costs of driving to workcosts of driving to work
Mark Greenaway expresses surprise that someone could spend $8000 per annum on petol. I own a 1999 VW Passat 2.8L that does 12.8L/100Km (based on my average driving habits –[...]
Tag: Environment
praying for rainpraying for rain
Paul Dwerryhouse posted a comment about the Prime Minister asking people to pray for rain. I don’t think that Johnny is suggesting this because he’s overly religious (compare his actions[...]
Save BabeSave Babe
There’s an advertising campaign at the moment opposing cruel treatment of pigs, the web site is at http://www.savebabe.com/ . They have rented advertising space at train stations to publish the[...]
power savingpower saving
Adrian von Bidder made an interesting post in response to my post about Spanish wind power. He correctly points out that power sources that have seasonal variations and which may[...]
Spanish wind powerSpanish wind power
The latest news is that Spain has wind power as it’s main source of electricity. The second largest source is nuclear and the third is coal. This is due to[...]
fluorescent lights and why it’s worth saving resourcesfluorescent lights and why it’s worth saving resources
A common criticism of fluorescent lights is the inability to use dimmers, as mentioned in Julien Goodwin’s blog. However with some thought at the time the lights are installed this[...]
worse than fossil fuel?worse than fossil fuel?
I just read an interesting blog post from December 2005 about the environmental impact of bio-fuels. It makes some really good points that should be studied by everyone who is[...]
things to do for the environmentthings to do for the environment
I got the idea for this from Ben Hutchings. A. Copy the list below to your own journal and Bold the actions you are already taking Underline the actions you[...]
coolingcooling
Recently there has been some really hot weather in Melbourne that made me search for alternate methods of cooling. The first and easiest method I discovered is to keep a[...]
hybrid Lexus is best luxury carhybrid Lexus is best luxury car
The Lexus GS 450 hybrid petrol/electric car has been given the award for Australia’s best luxury car! The judging for this contest rated fuel efficiency as low importance, because luxury[...]