Renewable Energy & Sustainability
Eco Citizen Australia

Pig Poo Power

In finding new and beneficial ways to conserve waste and harness energy, the farmer has emerged as an unlikely candidate by using poo power from the excrement of pigs. Here the methane released from a quagmire of pig excrement can be used to heat the sheds of a piggery, while also creating electrical energy through [...]

Build Big Solar Campaign

A community initiated campaign that strives towards bolstering Australia’s clean energy future has arisen in the form of 100% Renewable. Comprising members from all up the east coast of Australia, 100% Renewable has a number of clean energy missions on its agenda, one of which is the Build Big Solar Campaign. The Build Big Solar [...]

Holden Volt Electric Car

While the idea of the electrical car is not new, the world’s complex ties with the petroleum industry has meant its entry into the consumer market has seen little traction. Now, however, General Motors is soon to release its volt electric car as a Holden, called the Holden Volt, in what will be one of [...]

Jemby Rinjah Eco Lodge – Blue Mountains Accommodation

Located amongst seven acres of prime bushland in the Blue Mountains National Park, where native flora and fauna abound, Jemby Rinjah Eco Lodge offers a Blue Mountains accommodation experience like no other. Only two hours drive away from Sydney CBD, the lodge will make you feel as if you’re in another world entirely. Here guests [...]

Tamara DiMattina – Buy Nothing New Month

After taking a trip to Mumbai, environmental advocate Tamara DiMattina was jolted into action after seeing how waste from western countries was put to good use. This resulted in her kick starting ‘Buy Nothing New Month’, a campaign aimed at promoting consumer awareness – where people’s goods come from, and where they end up. Now [...]

Rooftop Gardens

With an ever expanding population in Australia, particularly in its cities, the space needed for more parks, trees and gardens has become an increasing concern. Thus has risen a slow but gradual trend towards rooftop gardens on urban buildings and houses. This trend to accommodate eco-living into our increasingly busy lives is being adopted by [...]

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