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Trees For The Future
This is a wonderful Org that really deserves our support. Trees For The Future train farmers in agroforestry and sustainable land use – so that they can grow vibrant regional economies, thriving food systems, and a healthier planet. What makes them of particular interest is they are the people on the ground, getting the job…
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Decoding Density
I really like competitions like this. Where the banks, the developers and any paid politicians are taken out of the equation and people are free to dream of a better future. Decoding Density was an invitation sent out to everyone, everywhere, encouraging them to envision new possibilities for apartment forms, of six storeys and above,…
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Bush Heritage Australia
Another wonderful not-for-profit conservation organisation that protects ecosystems and wildlife across Australia. There are close to 2,000 animals and plants on Australia’s threatened species list. Bush Heritage steps in where they are needed most. On the ground, working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the agricultural sector to make sure any impact is…
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Solar Power in Marlinja – Outback Australia
Australia’s first Indigenous-owned solar farm, connected to a power grid, has been officially opened in the remote Northern Territory community of Marlinja. Thanks to this new solar and storage project residents will now be saving over 70% on their electricity bills and that’s going to have a significant impact on their lives. Marlinja’s energy was…
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GIMBYism – Greenery In My Back Yard (please)
The future of humanity depends on us working WITH the Environment and embracing it. Not constantly trying to fight it, dominate it, or, as we do in most of our cities, completely obliterate it. GIMBYism is a movement that promotes the idea of MORE GREENERY in our cities, not less. Many of us watch in…
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Ministry of Imagination Manifesto released as the world goes to the polls.
Post via: www.robhopkins.net [Download The Manifesto here]. This year, 49% of the world goes to the polls in 64 countries. As Time magazine puts it, “2024 is not just AN election year. It’s perhaps THE election year”. The outcomes of these elections will hugely shape the world and our future, most importantly of all is…
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Odonata Foundation
Odonata is an Australian Environmental Organisation that is saving endangered animals and regenerating landscapes, while increasing profitability for landholders. Since its inception, Odonata has protected over 49,000ha of habitat, engaged with 7 First Nations groups, worked with hundreds of businesses, farms, entrepreneurs and citizen scientists. It manages programs for multiple threatened species and has been…
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Grace Petrie – Fixer Upper
I wanted to write a longer post about this song as I felt sharing it on https://mastodon.world/@OWGF and saying “this is great,” didn’t really capture how much I love it and why. Fixer Upper by Grace Petrie is to me the ultimate #SolarPunk anthem and the anthem for this blog too. https://genius.com/Grace-petrie-fixer-upper-lyrics At its heart…
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Every Day…
I spotted this poster on a recent City Beautiful video on Nebula, and decided to google it. Turns out there is a whole website you can buy posters from. https://www.everydayisyourchance.com
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Vulture Capitalism
To create a Wonderful Green Future, first it helps to understand how we got into multiple crises and what it will take to dig us out of them. This book by Grace Blakeley does just that. It’s easy to look at the state of the world around us and feel hopeless. We live in an…
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Participatory Urbanism (Holborn, London)
There’s a lot to like about this Holborn Liveable Neighbourhood web site, when it comes to Participatory Urbanism. If you are a Council and want to get public support, manage feedback, canvas residents for ideas, and keep people informed, this service from Commonplace is a great option. Firstly I do like the excellent overview, of…
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THE GREENLINE PROJECT – Melbourne, Australia
Our Wonderful Green Future involves us retrofitting our current cities of concrete & cars with new, vibrant, green and livable spaces. This will require a mix of small, local, initiatives, along with grand plans and big projects like the THE GREENLINE. The Greenline Project aims to reposition Melbourne’s Yarra River (Birrarung) as the focal point…
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