tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82996899090416306632024-02-07T21:16:15.303-08:00Environmentality on 98.9 North West FMAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13873314685389056198noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-23203807038519999202015-06-29T18:36:00.002-07:002015-06-29T18:36:41.449-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We look forward to putting the show back on air, tune in next Friday to listen to an interview with Robert Bender who will be discussing the mass euthanasia of koalas in the Otways. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375003530990043337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-71211034834447283472015-04-15T17:58:00.000-07:002015-04-15T17:58:37.406-07:00Environmentality 15 April 2015, Jodi Jackson with Everyday In The Garden<div class="MsoNormal">
Jodi didn’t disappoint this week, in fact, Jodi has never
disappointed us with her light hearted, energetic, information packed shows.
This week we discussed green manure, planting in punnets vs planting direct
into ground and Brussels sprouts, yep that’s right, the good old Brussels
sprout. If you missed the show then you must <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150415060445.mp3">have a listen to the podcast</a>…MUST.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you have a highly clayey or a highly sandy soil then
you’ll be a big winner from using green manure. Green manure is the planting of
a fast growing species such as wheat, rye, barley, corn etc. that you use to
generate large amounts of biomass in a short period of time before turning into
the soil to add some new rich organic matter ready for the planting of your
actual vegie crop. The green manure crop should be left to grow to about knee
height before turning into the soil. What a great little tip for those of us in
sand or clay rich soils!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nematodes, anyone for nematodes? Well before I knew what one
was I had a feeling it wasn’t a good thing to have and turns out I was right. A
parasitic roundworm living in the soil that can significantly reduce or destroy
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Fumigate them with a totally natural, organic method using mustard plants. All
you need to do is spread mustard plant (from the Brassica family) seeds when
sowing your green manure crop such that you have some mustard amongst your fast
growing grass species. When the mustard plant is turned in with the rest of
your green manure, the leaves will break down in the soil releasing a chemical
that acts as a fumigant for nematodes, EASY!<br />
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Sowing in a punnet vs sowing direct in the soil? Well, one
thing is for sure, the answer to this is not black and white and you could
spend hours reading about which species do better in one or the other. Jodi took us through some the type of seeds
that prefer punnets and some that prefer direct into the ground and why! For
all the details you’ll have to listen to the show ;)</div>
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unappetising but I think we managed to identify the main culprits for this
false charge this week. I remember as a kid that despite having never tried
brussel sprouts, I thought that they were yuk! I must have picked up this
impression from someone and I bet that someone had only ever had OVERCOOKED
Brussels sprouts. Jodi believes it is time that our listeners know the truth
and that is ‘Brussels sprouts are delicious AND a <a href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2363/2">great
source of minerals and nutrients’</a>. There you go, you’ve heard it now so go
out and give them another go but this time without overcooking them. Yum!
<a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150415060445.mp3">Listen to the show</a> to hear tips on how to train your Brussels sprouts to grow
taller and with more sprouts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This week is the last show for at least the next 4 weeks so
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-3386158744047508002015-04-15T17:47:00.003-07:002015-04-15T17:47:47.354-07:00Environmentality 1 April 2015, Ryan Collins - Planet Ark Recycling Programs Manager<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In 30-40 years’ time, will our children’s children be
sitting in a history lesson learning about the early 21<sup>st</sup> century when
we used to produce materials that were non-recyclable and instead of re-using
would throw away into giant landfills or the oceans? I hope this is the case
and I hope it sounds bizarre, crazy, stupid, wrong, wasteful and even arrogant
when they hear of this happening because it sure as sunrise sounds like it to
me now as I think about it. To get from here to there we need organisations
like Planet Ark to lead the way through their behaviour changing initiatives
and recycling and stewardship programs. This week we were lucky enough to have
Planet Ark’s Recycling Programs Manager, Ryan Collins, speak to us about waste,
recycling and the way forward to a sustainable future.</div>
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Australians are good at recycling at home but when it comes
to the workplace we seem to forget how to separate our waste. Ok, maybe it’s
not as simple as forgetting but 46% of workplace waste is sent to landfill
which is not good! <a href="http://www.planetark.org/">Planet Ark</a> recently
published a <a href="http://businessrecycling.com.au/news/display/884">report
(written by our guest Ryan)</a> identifying a number of key barriers to
workplace recycling and how to overcome them and it seems that the number one
reason is insufficient support from management with four out of ten Australian
workers feeling that their managers aren’t supporting recycling behaviour. A
good start for recycling in the workplace is to introduce some of the free
recycling initiatives such as the Planet Ark printer cartridge recycling
program. Check out the <a href="http://www.businessrecycling.com.au/">businessrecycling.com.au</a>
website or call the hotline 1300 763 768 to learn of more ways you can improve
recycling in your workplace.<br />
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On a more individual/household level there is really no
excuse to not be recycling everything that is recyclable. To find out what can
be recycled and where it can be recycled head to <a href="http://www.recyclingnearyou.com.au/">recyclingnearyou.com.au</a>. Did you
know you can recycle computers, batteries, printer cartidges, mobile phones,
fluorescent light tubes and even plastic bags! Plastic bag collection points
are often located at major supermarket stores but they are not just for
supermarket bags, you can place most soft plastics in there such as your pasta
packets, lolly bags, biscuit packets and the like so start saving those too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This week on the show two relatively new concepts in the
world of recycling and business that were touched on were the ‘Circular
Economy’ and ‘Industrial Ecology’. The <a href="http://www.circulareconomyaustralia.com/">circular economy</a> is an
emerging way of doing business whereby products and materials are designed such
that the end-of-life of the product or material has been considered and is
either reused or recycled as part of the life-cycle process with the idea being
that there is no waste<a href="http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-industrial-ecology-definition-and-examples.html">.
Industrial ecology</a> is similar to the circular economy however is more
targeted at industrial processes and using the waste (output) from one process
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To find out what else was covered, make sure you <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150415060427.mp3">have alisten to the podcast</a>. One thing you will hear is Jaime’s passion for the topic
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What’s My
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-32916005985354311112015-04-15T17:45:00.001-07:002015-04-15T17:45:55.475-07:00Environmentality 25 March 2015, Emily Braham, Editor of Sanctuary MagazineIf I was to tell you that this week we would be talking
about biomimicry, indoor plants for health and air quality, induction cooktops,
designing a home for climate change and a house that has a positive ecological
footprint you may well think that our studio was going to be packed with guests
each with their own piece of expertise. Well in a way you may be right, however
all this information is delivered in the form of <a href="http://www.sanctuarymagazine.org.au/">Sanctuary Magazine</a> and was
discussed with our guest Emily Braham, its Editor.<br />
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Biomimicry is something I for one am fascinated by. It seems
to be so intuitive that we look to nature to get ideas for design and
innovation. The environment that surrounds us has spent millions upon millions
of years trying to reach the most efficient way of living, breathing, building,
running, swimming, flying and so on. It is only recently that humans have
started to tap into this free resource of ideas like the <a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a10567/shark-skin-will-inspire-faster-swimsuits-and-airplanes-16792156/">shark-skin
inspired swimsuit design</a> that resulted in an avalanche of world records
being broken, the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/building-modelled-on-termites-eastgate-centre-in-zimbabwe/">termite
mound inspired buildings</a> that use 90% less energy than conventional
buildings through the use of ventilation tunnels and chimneys and the <a href="http://www.alive.com/articles/view/22112/biomimicry">paint that repels
dust, dirt and water inspired by the lotus flower’s ability</a> to do the same
thing when emerging from muddy water. Have a listen to the show to hear more
the biomimicry article in the current issue of Sanctuary.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Who knew that the humble pot plant was so good at improving
health and air quality in the indoor environment? Well I had my suspicions but
there is now <a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-science/what-we-do/uts-science-focus/medical-and-biomedical-sciences/how-humble">new
research</a> from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) that gives us an
explanation of how the plants do it and how good they are at doing it! Plants
are able to remove Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s), dust, carbon dioxide and
monoxide from the indoor air which is obviously a real benefit to us indoor
inhabitants. Check out the article for more info or <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150415060435.mp3">have a listen to this week’s show</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you’ve been listening to our show regularly you would
have heard us talking about induction cooktops over the past few months and how
they are becoming the way of the future in terms of energy efficient cooking
and moving away from gas. This issue of Sanctuary takes us further with our
understanding of induction cooktops and why they are the easiest, fastest,
cheapest and most efficient option for cooking. The article also takes you
through ‘What to look for when selecting an induction cooktop’ which is a must
for anyone in the market for purchasing one.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During this week’s chat with
Emily we discussed the article ‘Design for climate change – tropical Australia’
and through this article we touched on the concept of <b><i>The least house necessary</i></b>.
