According to Planet Ark – an Australian not-for-profit environmental agency – in 2005 alone, more than 18 million printer cartridges were discarded. As you can see in the infographic below, the majority [ … ]
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Hipster Bikes: the Next Great Marketing Platform?
As bicycling becomes more and more popular in urban centers, on college campuses, and in other settings, marketers are looking at bikes themselves as a compelling “platform” for sharing ideas and brands.
After Record 2012, World Wind Power Set to Top 300,000 Megawatts in 2013
Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a new record for installations in 2012, with 44,000 megawatts of new wind capacity worldwide. With total capacity exceeding 280,000 megawatts, wind farms generate carbon-free electricity in more than 80 countries, 24 of which have at least 1,000 megawatts. At the European level of consumption, the world’s operating wind turbines could satisfy the residential electricity needs of 450 million people.
Victoria, Australia's Generous Feed-in Tariffs Under the Microscope
The amount of money Victorian solar panel owners get paid for selling their excess electricity back to their energy retailer could be slashed if a draft report by the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) is any indication.
7 Best DIY and Upcycling Meetups Around the World
If getting together with other crafty folks in order to share thoughts, ideas, tools and materials sounds like your cup of tea, here are six of the best DIY and upcycling meetups around the world.
Solar Power Uptake in Australia Boosted by Electricity Price Hikes
Australia’s solar power industry is experiencing a boom in customer demand thanks in part to a significant increase in current electricity prices, and a forecast of more price hikes to [ … ]
Inferno on Earth: Wildfires Spreading as Temperatures Rise
Janet Larsen http://www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/plan_b_updates/2009/update85 Future firefighters have their work cut out for them. Perhaps nowhere does this hit home harder than in Australia, where in early 2009 a persistent drought, high [ … ]
Australia and India Team Up for Cleantech
American and European venture capitalists invested more than $3.5 billion in clean technologies — a 13 percent increase over 2006. But other nations want a piece of the pie; so [ … ]
Australia Builds the Largest Solar Plant (for now)
Every time I turn around, it seems like a new state or new nation is building the world’s largest solar power plant! So here’s the latest one: Australia will break [ … ]