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
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Day 2 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.
The post-Christmas January sales roll on and people are madly grabbing ‘bargains’ to update their wardrobes.
Yet some of us are busy enjoying the freedom that comes with not buying into the modern mantra/obsession/addiction of Continue reading
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Here I am on Day 1 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.
One of the easiest ways of shifting to living a low carbon life can be done very quickly from the comfort of your home: switching to clean, renewable energy.
In fact, most Australians want their primary energy to come from clean, renewable energy. Continue reading
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Here we are.
It’s New Year’s Eve. The opportunity we all have – and most of us want – to start afresh.
Today’s the day (or night) when we make all those decisions about how we’re going to live a better life in the coming year. Starting tomorrow we’re going to get fit, Continue reading