Creating a better future
Lee Stewart's Blog – January 2009 Archive (3)
$567.54 to offset a tonne of CO2?
I finally got around to measuring the power consumption in the office. Now I wouldn’t say we were big energy consumers with a small office of 11 staff with about 250sqm of office space. So after a few power bills I was finally able to work out what our energy consumption was and to shop around for 100% green power in Sydney.First thing to note that it is worth finding out what a kilowatt (kWh) is and how much you pay for it. Now this is where it gets interesting. Some… Continue
Added by Lee Stewart on January 19, 2009 at 6:30pm — 9 Comments
Choosing a Greener Car
I have been car less since November last year after a certain motoring mishap which resulted in my old Mitsubishi (gas guzzling) Magna being sent to car heaven. I must say that we haven’t really missed the family car as both myself and my partner both take buses to work and can walk to the shops etc.But the time has come to try and buy and new car. Along with the usual considerations and negotiation with my partner such and color and boot size, this time round I am far… Continue
Added by Lee Stewart on January 12, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
What’s South Australia got over the other states?
From Thursday the 8th of January South Australians will have to bring in their own reusable bags for shopping. The topic of banning plastic bags has been kicking around for a number of years with politician Peter Garrett making noises about banning plastic bags while in opposition. Now for those living in SA it is now a reality.So what has SA got on the rest of the country? Why are they ahead of the other states in taking such a positive step in changing consumer… Continue
Added by Lee Stewart on January 6, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment
Latest Blog Posts
- 3 Days with Al Gore, 3 People, 4 Reasons why doing nothing about Climate Change is not an option
- Australian Carbon Price set for July 1st 2012 - Will it Finally Happen?
- Is low carbon growth achievable? A lesson from the UK
- The Shweeb the Future of Eco Transport?
- ACT set ambitious emissions targets. A great program or destined to fail?
- Change2 Presentation for CitySwitch - Innovation and Cool Ways you can Reduce IT and Office Footprint
- Citizens Assembly? More Consultation On Climate Change? Didn't we do that years ago?
Most Popular Blog Posts
- $5,500 and a year in jail for being environmentally friendly?
- Citizens Assembly? More Consultation On Climate Change? Didn't we do that years ago?
- Australian Carbon Price set for July 1st 2012 - Will it Finally Happen?
- 3 Days with Al Gore, 3 People, 4 Reasons why doing nothing about Climate Change is not an option
- The Shweeb the Future of Eco Transport?
- $567.54 to offset a tonne of CO2?
- The Barrier Reef Irony
Blog Topics by Tags
- Lee Stewart (1)
- MP Malcolm Turnbull (1)
- One Degree War (1)
- PM Julia Gillard (1)
- Paul Gilding (1)
- Price on Carbon (1)
- A World Without Ice (1)
- Purchasing Decisions (1)
- ABC (1)
- Sara Phillips (1)
- ACT (1)
- Shen Neng 1 (1)
- Al Gore (1)
- Social Responsibility (1)
- BP (1)
- Sustainable Travel (1)
- British Foreign Secretary (1)
- Sydney (1)
- Cap-and-trade (1)
- TCP (1)
- Carbon Tax (1)
- The Climate Project (1)
- Change2 (1)
- The Shweeb (1)
- Citizens Assembly (1)
- low carbon growth (1)
- CitySwitch (1)
- Climate Change Act (1)
- Climate Change Policy (1)
- Climate Change Refugees (1)
- Cycling (1)
- Dr Henry Pollack (1)
- E-idea (1)
- GAP (1)
- Google (1)
- Great Barrier Reef (1)
- Green Capital (1)
- Greenhosue Gas Target (1)
- Innovation (1)
- Jorgen Randers (1)
- Julia Gillard (1)
- Kevin Rudd (1)
Videos
Latest Activity
Jessi Copeland posted a blog postGreen-e Energy Certifies NIPSCO’s New Green Power Option for Indiana Customers
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) today announced that Merrillville, Ind.–based Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s (NIPSCO’s) new Green Power Program has been certified by Green-e Energy. NIPSCO joins the growing network of renewable energy providers that offer clean energy options certified by Green-e Energy, North America’s leading certification and verification program for renewable energy."We are pleased that residents and businesses in Indiana now have a certified renewable energy…See More
Jessi Copeland posted a blog postJustGreen® Renewable Energy Credits Now Green-e Certified
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) today announced that Just Energy’s new renewable energy certificate (REC) product, "JustGreen RECs," is now certified by Green-e® Energy. Just Energy, one of North America’s largest green energy providers with $70M invested in green energy projects, joins the growing network of renewable energy providers that offer products certified by Green-e Energy, North America's leading certification and verification program for renewable energy."We are very excited to…See More
© 2013 Created by Change2.
Powered by
