Zero Carbon Australia 2020 – electricity

June 25th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Posted in Green | 1 Comment »

Solar thermal heliostats

I have written about it before, but just wanted to shine some extra attention towards the Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan.

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Worm farms and identity theft

June 24th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Posted in Green | No Comments »

Thumbnail worm farm photo

Concerned both about the environment and identity theft? Worm farms handle document destruction with a breeze.

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Worm farms redux

June 24th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Posted in Green | No Comments »

Thumbnail worm farm draining

Extra lessons learned from nine months of worm farming. An addition to my earlier blog post on the topic.

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The Problem comic – discussion

June 7th, 2010 | Tags: , | Posted in Cartoon | 4 Comments »

Cartoon oil slick pelican

Earlier today I launched my latest cartoon “The Problem”. It came after a period of writer’s block, and features imagery inspired by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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One Punch Can Kill

June 2nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Posted in Cartoon | No Comments »

One Punch Can Kill logo

I worked with designers Josephmark as a cartoonist for a Queensland Police ‘One Punch Can Kill’ animation contest.

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Green groups #2: Local Power

May 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Posted in Green groups | 1 Comment »

Solar panels on roof

Local Power is a Brisbane, Australia not-for-profit that organises the bulk ordering and installation of solar PV power systems.

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Green groups #1: Carrotmob

May 25th, 2010 | Tags: | Posted in Green groups | No Comments »

Carrotmob logo

Carrotmob invites local businesses to compete with each other. Competing to win customers by pledging to increase their energy efficiency.

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Green groups series: introduction

May 25th, 2010 | | Posted in Green groups | No Comments »

I am always pleasantly surprised by the nimble environmental enterprises and initiatives that pop up to fill a specific gap in society. ‘Green groups’ will be a blog series to feature initiatives which have caught my eye.

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