Once a source of wonder, the star-filled nights of just a few years ago are vanishing in a yellow haze. Human-produced light pollution not only mars our view of the stars – it threatens astronomy, disrupts ecosystems, affects human health, …
What if the world’s population of around 7 billion were just a village of 100 people? A series of posters titled If The World Were A Village Of 100 People illustrates global statistics in a thought-provoking way, including food, water, …
Earth Hour returns at 8.30pm this Saturday 23 March. It started with Earth Hour Australia and has now become a global event to show what one simple idea can achieve and what one person’s actions can inspire. This Earth Hour …
Cloud-free images from a new NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite provide an unprecedented new look at our planet at night, with a global composite image showing the glow of global human settlement. The videos and images …
New NASA-NOAA satellite night views reveal scale and extent of global human settlement Read more »
The Energy Efficiency Information Grants Program is a $40 million merit-based, competitive grants program established by the Commonwealth Government to assist industry associations and non-profits provide practical, tailored energy efficiency information to small and medium enterprises and community organisations. Round …
Energy Efficiency Information Grants Program – Round 2 closes 20 December Read more »
In the article Plan to drill 150 gas wells across water catchment The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the NSW government is considering a plan that would lead to hundreds of coal seam gas wells being drilled in near-pristine bushland …
More than 150 coal seam gas wells proposed for Sydney’s drinking water catchment Read more »
Canberra has set an Australian benchmark for low-cost large-scale solar generation with the announcement of the largest solar power facility to be built in Australia to date. When completed in 2014 it will produce enough renewable energy each year to …
Australia’s largest solar power facility for Canberra Read more »
Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is a day for discovering wind, its power and the possibilities it holds to change our world. Last year more than 230 events were organised in …
In an Australian first, the City of Sydney will roll-out new energy-efficient LED street and park lighting, halving electricity use and carbon pollution compared to conventional lights. A consortium of General Electric and UGL were selected after a tender and …
The Community Energy Efficiency Program is a merit-based grant program established by the Australian Government to provide matched funding to local councils and non-profit community organisations to undertake energy efficiency upgrades and retrofits to council and community-use buildings, facilities and …
Funding available – Community Energy Efficiency Program Read more »