Sharing solutions that make the climate safer and our communities more liveable
The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 27 August 2014 is inspired by the two-minute trailer for the new documentary ‘Disruption’, which is premiering in the United States on 7 September, exactly two weeks before the Global Climate Action Day and the largest climate action march ever in New
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 our air pollution? Watch this little video-clip to get an
In Australia, the National Tree Day is coming up, and in the 34th Sustainable Hour, we take this as an opportunity to go green and talk in-depth about both practical and visionary aspects of tree planting. As part of the Greenway Project, Geelong Council will plant over 60,000 trees and
Have you ever considered taking a climate leave? Going on climate leave works in the same way as when going on parental leave. You take time off from work to do something good – in this case not for a newborn child, but for the planet. Something that benefits everyone.
In Adelaide, Australia’s fifth-largest city with 1.3 million residents, 51 artists submitted 66 different works for the fifth Solar Art Prize which offered a first prize of AUS$ 8,000 worth of solar panels, along with four minor prizes of AUS$ 5,000 each of solar vouchers. The winner of the $8,000
In this Earth Day Special on 23 April 2014, The Sustainable Hour explores what our relationship with the natural world means, what we can learn from looking at old civilisations that collapsed, and from traditional, indigenous people. How moving from the ‘take, make and waste’ mentality to a ‘borrow, use
“Renew Geelong!”, everyone says – but how? For a start by creating a new narrative around how we deal with the employment crisis that Geelong is currently experiencing. In Chinese writing, the word ‘crisis’ is made up of two signs – one for ‘danger’ and one for ‘opportunity’. In The
The solution is clear: cheaper, renewable energy in a fossil fuel free world. To become part of that solution we must all educate ourselves – along with those who are dear to us – so we can make the right choices. Here is a booklet which contains inspiration and ideas
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 short, by focusing all our energy not on fighting the
Meet the Alternative Technology Association’s Geelong EV Branch. You could describe them as nerds who take pleasure in spending endless hours on solving mechanical and electronic challenges as an expensive hobby. But you could also see these men and women as some of the true climate-champions of Geelong – carbon-pioneers