Melbourne's Grand Prix is economically costly, but no one's talking about the carbon cost: "The Australian Grand Prix is here to stay, but at what cost?"; "Scientists struggle to explain ‘really weird’ spike in world temperatures"; "I’ll be dead before the worst of it, but I’m fearful for those who won’t"; "Yes, nuclear’s an option. But let there be no confusion about its flaws"; "Climate change threatens snow cover at ski destinations worldwide"; "Peter Dutton in standoff with state Liberal leaders over federal Coalition’s nuclear plan"; "Q&A: Extreme Heat, Severe Storms Among Key Climate ..read more

Melbourne-based home energy guru, Tim Forcey, was at a recent meeting of Zero Carbon Tatura to talk about what he does and his soon-to-be-released book, "My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to Slash Your Energy Bills, Protect Your Health & save the Planet". The advice offered by Tim is available, equally, from GV Community Energy CEO, Geoff Lodge, who was at the Wednesday, March 20, meeting of Zero Carbon Tatura. Interested people can also hear and watch Tim as he goes through a home energy audit on a home near Yea. Tim was also recently a guest on "Climate Conversations". --- Send in ..read more

Life sometimes gets in the way of living and so brings on silence, but that has not been the case for Violet Coco (pictured) and her Extinction Rebellion counterparts: "‘Message must be sent’: Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge"; "'Red alert': Heat records were smashed in 2023, and 2024 is likely to be even hotter"; "‘How many lives do you put at risk?’: Anger after man dies at music festival during heatwave"; "The family of an athlete who died from heat stroke sued organisers for millions. Lawsuits in Australia are ‘almost inevitable’"; "Like chasin ..read more

Traffic on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge was disrupted and slowed to a halt when three people from Extinction Rebellion blocked two lanes of traffic with a large truck - the trio was arrested: "Three charged after climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco and others block traffic on Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge"; "Serial climate protesters jailed for blocking West Gate Bridge"; "View from The Hill: Peter Dutton talks up nuclear replacements for coal-fired generators"; "New rules will force U.S. firms to divulge role in warming the planet"; "Air pollution kills 1 million a year – hundreds of whom ar ..read more

Tim Forcey has delved into his experience of helping thousands of people improve the energy efficiency of their homes and written the soon-to-be-published book "My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to slash your energy bills, protect your health & save the planet". He was asked about what he had learned while helping people upgrade their homes to make them more energy efficient, more comfortable, personally safe and, of course, vastly cheaper to run, Tim has realised that he has the best job in the world. Beyond that, Tim is helping people make a significant individual difference in re ..read more

"Climate One" is an interesting and educative podcast worth listening to, please give it some of your time. "What on Earth is happening to the weather? These charts help explain"; "Disasters Forced 2.5 Million Americans From Their Homes Last Year"; "Climate change is fanning the flames of NZ’s wildfire future. Port Hills is only the beginning": "Let’s Build a Climate Wall of Shame"; "Just How Many People Will Die From Climate Change?"; "What’s really happening with emissions and the climate crisis in Australia"; "Sentinels of the sea: ancient boulder corals are key to reef survival in a w ..read more

Climate adaptation expert Nadia Seeteram, (pictured) a Climate School postdoctoral research scientist studies how sea-level rise affects coastal communities. She is especially interested in how climate risks are impacting housing infrastructure and housing needs. "Science for the Planet: Equitable Climate Adaptation for Coastal Communities"; "The Victorian towns where Peter Dutton is considering going nuclear"; "Fixing Media Is a Climate Solution"; "National Press Club AddressAndrew Forrest - Executive Chairman and Founder - Fortescue, Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang"; "Andrew Forrest slams ..read more

Mark Allen (pictured) is an environmental campaigner based in Albany, Western Australia, with a professional background in town planning sustainability. He is also the co-host of the "Post Growth Australia" podcast. You can learn more about Mark, his ideas and broader philosophies, through his website, "Holistic Activism". Mark also praised the book by permaculturist, David Holgren, "Retrosuburbia: The Downshifter's Guide to a Resilient Future". He will expand on his ideas for a town-planning rebellion when he joins (via Zoom) Shepparton's Beneath the Wisteria on Saturday, March 23, at 11:00 a ..read more

This final session of the February 24 Climate Cooling Mini Summit was chaired by Sally Macadam (pictured), the co-ordinator of "Climate Emergency Australia". Sally led the workshop through discussions, including Adrian Whitehead from "Council and Community Action in the Climate Emergency"; Cr. Trent McCarthy from Darebin City Council, Trent set the wheels in motion several years ago to see Darebin become the first council in the world to declare a climate emergency; Dale Martin talked about the Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit: and we heard about the "Climate Alliance". The Climate C ..read more

Melbourne's David Spratt (pictured), a researcher with the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration Australia, hosted the opening session at Melbourne's "Climate Cooling Mini Summit. David had two Finnish guests from "Operaatio Arktis" who followed and led David as he took a deep dive on "Climate Cooling and activism". The online event was a part of the Melbourne-based "National Sustainability Living Festival". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message ..read more