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Tag: community energy

People and communities cut the carbon

10 April 2019 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters Comments Off on People and communities cut the carbon

Hepburn community heads for zero carbon by 2029, Shannon Lughnone sets out on an extremely long walk, Extinction Rebellion group starts in Geelong, and Mik has decided to ‘walk the talk’, get solar and renovate his house.

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Community climate action event in Geelong

29 September 2018 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters Comments Off on Community climate action event in Geelong

Climate change forum to highlight solutions • School students, churches and sustainability groups collaborate about community-focused sustainability event • A panel of experts at Geelong West Town Hall to provide the latest climate science, solutions and inspire local action •

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Liberating wind of change in Geelong region

22 August 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters Comments Off on Liberating wind of change in Geelong region

An energetic Sustainable Hour where two friends of the wind – Friends of the Earth Melbourne’s Yes2Renewables coordinator Pat Simons and community-owned Hepburn Wind’s community manager Taryn Lane – help us bust a couple of industrial wind farm and power price myths,

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Eco-loop dream a reality: energy saved, waste reduced

8 August 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters Comments Off on Eco-loop dream a reality: energy saved, waste reduced

Be the difference: We have five extraordinary guests and speakers in The Sustainable Hour on 8 August 2018 who each are making a significant difference as innovators, pioneers and leaders in their respective fields – turning eco-loop dreams into reality,

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When an airborne catastrophe hangs over our heads, here’s what we do

27 June 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters Comments Off on When an airborne catastrophe hangs over our heads, here’s what we do

Guests in The Sustainable Hour on 27 June 2018 in order of appearance: • Colin Mockett’s global outlook • Josh Meadows, media and communication officer, Environmental Justice Australia, about the Beyond Coal and Gas Jamboree • Dr Chris Atmore, lawyer,

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People-powered solutions saving on emissions and money

16 May 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters Comments Off on People-powered solutions saving on emissions and money

“Decarbonisation is the great task of our generation and Costa Rica must be one of the first countries in the world to accomplish it, if not the first.” ~ Carlos Alvarado, President of Costa Rica, May 2018 Find out what

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Replacing Big Energy with community solar

15 May 2018 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, Recommendation Comments Off on Replacing Big Energy with community solar

The Geelong Community Solar Rebellion Why I am interested in this community solar program Interviews with Jen Fuller, Sheryl Biddle and Lindsey Fuller recorded after Alex Georgiou’s presentation at Geelong Library on 14 May 2018 . . . . .

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Sow beauty and free energy, not pollution and destruction

26 April 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters Comments Off on Sow beauty and free energy, not pollution and destruction

Replacing Big Energy with community solar. Podcast about the community rebellion. Our guest in the sustainable studio on 25 April 2018 is Geelong Sustainability’s project manager Dan Cowdell, who has great news about ‘CORE Geelong One’ – a newly launched solar

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Renters going solar and a regenerative gruffalo

13 December 2017 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters Comments Off on Renters going solar and a regenerative gruffalo

In The Sustainable Hour on 13 December 2017, we talk about Tony’s trip last week to the front line in the battle against the Adani coal mine in Queensland. Tony interviewed 71-year-old Audrey Cooke about why she locked herself on

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The renewable energy revolution is happening

13 October 2017 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters Comments Off on The renewable energy revolution is happening

Guest in The Sustainable Studio on 11 October 2017 is Dan Cowdell from Geelong Sustainability. He is the project coordinator of Geelong’s first investor-financed community energy project. We also talk with Tom Hunt who is member of Citizens’ Climate Lobby,

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