelong, they are elected for four year terms to represent 12 local areas. They meet regularly to deal with a wide range of issues and may be able to meet with and discuss issues with ratepayers. So, at a personal