This is a philosophy that really makes sense to me. Smaller house designed on
actual spatial needs = more outdoor spaces to enjoy, less cost for heating and
cooling, encourages moving into the outdoor space, less destruction/alteration
of natural environment, room to plant more trees and gardens/vegie gardens,
less cost to build… this all seems to point to “less is more!”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well summer passed us by without delivering a day over 40°C
but hopefully it did deliver some good crops and reward you for your gardening
efforts! Unfortunately it’s time to say goodbye to your tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchinis,
basil and beans but fortunately it’s time to say hello to whole heap of winter
vegies! Before you get started though, make sure you make use of the last of
your summer crop and don’t forget to prepare your soil to restore those essential
nutrients ready for a great winter. This week our resident gardening expert
Jodi Jackson talked us through all of this and more so be sure to <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/rss/environmentality-melbourne.xml">have a listen</a>
to hear how to make use of your last tomatoes and basil, some soil prep tips
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Jodi brought in some special surprises this week which
included some seeds for an exotic beetroot variety called Giant German Gold.
The Giant German Gold is a large variety of beetroot that you cannot buy anywhere
in Australia, Jodi managed to get hold of some though and let one of the
beetroots go to seed. The beetroots should be harvested once they are around 15-20
cm in diameter, however if left to go to seed they reach a massive size,
equivalent to a very, very large watermelon! If you’d like some seeds, let us
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Also on the surprise list were some Burgundy Blush potatoes,
described by Jodi as sexiest potato she has ever seen and if you’ve seen their
colour you might guess why! A deep red/burgundy colour which at first glance
could be mistaken for a radish. Jodi got
the seeds for the potatoes from <a href="http://www.taspotatoes.com.au/">Tas Potatoes</a> if you’re interested in getting
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One thing we did discuss that was promised for the blog was
Celeriac, also called turnip-rooted celery. It is actually a variety of celery that
is cultivated for its roots rather than its stalks. Jodi promises us that
celeriac mash is a super tasty dish and highly recommends planting some now so
you can enjoy over the winter. Another recommended planting by Jodi is Funugreek
which is a very common ingredient in Indian curries but also has many other
uses including making tea, salad addition and used in many middle-eastern
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If you have any questions for Jodi, make sure you tune in on
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Next week on the show we are chatting to Emily Braham from
<a href="http://www.sanctuarymagazine.org.au/">Sanctuary Magazine</a> about the current issue (29) which is an Australian Design
Special. Sanctuary is a showcase of sustainable building design and
architecture and is published by the <a href="http://www.ata.org.au/">Alternative Technology Association</a>, a
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-65198849304033460432015-03-12T02:35:00.001-07:002015-03-12T02:35:25.143-07:00Environmentality 11 March 2015, John Englart, Colleen Jones & Brian Bainbridge - Sustainable Fawkner and Climate Action Moreland
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">More and more I’m realising that real and important social
and environmental change is driven by local community and eventually filters UP
to local, state and federal governments rather than the other way around, especially
in Australia given our governments’ lack of foresight, creativity and vision when
it comes to planning Australia’s future. Volunteer run community groups give me
great hope for our future and have led to movements such as Transition Towns, Landcare
and many local climate change action groups including the very local (to us
here at Environmentality) Climate Action Moreland. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This week on the program we spoke to Colleen Jones and Brian
Bainbridge and John Englart from <a href="http://www.fawkner.org/">Sustainable Fawkner</a> and John is also involved
with <a href="http://climateactionmoreland.org/">Climate Action Moreland</a>. Sustainable Fawkner was established with the
principles of transition towns in mind and has since been successful in
maintaining a regular food swap, community garden and craft workshop. These
types of events and having a community garden may, at first, seem to be quite
low impact in terms of making an environmental difference but in fact they are
essential in developing relationships among neighbours and communities and
provide a platform to discuss the important issues such as climate change and
the shift towards a zero carbon economy. This point and many more were
discussed on this week’s show so be sure to <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150312020304.mp3">have a listen</a> and leave a comment
if you so desire. Keep up with Sustainable Fawkner and their events through
their website as well as their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sustainable-Fawkner/129158263767497">Facebook page</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Climate Action Moreland is a non-profit group working
locally to take action on climate change and John is one of their many members from
the Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner and Glenroy areas. If you are wanting to take action
on climate change such as putting pressure on political leaders and promoting
community education and awareness of climate change then get in contact with the
group or perhaps another similar group that may be more local to where you are.
Find Climate Action Moreland on twitter using @CAMoreland.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">John Englart has been blogging about climate change for over
10 years now (</span><a href="http://takvera.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">takvera.blogspot.com.au</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">)
and contributes regularly to the Climate Action Moreland website as well as
writing for <a href="http://nofibs.com.au/">nofibs.com.au</a>. During our show this week John also mentioned a
literature review he completed on <a href="http://takvera.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/climate-change-and-heatwaves-in.html">climate change heatwaves and Melbourne</a> so be
sure to check that one out as well. John will be attending the UN climate talks
in Paris in December this year to report directly on the negotiations and keep
a specific eye on the negotiating positions and spin from the Australian
Government so stay tuned to Environmentality as we hope to follow John’s
reports and have him back on the show following his trip!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next week on the program we have Jodi Jackson's My Everyday Garden answering all your questions.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who’s Gonna Stand Up by Neil Young<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Commons by David Rovics<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-61424265853535591272015-03-04T19:09:00.000-08:002015-03-04T19:09:26.700-08:00Environmentality 4 March 2015, Operation Newstart - Boneseed in The You Yangs Regional ParkOne thing that really makes me smile is when the younger
generation takes an interest in and engages with the environment. Whether it is
in the form of learning about and researching an environmental issue or just
enjoying the great outdoors and developing an appreciation for the world in
which we live, it doesn’t really matter as one will eventually lead to the
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZr8CWzp7H8/VPfFXiGrJcI/AAAAAAAAAVU/qmEplwvTUPg/s1600/opns.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZr8CWzp7H8/VPfFXiGrJcI/AAAAAAAAAVU/qmEplwvTUPg/s1600/opns.jpeg" /></a><a href="http://onv.org.au/">Operation Newstart</a> is an outdoor, adventure based intervention
program for 14-18 year old students at educational risk and it has managed to,
among other things, incorporate environmental engagement into their program. This
week on the show we were lucky enough to have students from the Operation
Newstart program come and talk to us about a recent camp to the <a href="http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/you-yangs-r.p.">You Yangs RegionalPark</a> and their new found knowledge of the issue of the boneseed weed that has
proliferated in the park. The high school students spoke to a Ranger at the You
Yangs before setting off the do some of their own research and finished off the
process with presenting their information live on our show! If you’d like to
<a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150304060312.mp3">have a listen, click here</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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monilifera –</i>listen to the show for<i> </i>Josh’s
pronunciation) is a <a href="http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/weeds/weeds/lists/wons.html">Weed Of National Significance (WONS)</a> that has infested the
You Yangs Regional Park which is now one of the densest boneseed infestations
in Australia. The boneseed outcompetes native vegetation and leads to a monoculture
in the lower and middle story of the bush. Apart from losing flora diversity,
boneseed inhibits the regeneration of eucalypt seedlings and leads to long term
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The management of this issue is heavily reliant on the work
of volunteers as one of the most effective management practices is the manual
removal of boneseed. These volunteers do great work in managing the boneseed weed
and preventing its spreading and deserve to be thanked for their great work. If
you would like to get involved, there are a number of ways to do so including
contacting your local <a href="https://www.blogger.com/landcarevic.net.au">Landcare or Coastcare group</a>
or the <a href="http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/directory/item/538.aspx">Friends
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If you have boneseed in your garden or on your property, it
is very important to destroy before they flower or set seed. Once destroyed,
new seedlings that may sprout must hand-pulled immediately. So make sure you
know what it looks like and make sure you spread the word to friends and family
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Thanks to Brendon Delaney, Northern Metro Operation Newstart
Coordinator, for approaching Environmentality and providing our listeners with
the opportunity to hear from the students. Congratulations to the students Josh,
TJ, Eray, Maddy, Alex and Reece who did a great job speaking about their research
into the issue of boneseed in the You Yangs Regional Park. It’s great to see students
getting involved with an environmental issue and then having the courage to
speak about it live on air!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This might just be me but permaculture makes sense, a lot of
sense. Although the word permaculture is new to me (I didn’t even know what it
meant 6 months ago), the concept of it and the principles are not new. The
principles of permaculture form a very holistic approach that can be applied to
almost anything that involves humans and the way we live on this planet. Essentially,
if everyone followed the permaculture design principles, we would live in an abundant,
community focussed, biodiverse and environmentally sustainable world! How’s that
for a definition?!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our guest this week, Paul Gale-Baker is a permaculture
designer at </span><a href="http://www.urbanshepherd.com.au/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Urban Shepherd</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> who
has had his head into the concept of permaculture for 40 or so years. So to get
the nitty gritty details (and correct definitions) of permaculture, you are
best to </span><a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150226020225.mp3"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">listen to
the podcast here</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you’re looking to get more information on the topic, a
good starting point would be David Holmgren’s Permaculture – Principles &
Pathways Beyond Sustainability. By all means, have a look around to see what
else you can find and leave a comment if you know of or find anything else that
would be helpful to those looking to find out more.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To finish the show this week, we quickly went through the
ways to get involved in permaculture which I think is worth mentioning here:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">-Look up a local </span><a href="http://www.permablitz.net/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">permablitz</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> you
can attend<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">-Join a local sustainability group (Banyule, Darebin, </span><a href="http://fawkner.org/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Fawkner</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">-Read books and search online<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Permablitz in action</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next week on the show we are chatting to some students from Operation Newstart about their recent trip to the You Yangs and some of their new found knowledge on the impacts of the invasive weed <em>boneseed</em>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Music from this week (thanks for the selections Paul)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fast Train by Solomon Burke<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Into The Mystic by Van Morrison<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Stand By Me by John Lennon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Layla (acoustic) by Eric Clapton</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-37568964041058731712015-02-20T02:18:00.000-08:002015-02-20T02:18:08.486-08:00Environmentality 18 February 2015, Gas Prices in Australia and the Psychology of Ignoring Climate Change
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here’s a little myth-buster session just for you blog
readers and please feel very free to share with friends and family, you may
just save them money! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Myth #1 – Natural gas is a clean energy alternative to coal
generated electricity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Don’t be fooled by the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">natural
</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in natural gas, technically it is
natural (like all fossil fuels) as it is formed from organic plant and animal
matter that has been subject to heat and pressure over thousands of years, however
it is not renewable, the drilling, extraction and pipelining often leads to
release of methane (a serious GHG) and it’s combustion leads to carbon emissions.
