http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au eco friendly products equals sustainable green living Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:43:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Take Your Creature Comforts with You While You Harness Nature’s Energy Planning a journey into Australia's bush or waterways, or wanting to spend time in your country shed or tent? Then Eco Living Centre offers a range of energy efficient products to ensure your creature comforts and safety, while you bask ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/take-your-creature-comforts-with-you-while-you-harness-nature%e2%80%99s-energy/ Government announces proposed carbon trading framework, reporting on emissions now mandatory On 16 July, the government released its Green Paper on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. It proposes to set up an emissions trading scheme which will begin in 2010. The proposal is a cap and trade system which ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/government-announces-proposed-carbon-trading-framework-reporting-on-emissions-now-mandatory/ Eco Living Centre's founder, Alistair Duncan, is pleased to see that the final Garnaut Report has finally put into context how we all need to attend to the information about climate change and its impacts as a start to adapt and mitigate its effects on our lives. Government will set ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/garnaut-empowers-the-people-but-will-government-seize-the-moment/ The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed the 2010 start date and the inclusion of transport in the Federal Government’s ‘carbon pollution reduction scheme’, but said the scheme’s emphasis on compensation for electricity generators would weaken its effectiveness. “Polluting industries that have spent the last decade doing little or nothing to prepare ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/acf-on-design-of-the-carbon-pollution-reduction-scheme/ THREE-QUARTERS of voters believe Australia should act on climate change even if the rest of the world does not, according to a new poll that will hearten the Rudd Government as it prepares to release its discussion paper on emissions trading tomorrow. The Essential Media poll found 58 per cent of ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/3-in-4-voters-support-an-ets/ The Government’s plans for the Australian emissions trading scheme (AETS) will become clearer this week with the release of the green paper on Wednesday. Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong has emphasised that the paper is a discussion paper - a part of the public consultation process and not the Government’s final policy. ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/penny-wong-on-the-green-paper-and-emissions-trading-scheme/ THE future of rubbish is in the tiny jaws of billions of hungry microbes in Camden. Sydney is about to get one of the world's most modern waste management centres, in which methane from garbage-chewing microbes powers the plant and feeds enough electricity back into the grid to light up 1700 ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/world-class-waste-management-plant-for-sydney/   Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 01/07/2008 Reporter: Thea Dikeos The push to phase out power hungry light bulbs is underway across the country. But now there's growing fears about energy efficient globes which contain mercury, a dangerous toxin. Transcript KERRY O'BRIEN, PRESENTER: While both sides of politics are gearing up for a long and bruising debate ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/transcript-ccf-light-globes-carry-dangerous-toxins/ UNTIL now it has been taste, price and health benefits that have encouraged Australians to swap a steak for a chicken leg. After decades of playing second fiddle to beef, poultry has become the Australia's most popular meat in recent years. But now the humble chook is also being promoted as an ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/chicken-the-most-sustainable-meat/ Australia can take strong action to tackle climate change and create millions of new job opportunities, according to a major report released today. The report, Growing the Green Collar Economy, identifies the employment impact of action to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Australia and examines the skills, training and workforce implications. The ... http://www.ecolivingcentre.com.au/action-on-climate-change-to-create-three-million-new-%e2%80%98green-collar%e2%80%99-jobs/