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Tag: community energy

Benefits from understanding the connection between climate and mental health

26 September 2016 Mik Aidt Commentary, Educational

 [CLIMATIC ROOT TREATMENT]  is a series of blogposts seeking to uncover and understand the deeper roots of society’s problems with taking appropriate action on the climate emergency, and to explore the advantages we could see once the action sets in.

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Babysteps on the cusp of an energy revolution

28 February 2016 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

On the cusp of an energy revolution: Meet Countrywide Energy’s director Geoff Drucker who is building two large solar farms in regional Victoria. He is joined by Andrew Lucas from Geelong Compost who is organising a half-day seminar in Geelong

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From Hawaii and Denmark to Geelong: Incentives in the community

3 June 2015 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters, World affairs

We invited community planner Pat Onesta from Hawaii, who recently moved to the Surf Coast, to be our guest in the 75th Sustainable Hour for a talk about communities and renewable energy projects, energy efficiency, eliminating waste and about how

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The grassroots’ revolution: People power in progress

27 May 2015 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Commentary, Local Geelong matters One comment

Warming up to the UN conference in Paris in December 2015, the 74th Sustainable Hour was an hour about climate change, justice and betrayal, pollution and apocolypse, onshore gas mining, the documentary films ‘Frackman’ and ‘Voices from the Gasfields’, with

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Speaking of community-owned renewable energy in Geelong

20 May 2015 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters 2 comments

On 15 April 2015, around 30 people met at South Barwon Community Centre to discuss the possibilities of starting up a community-owned renewable energy project in Geelong. Below you can listen to excerpts from the meeting – in shape of separate

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Inspiring future environmental leaders: kids teaching kids

1 May 2015 Mik Aidt Educational

Kids Teaching Kids is a great idea. It aims to inspire future environmental leaders by connecting and challenging students with real world issues, inspiring them to want to know more. This is how it works: First give school students the

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Passion for sustainability in the community

13 December 2014 Mik Aidt Commentary

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

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Heinz Dahl: Rely on the wind

6 December 2014 Mik Aidt Commentary, Recommendation

“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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Mark Diesendorf: New energy solutions both sustainable and reliable

26 November 2014 Mik Aidt Educational

In The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 26 November 2014 we have a distinguished guest from New South Wales: renewable energy expert Mark Diesendorf, author of the book ‘Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change’. Associate Professor Mark Diesendorf

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The renewable revolution is rolling

3 July 2014 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

Whether the Australian government likes it or not: The renewable revolution is rolling. Across the world, clean energy is booming, now producing more than 20 percent of the world’s electricity needs. And the clean energy is cheaper than polluting fossil

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