One report says 8% of all gas (methane) is being lost to the atmosphere during
transfer from the gas fields to our homes and this unburnt gas can be 100 times
more damaging to the climate than carbon generated from its combustion.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Myth #2 – Natural gas is cheap (compared to electricity).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">O</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">nce upon a time this was true but it has now moved in the
fiction category. Natural gas has been sold to homeowners as a clean, efficient
and cheap alternative to electricity especially when used for household water heating
and cooking requirements which may have been true a number of years age (except
for the ‘clean’ bit, see myth #1). Recent advances in modern appliances such
electric heat pumps for space heating, electric hot water heat pumps and
induction cooktops have completely blown natural gas out of the water in terms
of efficiency, running costs and emissions!...even when using conservative
figures AND not including any fugitive emissions associated with extraction and
pipelining the gas to the user (A past guest of ours </span><a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/8/28/smart-energy/electric-appliances-powered-coal-are-better-gas"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Matthew
Wright has published his research on this exact topic</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So Natural Gas is neither environmentally cleaner NOR
cheaper to use anymore AND as we heard on this week’s show, the price is almost
certain to rise by 200-300% in the near future once the gas export terminals
are completed off the Queensland coast (right on the World Heritage Listed Great
Barrier Reef mind you).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To really nail this one on the head in terms of what energy
source to use, electricity or gas? Using electricity from the grid, generated
from the burning of coal is more environmentally friendly in terms of emissions
and it is also better on your hip pocket. This feels like a kind of half win
where we have chosen the lesser of two carbon emitting evils, however we can
make this a WIN WIN by using a renewable power source like Solar PV to power our
electric appliances and voil</span><span style="font-family: "Agency FB","sans-serif";">à</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">,
no emissions, no operating costs, just an upfront investment with incredibly fast
payback.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not quite what we mean by solar powered cooking but hey, this could work!</td></tr>
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<a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150220120206.mp3"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Listen
to the show</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> to hear more about why gas prices will rise and also hear from
an expert psychologist on why humans are wired to ignoring the impacts of
climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here are the links to the ABC Radio National interviews we
played on our show:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/gas-prices/5804640"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Gas
Prices</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> – ABC Radio National, Saturday Extra with Geraldine Doogue speaking
to Giles Parkinson, originally broadcast on 12 July 2014 and then repeated on 3
January 2015.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/ignoring-climate-change/6069450"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Ignoring
Climate Change</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> – ABC Radio National, Late Night Live presented by Phillip
Adams speaking with George Marshall, broadcast 4 February 2015.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next week, we are chatting to Paul Gale-Baker about all
things Permaculture. Not sure what that is? Well tune in to find out!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Music from this week:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Through The Roof by Hermitude<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Paper Heart’s by Em George<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Listen Up by Dark Fair<o:p></o:p></span><br />
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-85076788853683081442015-02-12T23:05:00.000-08:002015-02-12T23:05:03.308-08:00Environmentality 11 February 2015, Robyn Deed, Editor of Renew Magazine
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We cannot
continue to live on this planet like we have another one to go to. Living a more sustainable existence is a must if we as a species are going to continue to flourish. This week's show was all about living
more sustainably in the modern world through providing real life examples and all the latest technology and innovations to help us live the dream of sustainability! <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150212110245.mp3">Listen to the show here</a>.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our guest
today was Robyn Deed, editor of </span><a href="http://renew.org.au/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">Renew Magazine</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
published by the Alternative Technology Association (ATA). ATA is a non-profit
organisation that exists to enable, represent and inspire people to live
sustainably in their homes and communities. We spoke to Robyn regarding some of
the articles in the Magazine and sustainability in general. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robyn talked us through the article “Greeny
flat experiment”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>featured in the renew
magazine where the author Andy Lemann shares how his first attempt to build an
energy efficient full scale living house on a limited budget was a success. This
piece highlighted some important factors that must be considered in house design/
retrofit in order to be sustainable including the layout of the house, the
insulation, window positions, double gazing, low flow plumbing fixtures and
many more. For more details, </span><a href="http://renew.org.au/current-issue/the-greeny-flat-experiment"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">this is a
direct link to the online version of the article</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another
article that was highlighted during the show was the “Energy Efficient Cooking”
by Alan Pears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were some basic
tips we could do to save the usage of energy in our kitchens. One interesting
one was the fact that just putting the lid on while cooking can dramatically reduce
energy losses while cooking. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gazpacho soup</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While on the
topic of saving energy with cooking, Jamie mentioned the popular Spanish soup, Gazpacho,
which is served cold! While it saves energy wasted in cooking, it also is a
delight to your taste buds and is refreshing in this hot climate like ours. Maybe
you can try your own “Gazpacho Soup” watching listening to this week’s show?! </span></span><a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/gazpacho"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/gazpacho</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Timor-Leste
Project by Dave Carlos was another topic we talked about on the show where he has
written about </span><a href="http://renew.org.au/current-issue/www.timoradventures.com.au"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">solar-powered
lights being provided to a remote villages in Timor-Leste</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and how it has
changed the lives of many people living there as well as the volunteers
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Installing solar panels for lighting in remote Timor-Leste villages</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are
heaps more articles in the magazine that we were not able to cover (as usual!) so
head to the Renew website to read all the latest.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next week we
have our resident gardening expert, Jodi Jackson so don’t miss it!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Environmentality wants to thank Smriti Panday for her contributions to this week's blog.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Steal the Light by The Cat Empire</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Silent Night by Gurrumul and Delta Goodrem</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fear Of Failure by The Basics</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hills of Brisbane by James Blundell</span></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-75677305267284379572015-02-05T01:27:00.001-08:002015-02-05T01:27:42.398-08:00Environmentality 4 February 2015, Panel discussion with Jaime, John, Chris & Ahmed on environmental issue in the recent news<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Firstly, don't forget to fill in our survey and you'll be in the draw for 2 movie tickets, it's the last week we are running it! <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XJKRSWG">Here is the link</a>, GOOD LUCK!<br />
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This week we had a good old fashioned panel discussion with
Jaime, John, Chris & Ahmed about environmental issues in the recent news. We
realised that there is way too much to cover in one show but we tried our best
to canvas a few trending topics. The items we discussed were mainly based on
recent news articles which are listed below. As you would expect, the
conversation occasionally drifts on tangents so make sure you <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150204070255.mp3">listen to the show</a> to hear all the wisdom of Jaime and all the random facts, figures and info
that John manages to retain in his brain.<o:p></o:p><br />
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If you are keen on keeping up with the latest environmental
news, there is a great FREE service offered by <a href="http://www.makingenvironmentalnews.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Making Environmental News</span></a>
whereby a daily email is sent to your inbox containing the links to any and all
environmental news collated from all the major non-subscription electronic news
media. It is the quickest and easiest way to stay on top the latest
environmental news.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://theconversation.com/ocean-depths-heating-steadily-despite-global-warming-pause-37047"><span style="color: blue;">Ocean
depths heating steadily despite global warming ‘pause’</span></a> – The Conversation<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/genetically-modified-coral-could-help-save-reefs-report-argues-20150203-133rpz.html"><span style="color: blue;">Genetically
modified coral could help save reefs, report argues</span></a> – The Sydney Moring
Herald<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/apple-to-open-2bn-solar-powered-data-center-53655"><span style="color: blue;">Apple
to open $2 bn solar-powered Arizona data centre</span></a> - RenewEconomy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-03/broken-hill-solar-plant-on-track-for-completion-by-end-of-2015/6064714"><span style="color: blue;">Broken
Hill solar plant on track to complete at end of 2015, change of community
