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Days 16 & 17 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.
We’re in a heatwave. How can I:
without suffering heatstroke or contributing more damage to our climate by travelling in air-conditioned, petrol-driven car? Continue reading
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Day 10 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.
Rain + warmth = weeds.
Return from travels = weeds.
Weeds. Weeds. Weeds. Continue reading
Day 6 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.
I’m pretty lucky that where I live it usually cools off at night. That’s because of our distance from the coast (so we have a continental climate), our elevation and because we usually get a sea breeze in the early evening. The result: we usually sleep well in summer.
But what happens if it doesn’t cool off at night? That can happen because of where you Continue reading
Days 3, 4 & 5 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.
Summer in the southern hemisphere is in full swing with much of Australia heading into a heatwave.
What I do
In a previous post I describe 3 ways I keep my home cool without air-conditioning and its Continue reading
It’s summer.
It’s hot. Very hot. Smashing records hot.
And it’s dry. Very dry. We’ve had no useful rain for over 2½ months.
And it’s bushfires. And that means more heat. And smoke. And burnt grass and trees…and Continue reading