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We have over 300 pages (and growing) about sustainability and sustainable practices and solutions.

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Fundamentally, sustainability involves a three-fold approach:
  1. Reduce consumption
  2. Use clean, natural, renewable alternatives
  3. Restore and invest in nature
Your guide to
Sustainability


The Basics
Ten basic sustainability tips that address the largest impacts that any individual (or family) has.



Energy
Non-transport energy solutions including space heating and water heating.



Transport
Sustainable transport solutions including fuel efficiency, biofuels, cycling and public transport.
 


Water
Sustainable water management: grey water systems, rainwater collection and wastewater.
 


Goods
This wide-ranging section covers a variety of goods such as food, clothes, cleaning products and furniture.



Waste
Sustainable waste management.
 



Education
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7 Mar 10: Robin Hood Tax There is growing support for the idea of a tax on financial speculation. A tax of less than a tenth of one percent on every financial transaction would h... [More...]
22 Feb 10: Get the net working The internet can help people be more sustainable in many ways. Apart from finding information about all sorts of things you can also connect with people in mo... [More...]
22 Feb 10: Slow speed ahead! It took more than a month for the huge container ship Ebba Maersk to cruise from Germany to China — a week longer than it took two years ago. But for th... [More...]
12 Feb 10: How much is well-being worth? How much is well-being worth? Not much it seems. The Government's $13.1 million cut for Adult Community Education, announced in the 2009 Budget, has seen th... [More...]
8 Feb 10: The power of sharing Unlike many sustainable practices sharing is easy, very cheap and fun – and it just comes naturally. The following has been adapted from an article by... [More...]
8 Feb 10: Great book downloads Sharing information is a crucial way of being sustainable. A number of writers and organisations make books available for download for free. her are a couple ... [More...]
 
 
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