engagement approach</span></a> – ABC News<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://theconversation.com/feral-feast-cats-kill-hundreds-of-australian-animals-35555"><span style="color: blue;">Feral
feast: cats kill hundreds of Australian animals</span></a> – The Conversation<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.traveller.com.au/air-travel-what-a-waste-2u188"><span style="color: blue;">Air
travel: what a waste</span></a> – Traveller<o:p></o:p></div>
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We didn’t really get into politics but given a few more
minutes we would have covered the most talked about political item this week
which is off course, the Coalition leadership uncertainty…here is the article
we had lined up to talk about: <a href="http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/is-this-the-last-hurrah-for-the-far-right-in-australia-85697"><span style="color: blue;">Is
this the last hurrah for the Far Right in Australia</span></a> – RenewEconomy<o:p></o:p></div>
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And for all those rev heads we even covered a supercar! The
fully electric Tesla Model S that is faster (in terms of acceleration) than
almost every other petrol powered supercar! Don’t believe it… read this <a href="http://gas2.org/2014/10/10/5-supercars-slower-than-the-tesla-model-s-p85d/"><span style="color: blue;">5
super cars slower than the Tesla S P85D</span></a> – Gas2.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Next week on the show we are chatting to Robyn Deed, editor
of Renew magazine about Issue 130. Head to the <a href="http://renew.org.au/"><span style="color: blue;">Renew
Magazine website</span></a> to get a heads up on some of the magazine content that we
will be covering.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hello, You Beautiful Thing by Jason Mraz<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tombs by Hiatus<o:p></o:p></div>
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Live It Up (feat. PEZ) by 360<o:p></o:p></div>
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Q.U.E.E.N. by Janelle Monae Feat. Erykah Badu<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-64677251953607403942015-01-28T14:14:00.000-08:002015-01-28T14:14:29.794-08:00Environmentality 28 January 2015, Riki Edelsten - Melbourne Director of Grow It Local and long running association with the Sustainable Living Festival
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wOvG2NW258k/VMlbGn8ReeI/AAAAAAAAARQ/0KcWi2Wt6Zw/s1600/GIL.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wOvG2NW258k/VMlbGn8ReeI/AAAAAAAAARQ/0KcWi2Wt6Zw/s1600/GIL.png" /></a><span style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">If you grow fruit or
vegetables at home whether it’s in a big designated garden, some scattered fruit
trees or even on a windowsill, then you should be registering your garden with
Grow It Local. Registering your ‘patch’ is a great way to be part of an Australia
wide community farm. You can include pictures of your garden and your tips on
producing that ideal crop as well browse through the 1000+ gardens already
registered. Head to the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.growitlocal.com.au/"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: blue;">Grow It Local</span></span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">
website for all the details.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">This week’s guest,
Riki Edelsten, is the Melbourne Director of the Grow It Local campaign and we
found out what it is all about. Riki also filled us in on the upcoming Local
Growers Feast on the March 1<sup>st</sup> which will tie in with the final day
of Sustainable Living Festival. To go in the running for the 50 double pass
tickets to the feast, all you need to do is register your patch, share tips on
their facebook page and use the #growitlocal tag on instagram and twitter @growinitlocal.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9N-lEiSyfVE/VMlbseNgs9I/AAAAAAAAAR0/CHJErW3D7jU/s1600/slf1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9N-lEiSyfVE/VMlbseNgs9I/AAAAAAAAAR0/CHJErW3D7jU/s1600/slf1.JPG" height="80" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">This week our guest
also covered the upcoming <a href="http://www.slf.org.au/">Sustainable Living Festival</a> being held in and around
Melbourne from the 7 Feb - 1 March. From what we heard, there will be something for pretty much everyone
so you must check out the website to see which events are going to tickle your fancy.
There is the <a href="http://www.transitionsfilmfestival.com/">Transitions Film Festival</a> nestled into the Sustainable Living
Festival, many workshops including ones on permaculture and garden pest
management, morning weekly bike tour along the Barwon River departing Geelong,
panel discussions featuring <a href="http://www.slf.org.au/speakers/tim-flannery/">Tim Flannery</a>, talks from <a href="http://www.slf.org.au/event/dont-even-think-about-it/">George Marshall</a>, <a href="http://www.slf.org.au/speakers/claire-dunn/">ClaireDunn</a>, <a href="http://www.slf.org.au/event/tim-silverwood-marine-debris-reduction/">Tim Silverwood</a> and many more. Honestly, do yourself a favour and just
check through the list of events and I’m sure you will 1) be surprised and 2)
find something that you cannot resist going to! I think is something like 200
events and they are spread out across Melbourne including Geelong and even
Inverloch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">If you were listening
to the show you will have heard about the survey we are running for
Environmentality where you can win 2 movie tickets just for filling it in. The
survey should take about a minute and it will help us to improve our show.
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XJKRSWG">CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE SURVEY</a> and good luck!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Next week on the show
we will be discussing Permaculture with a specialist in the field so make sure
you tune in or download the podcast.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Thanks to our guest
Riki for this week’s music selections:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Peaches by Presidents
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">From Little Things Big
Things Grow by Paul Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Push Th’ Little Daises
by Ween</span></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-16560705988256717762015-01-22T14:45:00.000-08:002015-01-22T14:46:42.402-08:00Environmentality 21 January 2015, Jodi Jackson, My Everyday Garden - Citrus Special<div class="MsoNormal">
Summer is upon us and what better way to beat the heat than
a summer citrus lemonade, a refreshing citrus salad or a delicious citrus mocktail
(or cocktail for Jodi). This week our regular gardening expert Jodi Jackson was
with us today to talk about “Citrus”, some citrus that we have never heard of
and also some hybrid varieties.</div>
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We started with oranges and in particular an orange by the
name of Dwarf Valencia. Dwarf Valencia has an amazing sweet musky flavour
that bursts in your mouth. How do we know this??? Because Jodi brought some
into the studio for us to taste and let it be known to all our blog readers
that there is no comparison whatsoever between the tastes of the oranges you
get in Supermarkets and the Valencia we
tasted. Another variety of orange we talked about is the Seville Orange, a
sour orange which is very popular in Spain (Jaime confirmed this for us!). It
has very high acid content, sets very well and is therefore used mostly for
marmalades and jams. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We also touched on essential oils from citrus including <a href="https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/essential-oils/health-benefits-of-bergamot-essential-oil.html">Bergamot Orange</a>, a type of orange that is
used for essential oils and can be used for cleaning purposes and <a href="http://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/sweet-orange-oil.asp">Sweet OrangeOil</a>, another essential oil that comes from Valencia with digestive
properties. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Also mentioned was the Kaffir lime Chinotto, Kumquats, Tangerines,
Tangello and the Rangpur Lime. Rangpur lime is a cross breed between a mandarin
and a lime and Jodi recommends people to try growing this at home because of
its versatile taste.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During the show we said Jodi had a list of citrus by type and we weren't lying! So here is the list and just a reminder, it is not exhaustive but rather citrus that is right for a home garden...<br />
<strong>Oranges</strong> - <u>Sweet</u>: Navel, Valencia, Joppa, Blood Orange, <u>Sour</u>: Seville, Bergamot, Chinotto<br />
<strong>Mandarins</strong> - Clementine, Emperor, Imperial, Thorny<br />
<strong>Lemons</strong> - <u>Sweet</u>: Meyer, Lemonade, <u>Sour</u>: Lisbon, Eureka, Fino, Villa Franca, Rough Lemon<br />
<strong>Limes</strong> - Acid Lime, Kaffir, Rangpur, Australian Red Centre, Australian Sunrise, Sweet Lime, Native Finger Lime<br />
<strong>Cumquats</strong> - Nagami, Marumi, Variegated<br />
<strong>Grapefruit</strong> - Thompson's Pink, Rio Red, Marsh, Wheeny, Pumelo<br />
<strong>Hybrids</strong> - Tangerine, Tangor, Tangelo, Honey Murcott, Satsuma, Calamondin<br />
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In terms of citrus care, Jodi emphasised how important the
early preparations are before planting. Citrus is shallow rooted and is a heavy
feeder so Jodi recommends planting them in partial shade where the plant gets
enough light but not too much sun Jodi also recommends NO PLANTING IN POTS
otherwise the plants become too much like babies, needing extra care and
attention. Another piece of wisdom from
the show was to reuse your fish tank water on the your citrus tree. See… so
many good tips! .</div>
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We finished the show talking about citrus pests and ways of dealing
with them, in particular the two most common, the Gall Wasp and Scale. Gall wasps are usually found around the
foliage of the new shoots, they lay their eggs inside the branch and as the
pupa grows and it causes these “galls” which is the swelling of the branch. Cutting
if off and incinerating the branch is the best way of getting rid of it according
to our expert <o:p></o:p></div>
Jodi. Scale is found underside of the leaves and along the
branches and the best way of its detection is the movement of ants up and down
the tree as ants love the secretion from the scale.The best way of dealing with
scale is to bust it off with your finger or use white oil in extreme
conditions.<br />
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Well that wraps up a pretty comprehensive review of this
week’s show but make sure you have a <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150120090107.mp3">listen to the show</a> so you don’t miss any important
tips!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Leaving the best for last, listeners of the show this week
were told of a chance to win some movie tickets. Environmentality will be
giving away two movie tickets this week to one lucky listener who fills in the
survey below. Pretty simple equation: 60 seconds of your time filling in survey
= chance to win movie tickets.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8VL8QDY">CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY</a> and Good Luck! We'll contact you next Wednesday if you are a winner.</div>
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Next week on the show we have Riki Edelsten, Melbourne
