Links
General Information
- Green Loans: http://www.environment.gov.au/greenloans/about/index.html
- BZE link to resources on Solar Thermal and Wind
http://beyondzeroemissions.org/resources - Greenpeace
How to Save the Climate - Climate Emergency Network (CEN) links
Resonses to Deniers
Resources for Action
Green Start: http://www.environment.gov.au/sustainability/greenstart/index.html
Rainwater / Greywater: http://www.environment.gov.au/water/programs/nrgi/index.html
Local Environment Groups
- Greening Bathurst
- Link to Chris Marshall's wonderful Boundary Road Bird Book
- Conservation Volunteers Australia
- Rahamim Ecological Learning Community
- United Approach - on preserving heritage & environment in the highway approaches to Bathurst - Meeting notes May 10, 2011
Awareness
Building and Urban Planning
- Southlakes, Dubbo
- Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Qld
- Solar Cities Government programme
- Window technology
- Passivhaus concept and standards
- Passivhaus in Wikipedia
Energy
- 100% Renewables campaign
- T10 Campaign
- Beyond Zero Emissions including 2020 100% renewable energy plan for Australia
- Solar thermal roadmap report 2008
- Solar thermal project by Infinilec at Moree, NSW
- Solar thermal project at Cloncurry, Qld
- Solar thermal project at Liddell power station, NSW
- PV Solar panel supply and installation Ethical Energy (David Phillips)
- PV Solar panel supply and installation Carbon Management Solutions
- NSW Government Solar Tariff
- Australian Government Rebate schemes:
Energy Efficient Home Packages: http://www.environment.gov.au/energyefficiency
Carbon farming/offsetting
Carbon farming conference, Dubbo 27-28 October, 2010
Water and Waste
Food
- Farmers Markets
- Bathurst Wholefood Co-op
- Gardening Australia Fact Sheets
- Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute
Transport
- Electric Vehicle Challenge
- CBBUGS news
- Australian Electric Vehicle Association
- Getting around Bathurst incl. Bus services
Biodiversity
Population
Government -
Federal
- Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) - Department of Climate Change
State - NSW
Local - Bathurst
Other Climate Action groups
- Climate Movement
- Climate Summit 31 Jan - 3 Feb 2009
- Transition Towns (UK)
- Transition Australia
- Transition Sydney
- Katoomba Area Climate Action Now
- Transition Katoomba
- Beechworth Sustainability
- Hay plains solar supporters
Woodford Folk Festival links
Movies
Discussion and debate
On biochar:
Chris Martenson
See the crash course on youtube.com (type Crash Course Chris Martenson to find the presentation -starts with chapter 1)
This is an intelligent 3 hour slide presentation about the entwined realities of Economy, Energy and Environment and where it’s all headed. Well worth the watch. There is also a condensed ½ hour presentation at a gold and silver meeting at Madrid (type Chris Martenson gold silver Madrid to find this presentation - but I recommend the 3 hour slide show)
The Automatic Earth
This is website that collates and offers open commentary on articles from around the world dealing with the GFC, peak oil, a range of environmental issues. This is a site of great value, written by people with a sound understanding of finance, energy and environmental problems. At the same time it cautions about a future affected by financial and resource constraints and advises to prepare for it. One of its chief contributors is Nicole Foss a scientist, lawyer, expert on peak oil and former energy consultant
The Keiser Report
http://rt.com/programs/keiser-
An entertaining financial current affairs program broadcast every 2 days, it lifts the lid on the dark side of finance and its broader ramifications. It also features interviews with well-known alternative economists, resource experts, investigative journalist and others.
Peak Oil
A site collating articles and interviews about peak oil, the developing status and statistics of oil and other energy sources, and other environmental and peak resource issues. There are occasionally some weird/fruity articles on this site but most of them are quite good.