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Tackling the growth of e-waste in 2015
Carmel Dollisson | January 8, 2015Almost every week there’s the launch of a new desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone, but what about the e-waste this generates? Carmel Dollisson from TechCollect is passionate about educating Australians about the importance of recycling responsibly.
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Giving new life to old tech at Christmas
Brad Gray | December 18, 2014Christmas is around the corner, a time to get together and eat and drink and exchange… stuff. Brad Gray from Planet Ark has some practical tips on how to lessen the environmental impact.
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Australian-first survey reveals nation’s attitudes towards animal protection
Elise Burgess | November 21, 2014Most Australians agree that farmed animals need to be better protected. Elise Burgess shares this and other results from the first comprehensive and longitudinal survey of animal-related opinions and behaviour in Australia.
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Building a better mechanism for democratic engagement
Fergus Neilson | November 17, 2014Democracy is still a better form of government than all the other forms that have been tried so far. Fergus Neilson from THE FUTURES PROJECT therefore invites you to actively get involved and take part in an online social engagement enquiry into energy security and affordability.
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Are you a successful recycler?
Brad Gray | November 10, 2014Although almost every Australian agrees that recycling is the right thing to do, a lot of people don’t know what to do with aerosol cans. So for National Recycling Week, Planet Ark’s Head of Campaigns Brad Gray is going back to basics to help Aussies become more successful recyclers.
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Be a successful recycler
Open Forum | November 4, 2014Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week runs from 10 to 16 November. It highlights the environmental benefits of re-use and recycling. This year Planet Ark shares the seven secrets of successful recyclers.
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Direct Action Policy and the Renewable Energy Target
Kevin Parton | October 31, 2014The Direct Action climate plan has passed the senate with help from Palmer United Party. Professor Kevin Parton urges the federal government to retain Australia's current Renewable Energy Target (RET) in the light of this latest development.
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On fair food and ‘sustainable intensification’
Tammi Jonas | October 13, 2014It is Fair Food Week, celebrating local farming and food enterprises. Ethical pig farmer and writer Tammi Jonas says to feed Australian farmers and families, we need to produce less for more, not more for less.
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Speciesism: why do we love one animal but condemn the other?
Emmanuel Giuffre | September 23, 2014Speciesism is a term that describes our discrimination of animals on the basis of them belonging to a certain species. Emmanuel Giuffre from the animal protection institute Voiceless says it is time to rethink our inconsistent relationship with animals.
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Keep the Renewable Energy Target
Kevin Parton | September 2, 2014A government-commissioned review has recommended scaling back the Renewable Energy Target (RET). Professor Kevin Parton, an expert in the economics of climate change policy, believes this would be a mistake.
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We are eating our own plastic garbage
Greg Mueller | August 26, 2014The pacific vortex that is harming marine life and consequently humans is just one of many pressing environmental issues. Gregory Mueller says positive change can be achieved with organised people power.
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Why Australia needs a cyclists party
Omar Khalifa | August 1, 2014The Australian Cyclists Party has recently been approved to be a registered Federal party. Its President and Founder Omar Khalifa says we need to rethink our priorities if we want to improve traffic congestion, our health and the environment.