Director of the <a href="http://www.growitlocal.com.au/about.aspx">Grow It Local</a> campaign. Riki also has a long term association
with the Sustainable Living Foundation so we will be discussing both the Grow
It Local campaign and the upcoming <a href="http://www.slf.org.au/">Sustainable Living Festival</a> which is occurring
in Melbourne next month.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Environmentality wants to thank Smriti Panday for helping out with the blog this week ;)</div>
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Music Tracks:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grandma’s Hands by MEG MAC<o:p></o:p></div>
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The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack<o:p></o:p></div>
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Clouds Over Tamworth by John Williamson<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love Me Do by The Beatles</div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-13988651527272115562015-01-14T17:48:00.000-08:002015-01-14T17:48:30.988-08:00Environmentality 14 January 2015, Daniel Sullivan, ASEN member and Student Environment Officer at University of Melbourne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hello for another week of Environmentality! This week we
spoke to a member of </span><a href="http://asen.org.au/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Australian Student Environmental
Network (ASEN)</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, Daniel Sullivan, about the group and how to get involved.
Daniel is also the Student Environment Officer at The University of Melbourne
so was also able to enlighten us on the various campaigns and groups running out
of the university. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I suggest you <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150114050154.mp3">listen to the show here</a> if you missed it!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now for those who don’t know about ASEN, in summary it is
the network of student environment groups from around Australia committed to
building grassroots movements for change. The network links together a
fluctuating group of around 38 university environment collectives and five
state-based networks around Australia (thanks </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Student_Environment_Network"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Wikipedia!</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
The ever reliable and accurate internet resource). In other words, they
organise a range of cool and inspiring projects and campaigns in the area of
environment and social justice and provide an easy way for everyone to be involved!
Some of the projects include an annual Students of Sustainability Conference,
National Training Camp, bi-annual publication ‘Germinate’, various No Coal No
Gas campaigns, Food Coops as well as working with Australia’s indigenous people
for sovereignty and justice. On top of these, ASEN runs other training courses,
training camps and conferences so search for and like them on Facebook to keep
up to date on the current and upcoming events and visit their website to see
how you can be involved and how to become a member.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A major campaign that is currently running is the <a href="http://fossilfreeuniversities.org.au/"><span style="color: blue;">Fossil Free Universities</span></a>
campaign. If you want to find out what all the fuss is about and what part your
university is playing then check out the <a href="http://fossilfreeuniversities.org.au/"><span style="color: blue;">website</span></a> for all the facts and
figures.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ANU chief Ian Young’s ethical sell call paying dividends – Published
in The Australian (surprising) but unfortunately I cannot provide a link to the
article as this one requires a membership (I’m thinking… CONSPIRACY). This article
is referencing Australian National University’s decision to divest from fossil
fuel including all its shares in Santos a few months back and just last week a
report release by Credit Suisse stated that Santos shares may be worthless at
current oil prices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2014/10/28/policy-politics/unsw-rejects-divestment-push"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">UNSW
rejects divestment push</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> – Blah blah…. UNSW don’t want to participate in “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">token political actions</i>”, Christopher
Pyne called the campaign “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a Greens-led,
anti-mining and energy divestment campaign that is damaging to some of our
biggest companies and employers”</i>. Greens-led? ummm... pretty sure it has been and continues to be led by members of communities, universities, banks, churches and any other organisations that have investment capabilities because these members are sick of the lack of action by Government and feel a moral and ethical obligation to do so, not to mention the financial benefits (See <a href="http://responsibleinvestment.org/resources/benchmark-report/">RIAA's Responsible Investment Benchmarking Survey 2014 Report</a>!). At least Mr Pyne recognises the damage the campaign is doing to the dirty, unethical, environmentally damaging companies!</span></div>
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<a href="http://theconversation.com/coal-curse-the-black-side-of-the-subsidised-resources-boom-7801"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Coal
curse: the black side of the subsidised resources boom</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> – On older article
(July 2012) but worth a read. Addresses the true cost of energy from coal by
weighing up the real costs and benefits. Some surprising figures in this one
(well, surprising if you’ve been subjected to mainstream media coal lobbyist
claims).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ASEN members campaigning against AGL plans to frack the valley in Gloucester during the Mining the Truth Roadtrip</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE!!(movie
tickets…shhh) More details will be provided during next week’s show!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speaking of next week, we have Jody Jackson, our resident
gardening expert coming in to have our monthly friendly, informative and funny
discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What a way to kick off the year!
Another top-notch Australian non-profit organisation doing great things in the
sphere of environmental sustainability and we were lucky enough to speak with
the organisations CEO. Matthew Wright is the CEO of </span><a href="http://zeroemissions.org.au/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Zero Emissions Australia</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, an
organisation dedicated to ensuring the sustainability of our planet for future
generations and we discovered just how knowledgeable and passionate he is about
his work.</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6MGeJu3r284/VK8fTaJM94I/AAAAAAAAAPA/K6d1Mna0s6w/s1600/zeroem.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6MGeJu3r284/VK8fTaJM94I/AAAAAAAAAPA/K6d1Mna0s6w/s1600/zeroem.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One particular focus of the show was
around reducing emissions from your home with reference to space heating and
cooking within the home. We discussed the most efficient options (including zero
emissions options) for air-conditioners and cooktops as well as getting
technical on the physics of heat transfer. To hear all the advice as well as
some nerdy discussion, make sure you have a </span><a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20150107120108.mp3"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">listen to
the show here</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nieA3-BZfsk/VK8gtPQ3bvI/AAAAAAAAAPc/ytd7HwCpr-I/s1600/induction.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nieA3-BZfsk/VK8gtPQ3bvI/AAAAAAAAAPc/ytd7HwCpr-I/s1600/induction.png" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are wanting to learn more
about household energy use, efficient cost-effective options for air conditioning,
heating and cooking or perhaps transitioning off gas or off the grid, then you should
head to beyondthegrid.com.au. </span><a href="file:///C:/Users/DiClemente/Documents/Chris/Banksia/150107/beyondthegrid.com.au"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Beyond The Grid</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
is your one stop shop for reducing or eliminating your emissions (and costs)
associated with your home and even your car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The following articles have all been
written by this week’s guest Matthew Wright who is also a resident columnist at
Climate Spectator:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/12/16/smart-energy/gas-death-spiral-will-not-help-power-utilities"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Gas
death spiral will not help power utilities</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> – The impending death of gas and
the implications for power utilities is explained through a case study by
Matthew on his parent’s home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/12/9/smart-energy/want-get-rid-gas-bill-heres-how"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Want
to get rid of the gas bill – Here’s how</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> – Self-explanatory.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/11/24/policy-politics/network-lobby-demonising-solar-missing-point"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">The
network lobby is demonising solar, but missing the point</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> – An interesting
look at the way solar customers are being unfairly targeted as freeloaders and
unfairly charged by network providers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On next week’s show we have </span><a href="http://asen.org.au/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Australian Student Environment Network (ASEN)</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> coming
in for a chat. Don’t miss it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Go Slow by Haim</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-51139960729729077712014-12-17T02:02:00.001-08:002014-12-17T02:02:15.921-08:00Environmentality 17 December 2014, Jodi Jackson, My Everyday Garden - Organic pest control
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This week was a little blast from the recent past with
Leanne joining the show for the first time since August. Leanne couldn’t resist
coming in and speaking with Jodi one last time this year. It was a great show,
as usual, with the theme of the show being garden pests and control solutions
for the everyday gardener. Click </span><a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20141217021211.mp3"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
for a listen.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This blog is probably going to look more like a Christmas
catalogue promotion of potential Christmas gifts for all you green thumbs out
there but hey, I’ve seen them first hand and I wouldn’t mind receiving them
myself!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">During the first music break today, Jodi showed us some
amazing macro photographs she has taken on her iPhone, yes that’s right, iPhone.
