Silently swapping songs in the night

The struggles of the music industry fighting illegal downloader’s are well known. But enthusiasts have found a different avenue to swap songs. Nastasia Campanella reports. Image: swanksalot

Gippsland unions ‘happy’ with White Paper

Gippsland unions see victory as Victorian Government announces plans to close Hazelwood power station. Josh Kenworthy reports.

Plastic bottle boat sails into Sydney

A boat made of plastic bottles and other recycled materials crossed the Pacific to raise awareness about plastic pollution, Nick Evershed reports.

Australia behind on renewable energy

Kylie Beale takes a closer look at where Australia stands in the global fight to convert to renewable energy options.

[13 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Can London’s 2012 Olympic Games be truly sustainable?

In a bid to get the Games to England, organisers pledged to host a sporting spectacular as well as to deliver the most sustainable Games to date. Leah Cassidy reports.

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[11 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
Sydney markets face threat due to urbanisation

The rapid threat of urbanisation in Sydney is posing our first food crisis. Alix Vanny reports.

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[10 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Industry experts say CDS ‘waste of taxpayer’s money’

Jess Black reports on the mixed responses to the proposed national container deposit scheme.

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[9 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
Protesters slime offices on the “Nuclear scumbags tour of Adelaide”

Hundreds of students have protested outside the offices of the big players from Australia’s uranium industry.

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[7 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Sustainable streets: a new trend

Cultivating food in urban areas is a rising trend around the world as urban eco-warriors take to the streets. Sara Pamplona Teixeira reports.

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[6 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Zero emissons house ‘not good enough’

The doors have opened to what Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) says is the country’s first zero emissions house available for sale on the mass market.

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[2 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
The grimy valley struggles on

Environmentalists want to see a quick closure of Australia’s dirtiest power station by 2012. But workers in the area fear that Gippsland could collapse once more if the government turns its back on them.

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[30 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Sydney cars charge to a greener future

Sydney’s streets are about to get greener as government and corporations dive head first into electric vehicle technology. James Rowe reports.

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