Activist and photographer Arkin Mackay provides some information on coal seam gas and ways you can have your say. What is Coal Seam Gas? Coal Seam Gas (CSG) is a natural gas consisting of around 98 per cent methane and is formed from the degradation of plant matter over millions of years. CSG is trapped by water and ground pressure against the … [Read more...]
Saving our wildlife from urban sprawl
December 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Many bush creatures need help as the built environment closes in on their habitats, sending some on the path to extinction unless we do something about it. Dr Sean FitzGibbon is man with a passion and a plan to save them. Aldwyn Altuney reports. This is not a time to be resting on our laurels when it comes to conserving wildlife around urban … [Read more...]
The fight to save our koalas
December 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One of Australia’s iconic, yet threatened species, the koalas have found a true champion and perhaps saviour in Australian Greens leader Bob Brown. In late November, the senator successfully moved for a new Senate inquiry to assess the threats to and management of koalas across the country. Despite its iconic status, we know very little about … [Read more...]
Froggies 2010
December 24, 2010 By
Champions in sustainability, innovation and environmental stewardship have been acknowledged at this year’s Froggies, the fifteenth Sunshine Coast Environment Awards. The Froggies are presented annually by the Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) to promote environmental excellence and sustainability. The awards recognise the … [Read more...]
Woodford Greenhouse program 2010-2011
December 24, 2010 By
ECO provides a guide to this year's Woodford GREENhouse program for 2010-2011. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31 SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 DAY 1 MONDAY, DECEMBER 27 10am. HEALTHY IDEAS: Kaye Cheval shows how easy it is to convert your home garden/farm to … [Read more...]
Leading the way wisely
November 4, 2010 By 1 Comment
Ian Christesen puts some questions to Professor Tim Smith PhD who is the Director of the Sustainability Research Centre at University of the Sunshine Coast (USC). Prior to his appointment with USC, Dr Smith was a senior research scientist with the Resource Futures Program of CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems. He works on a number of projects around … [Read more...]
What’s the rush with Caloundra South?
November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Earlier editions of the print version of Eco have highlighted the very significant social, economic and environmental values of Pumicestone Passage and identified various threats to those values. The Passage has values of international and national environmental significance under the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation … [Read more...]
Cooloola Coast under siege
November 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sustainability most simply means ensuring continued access to adequate nourishment. This is a common and vital need. It is not an ‘extreme greenie’ notion, nor should it be a shallow marketing tag. In essence it is the difference between basic comfort and desperation. Ultimately it is the difference between life and death. Its pursuit … [Read more...]
Green opportunities
November 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We finally got a government after the most protracted post-election negotiations in my lifetime. While the process was not edifying, I think the result is as good as we could have hoped for. It is a lot better than the only two outcomes that looked possible during the election campaign: either the return of the Gillard government, or an … [Read more...]
Making communities viable
July 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Paul Mischefski The movement towards a return to living in communities is one that is growing in momentum in Australia and world-wide. Smaller micro-communities and larger ventures are springing up alongside others that have been long-established. Yet many people also consider a move to community living with a mixture of curiosity, dread, … [Read more...]
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