Jodi showed us a little device you attach to the top right corner of the phone
that sits over the camera lens which give you a 10x zoom instantly. Along with
the zoom, the little device also comes with a fish-eye and wide angle lens all
in one. So for all your little bug shots take a look at this </span><a href="http://www.olloclip.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">olloclip</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. And, if you want to check out
some of Jodi’s photos using the said device, check out Jodi Instagram feed
@everydayinthegarden (some photos below). FYI - Environmentality will be looking at getting an Instagram
account in the New Year so look out for that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jodi brought in some books for us to flick through today and
also recommend to our listeners. Both books are well worth getting your hands
on so I’ve provided the details below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some other links that we promised to include are to some
information about whitefly’s main predator <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.biologicalservices.com.au/encarsia-formosa.html"><span style="color: blue;">Encarsia formosa</span></a></i>
as well as a link to </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/202807898/insect-hotel?"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Jodi’s insect
hotels</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> which you can use to attract <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Encarsia
formasa</i> to your garden. Mind you, if you have the materials and the
enthusiasm you can build them yourself and they don’t have to be as extravagant
as the ones Jodi makes </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><o:p></o:p><br />
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info on them</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok now that all the promotions are out of the way (PLEASE
NOTE: Environmentality does not receive any kick-backs…but we wish we did!) all
of us at Environmentality would like to say thanks for listening and we wish
you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We will be back better than ever in the New Year so keep on
tuning in beginning from the 7<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> January when we speak to Executive
Director of </span><a href="http://zeroemissions.org.au/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Zero Emissions</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Matthew
Wright, something to look forward to while you’re having a relaxing holiday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s mid-December and summer hasn’t quite hit us here in
Melbourne yet which is becoming a bit of trend in recent years. Over the last
few years, the summer season has been making up for lost time by extending into
the months of March, April and even May as well as producing more heatwave
events during this period. This is a somewhat worrying trend that, according to
the CSIRO and BoM, will continue on its path of increased frequency and
intensity heatwaves. Never fear, despite some of us being ignorant and/or
arrogant towards our own impact on the environment (no names mentioned here), us
humans are an adaptive bunch and we come up with clever solutions to complex
problems. The current summer issue of <a href="http://www.sanctuarymagazine.org.au/">Sanctuary Magazine</a> presents some of these
clever solutions that aim to tackle some of the current and future issues
associated with how we live in a changing climate including how to use your
roof to keep cool.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This week on the show we had a good chat with Emily Braham,
the editor of Sanctuary Magazine about some of the latest innovations, ideas
and examples of green living, architecture and design. It is always difficult
to cover a magazine on our show as it is impossible to go through all the
content, however we do our best with the time and this week was no different.
During our conversation we covered articles on designing your home for a future
of climate change and heatwaves, growing a native garden, two house’s that
demonstrate sustainable design and the benefits they bring as well as touching
on Indigenous Architecture, an approach to design that incorporates 60,000
years of knowledge and learning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
missed the show, please </span><a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20141211101230.mp3"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">check
out the podcast</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> to catch up. To see exactly what we are talking about, you should head to the <a href="http://www.sanctuarymagazine.org.au/">Sanctuary Magazine's website</a> where you can have a read of the articles or subscribe to receive the quarterly issues right to your front door.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour me house - sanctuarymagazine.org.au</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next week on the show we have our monthly My Everyday Garden
show with resident gardening expert Jodi Jackson.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Music tracks this week were all guest selections (thanks
Emily):<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We Float by PJ Harvey<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Skeletons by Yeah Yeah Yeahs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Skin of the Night by M83</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pass in Time by Beth Orton</span><br />
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-17282540056180273342014-12-03T21:52:00.001-08:002014-12-03T21:52:42.626-08:00Environmentality 3 December 2014, Sarah Day, Founder of Eco-shout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As listeners of Environmentality I’m sure you are aware of
at least some of the environmental issues we face as inhabitants on this
planet. Now, knowing what you know, I put this ultimatum to you (Disclaimer:
Part of this comes from the <a href="http://www.ecoshout.org.au/node">Eco-Shout
website</a>)… You can either:</div>
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1. Find out how to change the world, how to get the skills, how
to get work and how to get active AND THEN DO IT!<o:p></o:p></div>
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It just so happens that this week, we spoke to Sarah Day, the
founder of Eco-shout, an organisation helping people to get active in the
environmental and social justice movement. Eco-shout proclaims to be a catalyst
to action for environmental and social justice and after speaking to Sarah and
seeing the resource that is the Eco-shout website, I would have to agree.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQ_p5kRczw0/VH_1efI6mRI/AAAAAAAAAMY/tbbxY3gGzus/s1600/give_a_shit_wombat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQ_p5kRczw0/VH_1efI6mRI/AAAAAAAAAMY/tbbxY3gGzus/s1600/give_a_shit_wombat.jpg" height="320" width="232" /></a>Eco-shout has a number of initiatives currently operating out
of <a href="http://www.ecoshout.org.au/node">their website</a> which includes a
Sharehousing network for those looking to live with other people who are environmentally/sustainability
minded, an events calendar showing upcoming events to get involved with, a jobs
network you can use to find environmental/ethical jobs and an active groups
directory where you can search the database by category to find groups that might
suit your interests or passion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I recently read one of those ‘how to be happy’ articles one
of the (many) steps to happiness was to identify one cause, the one you feel
most passionate about and dedicate yourself to helping that cause. So go on,
what are you waiting for? Happiness awaits!<o:p></o:p></div>
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To find out more about Sarah Day and Eco-shout, you’ll have
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The TV series Years of Living Dangerously now showing on SBS
got a brief mention this week and you can watch via ‘<a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/356560963577/Years-Of-Living-Dangerously-S1-Ep1-Dry-Season">SBS
on demand</a>’ or Tuesday nights 9:30pm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/vic-election-2014/">Victorian
Election Results</a> – This week on the show we had a brief impromptu discussion
around the election results. Check out the link to catch up on all the latest results which include the Australian Greens winning their first ever seat in the lower house of state parliament.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Follow the Sun by Xavier Rudd<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monsters by Something for Kate<o:p></o:p></div>
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This World by Katchafire<o:p></o:p></div>
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Qwest by Combat Wombat</div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-81356800242834278532014-11-27T15:43:00.005-08:002014-11-27T15:43:50.791-08:00Environmentality 26 November 2014, Liam Farrelly, Greens candidate for Pascoe Vale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The 3 R’s - Right to an education, right to access health
services, right to a safe place to live. These are the three highest priorities
for Liam Farrelly who is running in the electorate of Pascoe Vale for the
Greens party. This week we were fortunate enough to have a candidate for the
Victorian election come in to the studio to have a chat just a few days before
the election. If you missed the show, you can <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/jaimeloma-20141127041151.mp3">listen here</a> and you’ll hear Liam
talking from the heart on issues such as education, health (including mental
health), transport and energy as well as the traditional content of this show,
environment!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One thing that gets brought up on this show through our
conversations over and over again is Australia’s mind boggling fixation on
protecting the fossil fuel industry at the expense of renewable energy and
investment in new, green, innovative technology. There seems to be no logical
and reasonable explanation as to why this is happening which has been
demonstrated by the many guests on this show who have shared their knowledge in
the area of their individual expertise. From all reports, it makes sense for
Australia to be moving away from our dirty, ageing and redundant coal fired
power stations and to stop thinking of gas as the next coal but rather invest
in clean, green technology. The social, economic and environmental benefits of
moving towards environmentally sustainable energy have been put forward time
and time again and more importantly have actually been proven elsewhere in the
world, especially in parts of Europe. Australia should be a world leader in
renewable energy generation and clean technology innovation but instead we are
lagging severely and if you think we are paying for it already, just wait until
we decide to play catch up and have to purchase all the innovative products, technology
and services from overseas because Australia chose not to invest in their
development here and now.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">theconversation.com</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auroralights.org</td></tr>
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(warning: these will probably leave you feeling depressed):<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/11/27/policy-politics/victoria-fork-road-energy"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Victoria
