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Costs we don’t cover and the prices we pay

20 June 2022 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

The Sustainable Hour no. 417 with Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond about an exciting new eco-economics course at Torrens University in Adelaide, and a tribute to climate strategist Philip Sutton who died suddenly last week.

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The storychanging case for a Green Recovery

29 May 2020 Mik Aidt Commentary, Educational

Clippings from the newsstream and research about what a ‘green recovery’ means – and how it can improve our quality of life

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Australia’s Labor party still immersed in gas and coal

1 May 2019 Mik Aidt Commentary

The problem with Labor’s support for climate action is that it is either fake, hollow or misguided. We need to call out those politicians who think they can sign a climate emergency declaration and then spruik fossil fuels. Peter Khalil,

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Upcycling, downshifting and climatically having a go

31 May 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Guests in the Sustainable Hour no 218 are: Claire Ziegler, a member of Geelong Sustainability, the Repair Cafe in Highton and organiser of a World Environment Day event, and Colin Mockett, who is just back from Shanghai and has a

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Changing the story one low-carbon lover at a time

16 March 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

A lowcarbon-loving author, an American economist, a local expert in Geelong’s history and the Terminator help us change the story as we roll out The Sustainable Hour no. 207 on 14 March 2018 on 94.7 The Pulse. Listen here: »

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Australia’s top industrial analyst about Adani’s coal mine: “It’s ludicrous!”

27 April 2017 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Educational

“[Offshore wind energy] has dropped 70 per cent in two years! The International Energy Agency thought that might have happened by 2030, 2040… It’s happened today. And that’s technology for you. That’s finance for you. That’s game over. But the

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Movement to stop coal aims to become unstoppable

29 March 2017 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Educational, Local Geelong matters, World affairs

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour on 29 March 2017 are Doug Rolfe from the Alternative Technology Association, and Anine Cummins from 350.org Melbourne – as the largest anti-coal movement in Australia’s history is kicked off to stop Adani’s mega

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Tangible climate change action through divestment

29 September 2016 Web Editor Educational, Local Geelong matters

In 2016, the national Divestment Day in Australia was on 7 October, and action took place in Geelong as well, with customers of the four big banks closing their bank accounts, moving over to banks which are not closely knitted

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At the tipping point for sustainability’s financial attraction

2 June 2016 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

An hour on 94.7 The Pulse around the business case for fighting climate change and investing in a prosperous future for our children With Paul Tant, Bank Australia, Alan Howell, Geelong Library and Heritage Centre, and Robert Skehan, Plastic Bag

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Reasons why gas mining in Victoria must be stopped

7 July 2015 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

A radio podcast for politicians and decision makers in the Victorian state parliament about the prospects of turning farmland into industrial gasfields. 1.3 million hectares of land in Victoria is threatened by onshore gas mining. The 80th Sustainable Hour on

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