Jun 1, 2010 | Clean Energy, Solutions
Excerpt from this Care2 blog post: “In a converted corn ethanol plant 25 minutes from Cedar Rapids, four-story tanks of renewable fuel are quietly bubbling away ready for conversion into fuel-grade ethanol. What makes this batch of fuel special is its main...
May 20, 2010 | Opinion
A lengthy but rewarding article from The New Scientist about the emotional basis for denialism. Why do people deny climate change? According to the author, “denial is largely a product of the way normal people think. Most denialists are simply ordinary people...
Mar 20, 2010 | Lighter Footprints Forum, Solutions, Speaker Slides & Presentations, Taking Action
Lighter Footprints Forum Rewrite the Future: Climate Communities 2010 18 February 2010, Hawthorn Town Hall, Burwood Road, Hawthorn. Has the political debate left you unsure about climate change? About your role in responding to it? Do we have the solutions needed?...
Feb 9, 2010 | Climate Policy, Taking Action
Lighter Footprints are involved in a collaborative project with Friends of the Earth (Melbourne) and Greenleap Strategic Institute to develop a Safe Climate Bill for Victoria. The project aims to develop a draft Bill that, if implemented, would establish Victoria’s...
Jan 11, 2010 | Taking Action
Has the political debate left you unsure about climate change? About your role in responding to it? Do we have the solutions needed? How can we make the necessary changes? Hear from respected climate scientist David Karoly and other experts, then join local residents...
Dec 4, 2009 | Climate Damage, Climate Emergency
The Center for Biological Diversity and 350.org filed an historic Clean Air Act petition with the EPA today asking the agency to scientifically determine the safe atmospheric CO2 level, just as its does with six other pollutants judged to endanger to human health and...
Nov 27, 2009 | Climate Emergency, Climate Policy, Solutions
Past climate anomalies explained Lead paragraphs from the BBC story: “Unusually warm and cold periods in Earth’s pre-industrial climate history are linked to how the oceans responded to temperature changes, say scientists. The researchers focused...
Nov 2, 2009 | Taking Action
Walk Against Warming 12pm Saturday 12 December State Library, Swanston Street Walk Against Warming is Australia’s biggest day of community action on climate change. The Melbourne event will begin at 12pm, Saturday 12 December at the State Library, Swanston...
Nov 2, 2009 | Taking Action
Run for a Safe Climate 2pm Sunday 29 November St Kilda Sea Baths, St Kilda Run for a Safe Climate is a 6000 Kms run, from Cooktown to Melbourne. Twenty-five emergency workers, policemen and fireman, are running to raise awareness of the need for a strong government...
Sep 16, 2009 | Opinion
An extract from George Monbiot, relevant to Australia in that he’s on Plimer’s case . . . “Creationists and climate change deniers have this in common: they don’t answer their critics. They make what they say are definitive refutations of the...
Aug 23, 2009 | Lighter Footprints Forum
Please see the below flyer for Camberwell High School’s event “Our Environment – Time to Act Now!” To be held at 7.30pm in the Sssembly Hall on Wed 2 September 2009. Pls RSVP to 9836 0555 by Mon 24 Aug.
Aug 20, 2009 | Climate Damage, Opinion, Taking Action
How psychology can help the planet stay cool A perennial problem faced by people trying to promote environmental issues is how not to bamboozle people with environmental scare stories, thus bringing about a state of apathy because it’s too late to do anything!...
Jul 27, 2009 | Climate Damage, Solutions, Taking Action
Slamming the climate skeptic scame Post from Jim Hoggan’s blog explaining climate change scepticism in the context of public relations. The PR practitioner’s task is to move the public perception in the desired direction, i.e. one that is more favourable...
Jun 23, 2009 | Climate Policy, Solutions, Taking Action
Copenhagen Synthesis Report In March the biggest climate conference of the year took place in Copenhagen: 2500 participants from 80 countries, 1400 scientific presentations. Last week, the Synthesis Report of the Copenhagen Congress was handed over to the Danish Prime...
May 28, 2009 | Climate Damage, Climate Policy, Solutions, Taking Action
How much extra will putting a price on carbon add to the household power bill? The result of course depends on what price is set for carbon by the Federal Government. Currently this is $10 per tonne, although a recent report suggests the price is not expected to...
Apr 24, 2009 | Climate Damage, Taking Action
An urgent message from Jill Redwood of Environment East Gippsland . . . These were taken yesterday – VicForests mission accomplished. This ancient stand of 600(plus) year old forest has now been fully annihilated and ready for conversion to a palm-oil...
Apr 14, 2009 | Taking Action
CLIMATE CHANGE: What should the Federal Government be doing? A debate and community discussion on climate change. Kelvin Thomson, MP, Labor Member for Wills David Spratt, Co-author of Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action 7pm, April 20, Coburg Concert Hall,...
Apr 5, 2009 | Solutions
1. This is a very quick note to let you know that after some research, the Nolan’s have purchased an energy efficient refrigerator freezer. Electrolux came out on top in our decision………they have released a new range in 2008 that are 5...
Mar 27, 2009 | Taking Action
The lights were on, but no-one was home . . . Today at 10.30, Lighter Footprints took part in a nationwide action to highlight the woeful inadequacy of the government’s action on climate change. We’d contacted Senator Jacinta...
Mar 23, 2009 | Taking Action
LIGHTER FOOTPRINTS Media Release 20 March, 2009 SENATOR JACINTA COLLINS TAKES CLIMATE CHANGE HEAT Whitehorse and Boroondara residents will demand strong action on climate change from Senator Jacinta Collins at a protest at her Box Hill Office on Friday March 27....
Mar 23, 2009 | Climate Damage, Climate Emergency
How many tonnes of GHG emisisons do Victoria’s coal-fired power stations release each week? The answer? “The average weekly emissions from coal-fired power stations [in Victoria] was 1.236 MILLION tonnes.” With a population of 5.34 million (at the...
Feb 27, 2009 | Boroondara Council, Climate Damage, Climate Emergency, Solutions, Taking Action
New Boroondara mayor says no to hybrid Boroondara councillor Coral Ross handed over the mayoral chain of office to councillor Jack Wegman in Dec 2008. Cr Ross had, during her term as mayor, and in line with the council’s public line on sustainability, adopted...
Jan 27, 2009 | Taking Action
These are the Key Strategies of Lighter Footprints. 1. Analyse opportunities and set clear priorities from our lists of projects. Communicate them to our ‘supporters’. Research which groups are ‘leading edge’ in priority areas and join with...
Jan 25, 2009 | Taking Action
Originally sent as an email to our members. And here we go for what promises to be a very interesting and important year ahead for ‘Climate changers’! Our first commitment of the year begins on Feb 4 with our first monthly meeting – (First Wednesday...
Jan 24, 2009 | Boroondara Council, Taking Action
BSN was founded in late 2008. Heinz Kreutz (who also happens to be a Boroondara City councillor) called for expressions of interest from local residents, with the aim of promoting greater sustainability. This is an independent group, not linked with the Boroondara...
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