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7steps for an energy saving
This free weekly email service offered by Greenpeace International offers advice on how to increase your own energy efficiency and encourage others to do so. There are seven weekly emails, and subscribers are encouraged interact and leave advice for othe
10 things to do [poster]
This poster outlines ten ways to reduce your environmental impact; it also promotes the documentary An Inconvenient Truth and website http://www.climatecrisis.net. We encourage you to have a read, and think about this steps, maybe you could put this up at
The Sustainables household challenge
A Victorian government site for families and teachers which features the Sustainables family and provides a list of 10 actions to help people live a more sustainable lifestyle. It encourages people to sign up for ‘the household challenge’ and provides in
CHOICE : Carbon offsets for flights
Reviewed by Choice magazine: online article about carbon offsets in the airline travel industry: what the off sets are, how they work and which companies offer them, whether the offsets schemes have accreditation.
BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT
Greenpeace advertisement on YouTube which shows oceans and tidal rivers rising and falling around the world, filmed to a soundtrack of breathing.
Continuum
Continuum is a CD album containing the song ‘Waiting on the World to Change’ which was pertinent to the chosen filed of ecological footprint as we cannot afford to wait for the world to change, we must change. CD is available for free hire at the GrrenHi
An Inconvenient Truth
Al Gore, former Vice President of the U.S. presents this sobering documentary. It comprises sections from a series of presentations he has given on climate change/global warming and also Gore’s personal narrative explaining his interest in the issue. Th
TreeHugger
A blog which breaks down how-to-go-green into a series of how-to articles. It also provides interviews, discussion forums, recommendations, daily and weekly newsletters, advertisements for green products and invites readers to contribute their green ideas
Pigs Will Fly: the can do community blog
A community blog and self-help website that provides an e-bulletin, Australia-wide jobs list and small business, tourism and community information with a sustainability focus. Contributions can be made by commenting or sharing stories that show how local
Living on the Hundred-Mile Diet
The Energy Bulletin is a clearing house for articles regarding energy use worldwide, in particular articles related to oil, its scarcity and (solutions and impacts). Living on the Hundred-Mile Diet is a blog revealing experiences of the challenge of livi
CERES
A website for Ceres, a community environmental park in Melbourne, which provides information about their projects and research, workshops and courses, how to get involved as well as links to relevant sites. It also lists environmental campaigns and action
Ecotourism Blue Mountains
A brief video tour available on YouTube on ecological tourism for the Blue Mountains. Provides quality information for tourists and locals alike on the natural environment.
Clever Home
A commercial site which sells energy-saving products for the home and products that monitor energy use. It also has a frequently-asked-questions section and a product list.
ECO-Buy
Funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria, Ecobuy began its life in 2000 as the Local Government Recycled Alliance dealing purely with recycling issues. Now it focuses on the entire range of green products for government, busines
Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint is an independent U.K. based website that offers information about carbon emissions and offers tools and advice for individuals and companies to reduce their emissions. A range of tools are offered to calculate carbon emissions for house
Energy Australia
Energy Australia is an energy saving initiative and is one of the largest electricity suppliers and purchaser of low carbon energy to Australia, encouraging and informing customers to choose renewable energy. They also offer awareness tips to the public o
Green Pig saving for the planet: Carbon offset saving scheme
Offsetting schemes work by consumers paying companies money to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere on your behalf. Greenpig purchases carbon offsets from a range of Australian suppliers, all of whom will have met the stringent requirements of the Australian Dep
Computerbank Victoria
Established in 1998 the Computer bank Victoria refurbishes donated computers with free Linux software and makes them available at very low cost to disadvantaged individuals and organisations. The organisation offers work training for work for the dole rec
Your Home
: Produced by the Australian Government in conjunction with design and construction industries, Your Home provides information dedicated entirely to buying, building and renovating environmentally sustainable housing. The website has a search facility. T
Organic Angels Home Page
A Melbourne based organic produce home delivery service operating from the Eastern suburbs, serving most of Metropolitan Melbourne. The web site provides ordering information, options for products, including adding favourites & identifying unwanted items.
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