Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
community and society, Tag
- "Farms for food not power" 16 hours ago
- Tomatoes using sunlight and seawater: Futuristic agribusiness Sundrop Farms' sells Wed, 15 May 19, 6:16amA world-leading agriculture business that uses sunlight and seawater to grow tomatoes has been sold but the final price is a closely-guarded secret.
- McMansion expansion is leaving Perth 'full of terrible houses' Tue, 16 Apr 19, 8:00amArchitects say it's time to rethink the suburban dream, with data revealing that around a fifth of new homes built in WA don't meet six-star energy standards, costing their owners dearly in running costs.
- Power to the people: Community-owned renewable energy turned on Sun, 14 Apr 19, 4:44pmA people-powered revolution is taking place in north-east Victoria with the region's first community-led energy network going live.
- North East Victoria's first community owned solar system is switched on Sun, 14 Apr 19, 4:44pm
- Community owned renewable energy partnerships Sun, 14 Apr 19, 4:44pm
- Residents move into their 'hempire', WA's first eco village built using hemp Thu, 20 Dec 18, 9:12amIt all began with a concept from a group of families who wanted to live in a beautiful urban precinct designed to give rise to a community and provide a visual connection with their neighbours.
- Solar panels Thu, 20 Dec 18, 9:12am
- Bookaar Solar Farm 'the size of Camperdown' rejected over ag land use issues Wed, 26 Sep 18, 4:44pmA plan to build a solar farm that would have been bigger than the nearest town has been nixed by a council in Victoria's south-west.
- Andrew Duynhoven Wed, 26 Sep 18, 4:44pm
- Residents cheer rejection of Victorian solar farm plan Wed, 26 Sep 18, 4:44pmA plan to build a solar farm that would have been bigger than the nearest town has been nixed by a council in the state's south-west.
- Solar industry hiring backpacker workforce, insider reveals Wed, 26 Sep 18, 5:47amDespite the Queensland Government promising a jobs boom from the construction of dozens of solar projects across the state, an industry insider says companies are turning to backpackers over local workers.
- Solar boom 'bringing hundreds of jobs' to rural Queensland Sun, 19 Aug 18, 6:09amA renewable energy boom is reinvigorating the Darling Downs local economy but although some landholders are eager to be involved, not all residents are pleased about the new developments.