at a fork in the road on energy</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Climate Spectator - This weekend’s
Victorian state election provides voters with a fairly stark choice about the
future of energy policy in the state. Yet the campaigns of the major parties
have barely touched the issues of energy and the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/shameful-absence-of-environment-policies-20141126-11uqlo.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Shameful
absence of environmental policies</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> The Age - Neither of the major political
parties have offered Victorian voters a coherent set of policies about the
environment. Indeed, there is a deafening silence about environmental issues
and much backtracking.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/11/26/policy-politics/vic-labors-lame-plan-move-climate-dial"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Vic
Labor’s lame plan to move the climate deal</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Climate Spectator - The
Victorian Labor Party has released its climate change policy – it’s below in
all its four paragraphs of detailed glory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<a href="http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/politics/politics-politics/victorian-election-built-environment-takes-a-back-seat/69995"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Victorian
election: built environment takes a back seat</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> The Fifth Estate - <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In a state that has seen environmental and
energy efficiency measures trashed by the Coalition government and created fury
within the property industry and beyond, there has been a confounding failure
by the Labor Opposition to seize the initiative and deliver meaningful policies
as an alternative.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So with all this information, make your vote count on Saturday 29<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
November. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next week on the show we will be speaking to </span><a href="http://www.ecoshout.org.au/node"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Eco-shout</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. Check out their website
and tune in next week to find out more about the organisation.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Music
tracks this week:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cold Nights
by How to Dress Well<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Two Weeks
by FKA Twigs<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Come As You
Are by Nirvana (Liam's selection)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nakamarra
by Hiatus Kaiyote</span></span><br />
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</span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-101638523306998682014-11-20T21:59:00.003-08:002014-11-20T21:59:35.463-08:00Environmentality 19 November 2014, Jodi Jackson, My Everyday Garden - Sensory Gardens<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A Sensory Garden is one that entices you (and other
creatures) to enter and enjoy the garden through the use of colours, smells,
sounds, textures and tastes. Imagine bright colours, sharp and subtle
contrasts, sweet smells, plants you can’t help but want to touch and feel,
buzzing bees and chirping birds and mouth-watering fruits and berries hanging
around you, sounds like a kind of paradise and that is the idea of a sensory
garden, a paradise for the senses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This week we spoke with Jodi and she didn’t disappoint with
her expertise and advice on sensory gardens. In the studio we also got treated
to some show and tell from Jodi’s garden which really highlighted the way these
plants can capture your senses in a variety of ways. If you missed the show, <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/hipcast-11556-u-395728-s-1.audio.mp3">listen to the podcast here</a>. Some of Jodi’s advice from
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If you would like to see more on sensory gardens then I would recommend
heading to <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/everydaygarden/">Jodi’s "Sensory Garden" Pinterest board</a> where there are heaps of photos and examples
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Don’t miss next week’s show with Liam Farrelly, Greens
candidate for Pascoe Vale just 3 days out from the election. Send us any
questions you would like answered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Music tracks this week:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daydream by Thriftworks<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Starkville City Jail by Johnny Cash (guest selection)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These Days by St Vincent<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">All Your Gold by Bat for Lashes <o:p></o:p></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-79479886824531648632014-11-13T16:19:00.002-08:002014-11-13T16:19:13.513-08:00Environmentality 12 November 2104, Robyn Deed, Editor of ATA's ReNew MagazineIt has become quite obvious now that sitting around and waiting for our governments to take action on the issue of addressing climate change is not an option. The good news is that there is a lot of movement from communities and organisations across Australia who are taking things into their own hands. <br />
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This week on the show we spoke with Robyn Deed, editor of Renew Magazine about the current issue (Issue 129) which has a strong focus on Community Energy including articles <em>ATA and community energy, Community -owned microgrids, Community solar, Energising rural communities </em>and piece on virtual net metering. If you missed the show, you can catch up on the discussion here.<br />
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Some of the things we touched on during the show include Fossil fuel divestment, transition towns, collaborative consumption and the future of global energy!<br />
Here are some links to keep you following these topics:<br />
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Fossil fuel divestment (<a href="http://superswitch.org.au/">Superswitch</a>)<br />
Collaborative consumption (<a href="http://www.openshed.com.au/">Open Shed</a>, <a href="http://www.goget.com.au/">GoGet</a>, <a href="http://www.carnextdoor.com.au/">Car Next Door</a>)<br />
Transition towns - <a href="http://www.transitionsunshinecoast.org/transition-towns-in-australia.php">Transition Sunshine Coast</a> Australia's first transition town and is now a great resource and provide support services to communities looking to establish their own transition town.<br />
Alan Pears Report - <a href="http://renew.org.au/current-issue/the-pears-report-future-global-energy-giants">Future global energy giants</a><br />
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If you'd like to find out more about the magazine or subscribe, please head to <a href="http://renew.org.au/">renew.org.au</a> or <a href="http://ata.org.au/">ata.org.au</a><br />
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Next week on the show, we'll be speaking with Liam Farrelly, Greens candidate for Pascoe Vale just 4 days out from the 2014 Victorian election. If you'd like a question answered then let us know via twitter or text in during the show on 0447 777 989.<br />
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Music tracks from this week:<br />
What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong<br />
Home by Phillip Phillips<br />
Rise and Fall by Craig David feat. Sting<br />
Where I Stood by Missy Higgins (guest selection)<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-12453575278038022032014-11-06T14:02:00.000-08:002014-11-06T14:02:29.022-08:00Environmentality 5 November 2014, Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon, The Australian Greens candidate for Broadmeadows<div class="MsoNormal">
As the election draws closer, we are starting to see and hear more about the various political party policies, ideas and promises. This week we got in on more of the political action and had a great chat with Jaime De Loma-Osorio Ricon. Jaime is the Greens candidate for Broadmeadows in the upcoming Victorian state election. Regular listeners will probably know that Jaime is one of regular hosts of the show, however this week the tables were turned and Jaime was a guest on the show and subject to the tough interrogating interview style of Environmentality. Again, regular listeners will know that this is far from the truth as our interviews are casual and relaxed and this week was no different.</div>
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Jaime has just released a YouTube video to launch his campaign, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ALhYVcXQ7s">take a look here</a> and let us know what you think in the comments below. You can also follow Jaime on twitter using @jaimeloma.</div>
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Earlier this week, the ABC launched its online <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/vic-election-2014/vote-compass/">Vote Compass tool</a> which allows users to determine where they stand in the Victorian political landscape. The tool uses your answers to a set of simple multiple choice questions and provides a full analysis for you to review. Have and go and suggest it to all your friends and you never know, you may find that your usual preferred political party does not stack up with your personal views.</div>
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<a href="http://www.piccc.org.au/events/victorian-election-environmental-expert-policy-review">Victorian Election Environmental Expert Policy Review</a> - The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) and RMIT University are hosting a panel of renowned environmental practitioners to review the environment policies offered by the major political parties.</div>
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I See Fire by Ed Sheeran</div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-83207155624469413182014-10-30T16:00:00.000-07:002014-10-30T16:00:37.326-07:00Environmentality 29 October 2014, Dr Stephen Bygrave, CEO, Beyond Zero Emissions<br />
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be said about this week’s show… Brilliant, informative, intelligent, inspiring
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This week we
were fortunate enough to be speaking with Beyond Zero Emissions CEO, Dr Stephen
Bygrave. For those unaware of or unfamiliar with Beyond Zero Emission (BZE),
they are a not-for-profit research and education organisation doing fantastic
work designing and implementing a zero emissions economy for Australia. The
organisation oozes ambition but it is more than just their vision that makes
this organisation stand out. Their ongoing partnership with the <a href="http://www.energy.unimelb.edu.au/">University of Melbourne Energy Research Institute</a> has produced a number of high quality plans, reports and publications
provided free of charge through their website <a href="http://bze.org.au/">bze.org.au</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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this week we had a good discussion with Stephen about BZE’s most recent release
<a href="http://bze.org.au/landuse">Land Use: Agriculture and Forestry</a> which details how emissions from agriculture
and forestry can be reduced to zero net emissions. Following this discussion,
