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Fairfax launches The Wellbeing Index
In a time of increasing economic conservatism within our media, it is exciting to see a major media company, Fairfax, launching a new economic indicator that offers an alternative to our obsession with GDP. As the Herald's Ross Gittins and the indices architect Nicholas Gruen both point out, GDP is a great indicator as to employment growth and the amount of cash going into…
ContinueAdded by Leon Young on December 8, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments
SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF! (A practical lesson in normative messaging)
No this is not about Earth Hour, but rather a practical experience I recently had with some unconscious normative messaging and behaviour.
Recently I had a friend visiting from Brazil staying in our apartment for 2 weeks. One of the first I noticed is that she never switched the lights off when…
ContinueAdded by Leon Young on March 30, 2011 at 3:12pm — No Comments
Woolworths commits to sustainable fish sourcing - Is this the start of something bigger?
Last week, Woolworths announced its Sustainable Fish Sourcing Strategy. You can read the details on their…
ContinueAdded by Leon Young on March 23, 2011 at 10:30am — 3 Comments
Behaviour Change for Sustainability - What are the motivators?
Here at Change2, creating digital content and tools to drive behaviour change resulting in sustainable outcomes is what we are all about. We've been working on it for a while, and through our sister company 2and2 - www.2and2.com.au - we've gained…
Added by Leon Young on March 11, 2011 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment
A new kind of optimism?
Added by Leon Young on September 7, 2010 at 5:40pm — 1 Comment
Show Your Support for Solar and Wind Feed In Tariffs
There has already been a lot of discussion on feed-in tariffs on this site. A feed-in tariff is a premium rate paid for electricity produced by a renewable source such as a grid connected rooftop solar system or wind turbine, usually over and above the market rate.National gross feed in tariff programs have been established around the world, resulting in increased uptake of solar and wind power… Continue
Added by Leon Young on January 29, 2009 at 11:00am — 4 Comments
Google, CO2, and misinformation travelling at the speed of light
Added by Leon Young on January 14, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Bio-fuels to save aviation?
Added by Leon Young on January 5, 2009 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments
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- Fairfax launches The Wellbeing Index
- SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF! (A practical lesson in normative messaging)
- Woolworths commits to sustainable fish sourcing - Is this the start of something bigger?
- Behaviour Change for Sustainability - What are the motivators?
- A new kind of optimism?
- Show Your Support for Solar and Wind Feed In Tariffs
- Google, CO2, and misinformation travelling at the speed of light
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- Behaviour Change for Sustainability - What are the motivators?
- Woolworths commits to sustainable fish sourcing - Is this the start of something bigger?
- Show Your Support for Solar and Wind Feed In Tariffs
- Fairfax launches The Wellbeing Index
- Google, CO2, and misinformation travelling at the speed of light
- SWITCH THE LIGHTS OFF! (A practical lesson in normative messaging)
- A new kind of optimism?
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