Recovery And Reconnection Through Switching Off, Time With Nature

Bobin Creek

Day 59 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: recovery and reconnecting with people and the natural world by switching off.

Our dominant western culture extols continuous growth and push us to be on the go all the time and living individual lives.

It’s very tempting to go along with it, especially given the social pressures to ‘fit in’ and Continue reading

Say Hello To Community, The Key To Our Future

Feet under shared table

Days 49 and 50 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: connecting to community, the key to our future.

A couple of weeks ago it was Mothers Day in Australia.

Today in the Australian Capital Territory it is Reconciliation Day.

These days are about connecting. They are about community. They are about Continue reading

Could Slowing Down Be What We Need?

RestingDay 46 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

Sometimes things don’t quite turn out the way you planned.

It’s been quite a while since my last post, and there were a few gaps before that – definitely not what I set out to do with 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

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Why Using A Public Library Is Important For Low Carbon Living

Library books

Day 37 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

When was the last time you visited your local public library?

If it has been a while, you might find a lot has changed.  You may not even need to go to the library to access some of its services.

There a great community resource and an important component of low carbon living. Continue reading

Honesty + Responsibility = Great Opportunity To Choose Future

Tweet by Tanyia Maxted: 7th recording above historic 406ppm #airpollution manmade #climatechange accelerating & emissions rising #auspol, with graph showing CO2 concentration at Mauna Loa Observatory from May 2014 to 4 April 2016

Are we really being honest about what is happening and taking responsibility for choosing our own future?

Many people will find the graph and brief commentary in this tweet sad and scary, especially if they understand the story they tell and accept their implications: