Greensynergy Blogs

Collection of historic greensynergy.com.au blog postings

Bernard Salt Article – Melbourne sets planning agenda for other cities

My published comments re Bernard Salt’s article in today’s Australian: Bernard, your bagging of the term sustainability is shallow and unnecessary. Sustainability is either a warm fuzzy term, or a straw man for bagging, for those who don’t understand what it means. I’d expect someone in your position would be able to read a planning

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A Sustainable Christmas – Supporting your local economy

This has been doing the rounds of the internet. I think it has an American source. However, its obviously been changed to suit Australia. I’ve edited it a bit more. It has some interesting ideas worth pursuing to further local sustainability. Read on: As the Christmas holidays approach, the giant factories are kicking into high

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Sustainable Building and Technology Group Presentation

Attached is a slide show from Fiona Waterhouse’s presentation to the inaugural gathering of the Coffs Harbour Sustainable Building and Technology Group back on March 11th. (That’s me in green shirt in centre rows listening intently). Good presentation on networking for innovation and issues in getting venture capital support for innovations. Good discussions with other

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Comments on A Modern Moses with Beliefs Set in Stone

My comments on David Burchell’s article in today’s Australian regarding Peter Garrett’s and the Labor Governement’s failure to properly design their sustainability schemes:nAs a consultant working to improve the sustainability of our built environment, the thing that most appalls me is that this insulation scheme and the others (HSAS, Green Loans etc) are fundamentally unsustainable!

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