Going Green Expo

Posted on May 30th, 2008 in General by Matt

Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Thursday 5 - Sunday 8 June 2008 
(Opens World Environment Day) 

Sustainable commerce and living makes environmental & economic good sense. With the latest new “green” ideas and sustainable commercial developments you can help save the environment and save money!

 Thursday  June 5   12 noon to 8pm Business & Public
 Friday  June 6  10am – 6pm) Business & Public
 Saturday  June 7   (10am – 6pm)  
 Sunday  June 8  10am – 5pm)  

Admission: $ 15.00
Concession: $ 10.00
Children under 15 free if accompanied by an adult. 

 

 

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$2m water tank ‘leaking from 200 holes’

Posted on May 30th, 2008 in Politics by Matt

$2m water tank ‘leaking from 200 holes’
A new $2 million water tank that is part of the South-East Queensland water grid is is leaking like a sieve.

Geothermal energy prospects heat up

Posted on May 30th, 2008 in Business by Matt

Geothermal energy prospects heat up
A company proposing to tap into a geothermal energy source in the upper Hunter Valley will drill deeper, with tests showing temperatures are hot enough for the project to be viable.

Solar rebate farce not going away

Posted on May 30th, 2008 in Politics by Matt

Solar rebate farce not going away
We’ve seen three significant steps in the last 24 hours in the campaign to save Australia’s solar industry.
Last night in Senate Estimates hearings, Christine plugged away at Penny Wong over the ludicrous decision to means test the rooftop solar rebate at a family income of $100,000. She succeeded in getting the Minister to acknowledge that [...]

National Power Australia 2008

Posted on May 30th, 2008 in Business by Matt

National Power Australia 2008
Where Australia’s energy leaders gather to develop strategy & explore models for growth With a national emissions trading scheme coming into force by 2010, and a mandatory renewable energy target of 20?y 2020, energy companies must re-evaluate their business models and formulate new strategies…

Global warming hysteria: how the pendulum has swung

Posted on May 30th, 2008 in People by Matt

Global warming hysteria: how the pendulum has swung
The fierce discussion about the pros and cons of human-caused climate change has finally started to spread to the mainstream press.

Green building booms despite housing slump

Posted on May 29th, 2008 in Design & Architecture by Matt

Green building booms despite housing slump
Today 9:00am Green buildings could soon account for 35?f all new construction The US green building industry saw an estimated $12 billion in revenues last year and could top $42 billion by…

Green Lease for Concrete Company

Posted on May 29th, 2008 in Business by Matt

Green Lease for Concrete Company
‘Clean air, water and sound environmental management applications such as green building practices are fundamentals to our success as a company,’ said Gilberto Perez, President of CEMEX…

ABARE: Fuel crisis? What fuel crisis?

Posted on May 29th, 2008 in Politics by Matt

ABARE: Fuel crisis? What fuel crisis?
While the battle of petrol price populism between the old parties drags on, Christine plugged away once again last night at her favourite Senate Estimates sparring partner, ABARE.
While ABARE is finally waking up to the understanding that there might be such a phenomenon as climate change, peak oil, sadly, still eludes them. Last night, Philip [...]

Push for farmers to go organic

Posted on May 29th, 2008 in Business, People by Matt

Push for farmers to go organic
It is because of this that local organic farmers will be holding an information morning in Griffith tomorrow. Held at the Ulong Street cafe ODonnells, the event will showcase organic food grown in and around…

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