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Recycling alone won’t save the planet – but it does help
Recycling comes rather low on the low waste pyramid, preceded by Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose and Repair (at least!), and followed only by Rot…
River monitoring latest
With 10 surveyors, 15 different survey locations and a total of 24 surveys completed to date, our Freshwater Watch Group is feeling well established now. Overall, the results remain pleasing…
In the path of the megafires
How a family was impacted when years of drought and then record-breaking temperatures brought a season of enormous bushfires to eastern Australia
Carbon cost of travel
The carbon footprint of travel is a measurement in grams of carbon dioxide equivalents per passenger kilometre travelled. To be able to make an informed decision about what mode of transport to take it is useful to have an idea of their typical carbon footprints…
Making energy savings
ERA’s mantra of ‘Buy Less, Use Less, Waste Less’ applies to energy. If we are going to begin to reduce the rate at which the climate is changing, we all need to work out how to live more sustainably. With energy prices going up there has maybe never been a better time to reduce your household’s use of energy. Here are some suggestions…
Singing a Rainbow – Unpicking the story of hydrogen
One of ERA’s objectives is to research the costs and benefits of alternative energy sources for road vehicles. Here are the results of Barry’s investigation….
Regenerative farming talk
ERA’s January meeting was a talk on regenerative farming via Zoom by Nuffield scholar Dan Burdett about his research into making change happen…
Carbon footprint calculators - measuring our impact
This is a great time to work out your household’s carbon footprint for the previous year. It really does not take long, as Veronica explains…
New rules for packing and plastics
Packaging expert Simon Southern explains what is going on as industry and regulators tackle the challenge of recycling plastic waste…
Garden and landscape snippets
As our gardens and vegetable patches take off this spring, Susi Batty assembled an inspiring set of guidelines and ideas to protect the environment…
No shortage of this type of energy
Anaerobic digesters are being used to generate energy, providing environmentally friendly biogas…