we moved onto the <a href="http://bze.org.au/zero-carbon-australia/stationary-energy-plan">Stationary Energy Plan</a> detailing how 100% renewable energy is
both achievable and affordable and can be done within 10 years. We finished the
show discussing the <a href="http://bze.org.au/zero-carbon-transport-high-speed-rail">High Speed Rail report</a> which is a fully detailed
feasibility study into a high speed rail service between
Melbourne-Canberra-Sydney-Brisbane.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All this
discussion was “brilliant, informative, intelligent, inspiring” and those who
were listening live I’m sure would agree. Now the “devastating” part of this
week’s show is that the recoding has been lost, and by lost I mean it was never
recorded due to a problem with the radio stations data logger which we
discovered during our post show high fives and back patting. After some tears,
we managed to pull ourselves together and be grateful for the opportunity to
speak with Dr Stephen Bygrave and the benefits that brought to the live
audience. Unfortunately our blog subscribers and podcast downloaders will miss
this gem UNLESS someone out there in the wide world who reads this blog managed
to record the show? Please let us know.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All I can
suggest is that you get onto the BZE website, have a look through the work they
have already produced, follow BZE on twitter and Facebook and spread the word
about this organisation as they will be in the headlines more and more over the
coming months and years.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/agriculture-forestry-high-emissions-hidden-solution-plain-sight-62784">Agriculture and Forestry: hidden emissions, solutions in plain sight</a>. An article by our guest Stephen published in RenewEconomy last week.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/highspeed-rail-australia-could-build-network-for-30nbspbillion-less-according-to-beyond-zero-emissions/story-e6frfq80-1227029051027">High-speed rail: Australia could build network for more than $30 billion less, according to Beyond Zero Emissions</a>. A great article appearing on news.com.au summarising the report and all the latest developments when it comes to potential implementation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/7/22/smart-energy/freedom-revolution-kill-power-bill-confusion">The freedom revolution to kill power bill confusion</a>. Another piece by our guest Stephen published in Climate Spectator in July. This article provides the background to an initiative of BZE called <a href="http://energyfreedom.com.au/">Energy Freedom</a>, check it out!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next week on
the show we will be having a chat with Greens candidate for Broadmeadows, Jaime
De Loma.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Heart Out by
The 1975<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You Give Me Something
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-21656095544848142112014-10-23T20:31:00.004-07:002014-10-23T20:31:59.975-07:00Environmentality 22 October 2014, Jane Garrett, Labor member for Brunswick & Colleen Hartland, Greens member for Western Metropolitan<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wzGqOEGdvTk/VEnF0UP8IhI/AAAAAAAAAGg/Pk70bK85iFI/s1600/election.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wzGqOEGdvTk/VEnF0UP8IhI/AAAAAAAAAGg/Pk70bK85iFI/s1600/election.png" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we ramp up to the State election on the 29<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
November, we are going to start hearing and reading a whole heap in the media, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a lot of promises, argumentative debate back
and forth, he said she said, policy releases…you know, all the normal stuff.
That’s why it is great to have a chat one on one with some of the local members
and candidates to find out a little bit about who they are and what they stand
for without too much of the official politics involved.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QbS-IrTkJsA/VEnF1-eVhlI/AAAAAAAAAG0/oVco7LMQBhw/s1600/vote%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QbS-IrTkJsA/VEnF1-eVhlI/AAAAAAAAAG0/oVco7LMQBhw/s1600/vote%2B1.jpg" height="200" width="122" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This week on Environmentality we were fortunate enough to
have Jane Garrett and Colleen Hartland generously donate some of their time to
us and all our listeners. We spoke separately with each for around 20 minutes
and covered some interesting and topical issues such as Victorian (anti)wind-farm
laws and the east-west link. If you missed the show, you can <a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/hipcast-11556-u-393472-s-1.audio.mp3">listen here to find out what our guests had to say</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jane Garrett is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP),
the current member for Brunswick (lower house) and is running as a candidate for
the 2014 state election. Colleen Hartland is a member of the Australian Greens,
current member for Western Metropolitan (upper house) and is running as a
candidate for the 2014 election. We wish them both all the best.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bd2xX12zRBY/VEnF3PNGMVI/AAAAAAAAAHA/pOluPm33qPE/s1600/solar%2Bv%2Bcoal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bd2xX12zRBY/VEnF3PNGMVI/AAAAAAAAAHA/pOluPm33qPE/s1600/solar%2Bv%2Bcoal.jpg" height="153" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are feeling a bit left out of the political loop or just
want to get a better grip of the environmental issues of importance facing
Victoria at present you'll find some useful links below. Please feel free to
add your own links or provide any comment!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/vic-election-2014/">ABC website</a> has a full list of electorates and candidates as well as some
interesting tools like a calculator to predict who will win and a breakdown of
the key seats.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Check out the <a href="http://environmentvictoria.org.au/election2014/problem#.VEm0ok0cSmQ">Environment Victoria website</a> for a thorough look through the environmental
problems, the solutions, the actions as well as the providing a <a href="http://environmentvictoria.org.au/election2014/policies#.VEnB9U0cSmQ">top 10 priority list</a> for environmental policies for Victoria.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/vic-labor-flags-state-based-renewable-target-if-fed-folds-94000">Vic Labor flags state-based renewable target if Fed folds</a> – With clear
environmental and financial benefits of renewable energy investment including more jobs, it looks like parties
with pro-renewables position are going to have an electoral advantage. Victoria’s
current lack of government led support for renewables is at odds with the 71%
of Victorians who support state government policies that encourage renewables.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The East West Link…what can we say here…Just do a search on
this topic and you will find many aspects of this issue hotly under debate.
Just to name a few, there is the secrecy surrounding the business case and it’s
non-disclosure, huge spending on a road rather than public transport,
environmental impacts of construction as well as encouraging more cars, trucks and
air pollution and emissions that come with it, compulsory acquisition of
housing to construct, waiting 3 years then cannot wait another 8 weeks until
after election to sign the deal, a undisclosed cancellation amount ($$) written
into the contracts in case the opposition form government and can the project.
From an environmental point of view, this project will be a disaster and
another clear example of government being blind to the social, environmental
and economic benefits of steering away from road infrastructure in favour of
public transport.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next week on the show Dr Stephen Bygrave, CEO of <a href="http://bze.org.au/">Beyond Zero Emissions</a> will be coming in to the studio to have a chat with us about the work
of the organisation, we are super excited for this one. Check out their website
before the show to get an idea of the kind of innovative, inspirational, ground-breaking work
and reports they are delivering to the public and Government.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>Rip Rip Woodchip by John Williamson</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>Geronimo by Sheppard</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>From Little Things Big Things Grow by Paul Kelly</o:p></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299689909041630663.post-43454549353411816182014-10-15T19:55:00.000-07:002014-10-15T19:55:16.920-07:00Environmentality 15 October 2014, Jodi Jackson, My Everyday Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week on My Everyday Garden, Jodi shared her wisdom on
seed saving your winter crops, how to best use your worm juice or weed tea for
growing seedlings and what to plant in your garden to bring bees and
biodiversity. AND as always, we covered and discovered many more interesting
topics along the way thanks to our regular tangents and digression, oops.
<a href="http://jaimeloma.hipcast.com/deluge/hipcast-11556-u-392677-s-1.audio.mp3">Listen to the podcast</a> to catch up with what Jodi had to share.</div>
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One of the things from the show I wanted to pick up here was
the discussion around the Spanish Ramallet tomatoes. <i>Tomàtiga de Ramellet</i> are from the Mallorca region and have a
thicker skin and a pasty flesh and in Spain are commonly strung by hand and
hung to dry. The tomatoes can then last for long periods and are actually used
all year round, usually after the more common tomatoes have finished their
season and have been used up. I want to put a call out to our listeners and
readers to ask whether someone is growing Ramallet tomatoes here in Australia?
If you are or know someone who is, please post the details or let us know on
the next show with Jodi on Wednesday 19<sup>th</sup> November. It would be
interesting to know and maybe we could do some seed sharing!!</div>
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On the topic of bringing diversity to your garden, we spoke
last month about insect hotels and I shared on the blog a few images for those,
like me, who had not seen them before. After chatting with Jodi off air this
week I discovered that Jodi actually makes these creative insect habitats
herself so feel free to contact us during next week’s show for any advice otherwise
head to <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/202807898/insect-hotel?">Jodi’s etsy page</a> to see what they’re all about.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you would like something in particular covered by Jodi,
please let us know by posting a comment below. Alternatively, contact us when
Jodi is on next (Wednesday 19<sup>th</sup> November) via text on 0 44 77 77 989
or via twitter using @enviro_pod or #environmentality.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Next week on the show we will be talking environmental
policies with candidates for the upcoming State election. Jane Garrett, ALP,
current member for Brunswick electorate(lower house) and Collen Hartland,
Greens, current member for western metropolitan electorate (upper house).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tombs by Hiatus</div>
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I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate by Cecile McLorin</div>
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All Of Me by John Legend</div>
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