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If you leave your Easter egg shopping to the last minute, you must expect to have to hunt around for the best eggs, particularly if you are after Fairtrade Easter Eggs. Oxfam stores are always a good bet, but then, that’s where everyone else is looking for their Fairtrade chocolate too, so this close...
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Picture this: it’s 2am on a late April morning. In Australia we’re heading into our cold months, so at 2am there is more than a little chill in the air. But at Wonthaggi Town Hall in Victoria, Australia, the lights are on and (hopefully) so are the heaters, because there are a lot of...
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PUL fabric, or Polyurethane laminate, is the most commonly used material for making nappy (diaper) covers. It is very popular largely because it is very water-proof but breathable at the same time. For that reason, PUL is also used in the lining of pocket and all-in-one nappies. PUL was orginally developed for medical use,...
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A new toolkit to assist with sustainable urban development is the current project of researchers at RMIT University in partnership with the UN Global Cities Programme. Professor Paul James, Director of RMIT’s Global Cities Research Institute, recently spoke to ABC Radio National’s Future Tense, where he described one part of the toolkit as something...
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In a paper published last month in Environmental Health Perspectives, experts explain how administering medicine through animal fodder can cause antibiotic resistant bacteria to develop. “If they don’t get all their food, they don’t get all the medicine, and if they don’t get all the medicine, then the whole bacteria population isn’t wiped out,...
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Some, but not yet all, of Green & Black’s organic chocolate bars are fairtrade certified. But they have announced that not only are they on track to met their pledge of being entirely Fairtrade by the end of 2011, and in the UK they have already achieved that goal. This includes both chocolate bars...
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Forget pool heaters. If you’re looking for a cheaper way to warm your swimming pool when the temperature goes down, you might want to consider investing in a solar pool cover. Solar pool covers makes use of the natural heat from the sun and work to absorb, trap, and transfer this heat to your...
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According to the UN’s Environmental Agency, the world’s bee population will keep declining without changes to the way we manage them and their habitat. Since 70% of the crop species that feed 90% of the world rely on bees for pollination, that is a significant issue for humans as well as bees. To provide...
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“Today’s scientific evidence demonstrates that agro-ecological methods outperform the use of chemical fertilizers in boosting food production where the hungry live – especially in unfavorable environments,” reports Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food. The recent UN report “Agro-ecology and the right to food” states that small-scale farmers can double...
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Environment engineer Stephen Bedford Clark is setting up a programme in the Eyre Peninsular in South Australia which will see agriculture using locally grown algae to make locally produced fuel. “We’re not having to transport carbon with carbon and the costs are reduced, ” he told ABC reporter Annabelle Homer. Clark is setting up...
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I moved my blog…. this post is now at http://sustainablesuburbia.net/blog/my-happy-list/ Related Posts:Making Yoghurt from Scratch in an Easiyo (without the packet mixes)
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The blog has moved so this post is now at http://sustainablesuburbia.net/blog/making-yoghurt/ Related Posts:Making Yoghurt from Scratch in an Easiyo (without the packet mixes)
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The blog has moved so this post is now at http://sustainablesuburbia.net/blog/making-yoghurt-from-scratch-in-an-easiyo/ Edited to add: or check out the second post in the series  for the report and instructions on how to make yoghurt from scratch using an Easiyo. Related Posts:Making yoghurt tonight!How to Make Yoghurt From Scratch in an “Easiyo Yogurt Maker”Getting Started with...
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We’ve already covered easy ways to save money on electricity and reduce your carbon footprint. But what comes next? Is it time to consider solar power for your home? Or at least a solar hot water system? Well, maybe. But first you’d be wise to do a home energy audit. Figuring out how much...
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Of course you can save money on electricity by going solar. But increasingly people are realising that you don’t always need to spend money to be green. In fact, what better way to be green than by consuming less? And even if you are looking to install solar panels on your roof soon, the...
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Bamboo nappies (or diapers) are made from a fabric that is softer and more absorbant than cotton, while at the same time is touted as being more environmentally friendly to produce. However, things are not always as they seem in the world of "green" and sustainable products.
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