July
July 30, 2008
A PWF reader has very kindly alerted us to the threat of a virus that could destroy your hard drive saying while it may be a hoax the threat is sufficiently serious to take care! The Warning The warning message […]
July 29, 2008
How are you coping with the complexities of emissions trading? I found the following New Matilda discussion and the alternative suggested enlightening. Writing about the Green Paper Drs Iain MacGill and Regina Betz – their academic qualifications are listed below […]
July 29, 2008
Today I had a phone call from a Pyrmont blogger who’d discovered PWF’s report on Australia’s first Community Owned Wind Park. His comments? “Its not everyday, that you read a story on a great community blog, and you go WOW…Why […]
July 26, 2008
Congratulations to Etiko Fair Trade for winning the National Business Sustainability category of the prestigious Banksia Awards 2008. We reported Etiko was a state winner and a national finalist and now we say – well done Nick Savaidis! Check out […]
July 25, 2008
The Hepburn Renewable Energy Association (HREA) is a group of voluntary members who came up with the idea of a community owned wind farm to reduce the whole area’s greenhouse foot print. A Co-op known as Hepburn Wind has been […]
July 24, 2008
Running your own business can be fraught with pitfalls for the unwary. As part of the Energise Enterprise Festival 08, the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) is running a seminar giving small business operators information on how to invest in […]
July 24, 2008
Interested in ecocars? Have a look at this video of new green Ford, Saab and Mini cars of the future – on show at the British International Motor Show. And From Norway… It’s being reported that Norway’s Think Global will […]
July 22, 2008
Nugal-warra elder, Willie Gordon, has an award-winning passion for story-telling. In a special Autumn 2008 Tropical North Queensland Report Willie is interviewed about his company Guurrbi Tours, winner of the 2007 Gnukai Indigenous Tour Guide Award. Guurrbi Tours operates two […]
July 21, 2008
Are grassroots electric car tinkerers doing a better job than the big companies? Andrew – our 4 stroke polluting webmaster – has found an interesting viewpoint in ‘Our Electric Future’ in ‘The American – A Magazine Of Ideas’. Author Andy […]
July 21, 2008
There seems to be a growing awareness of eating ‘sustainably’ ie foods from within 100 mile radius of your dining table. The 100 Mile Cafe in Melbourne – overlooking RMIT Uni is now one year old and seems to be […]
July 16, 2008
DonorTec provides donated software and hardware from companies such as Microsoft and Cisco to eligible Australian NonProfits with Income Tax Exempt Status (ITE). Through this program you can get the latest products each year eg Microsoft Windows Vista. The story […]
July 14, 2008
The report, Cycling: Getting Australia Moving, for the first time, places a dollar value on cycling participation. The GreenPages Eco-directory has written up this new report by Dr Rob Moodie – Professor of Global Health at the University of Melbourne’s […]