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Honey, we need to recycle that, er, eco resort

Monday, 3 May 2010

An Australian Government initiative, in partnership with a travel company, is raising the eco-consciousness bar – by recycling an entire resort.

urban salinity damage

A salty problem for urban houses

Monday, 3 May 2010

The Murray-Darling River Basin has had its fair share of salinity problems, but it seems that salty issues are affecting homes as well.

Vertical farming on the horizon

Friday, 30 April 2010

The future of the planet's agriculture doesn't belong to the soil and the fields — it is destined for the skies.

Whale tail

The big benefits of whale poo

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

They're big animals and they're playing a big part. Australian research has revealed whale droppings a key to healthy seas.

Hawksbill sea turtle

Sea turtles in grave danger from fishing, says new report

Thursday, 15 April 2010

The first-ever database characterising the effects of global fishing bycatch on marine turtles suggests that aggressive conservation action may be needed to save sea turtles.

Stitch Tomorrow founders

Repurposing fashion

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Setting up a social enterprise in your teens may seem excessively ambitious but one person's desire to ditch the status quo can have deep roots.

Cow heard

Less meat, less heat?

Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Greenhouse gas emissions from meat and dairy production may not be as bad as previously thought, according to new research.

500 Collins Street

Melbourne's big green overhaul

Thursday, 1 April 2010

Sustainability is to come to the city, with the City of Melbourne announcing plans to retrofit over two third's of commercial buildings to reduce emissions.

Tiger

Wildlife protection: the good and the bad

Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Threatened wildlife on land have a fighting chance against illegal trade, but marine species aren't so fortunate, following the outcome of a world wildlife conference last week.

fishing for skipjack tuna

Fishing for tuna solutions

Monday, 22 March 2010

Atlantic fleets have decimated local tuna stocks and now plunder the Pacific, source of over half the world's tuna. How can shoppers can turn the tide by making sustainable and selective choices.

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