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Up one levelDesign Revolution
Emily Pilloton, founder of Project H Design just released a new book - Design Revolution: 100 products that empower people.
8 Creative Green Product Designs
Some innovative examples of some of the newest, most adventurous, mostly practical green product designs floating around studios or stores today
How can I recycle this?
Creative ideas for reusing and recycling random stuff.
Biomimicry: asknature.org
AskNature is a free, open source project, built by the community and for the community. The goal is to connect innovative minds with life's best ideas, and in the process, inspire technologies that create conditions conducive to life. To accomplish this, they have organised the world's biological literature by function.
Big Picture TV
A diverse collection of video clips of inspiring people creating a sustainable future. The short segments provide a range of tools to provide introductions to numerous components of sustainability.
Teach Sustainability Award
Congratulations to the two teachers receiving the Teach Sustainability Award for 2008
2008 Sustainable Living Champions
The judging of the 2008 Sustainable Living Challenge is complete and 13 Sustainable Living Champions were selected from schools across Australia.
MyPOWER
How far would you be willing to go to create a better future for Australia? The MyPOWER Team are cycling 16,000kms around Australia encouraging environmental action.
Earth Portal
The earth portal is an online initiative that provides teachers and students with a source for the latest scientific thinking and data on all major environmental issues. Most useful is the ‘Encyclopaedia of the Earth’ which contains thousands of articles on environmental issues. If any student wants to find out information on any environmental issue – send them here.
Consumption Atlas
How much are you really consuming? The Australian Conservation Foundation have created an innovative online tool, the Consumption Atlas, that maps Australians patterns of consumption and the environmental impact of our current lifestlyes.
Earth Charter
We stand at a critical moment in the Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. To move forward we must recognise that in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms we are a global community with the need for a common destiny - sustainable development.
Sustainable Fashion
Is green the new black? There seems to have been an increase in the number of glossy fashion magazines with a ‘green theme’ but how prepared are textile students to take up the challenges of sustainability.
Recognising the importance of Fair Trade
Congratulations to Etiko Fair Trade, one of our major Sustainable Living Challenge program sponsors, for their ongoing commitment to fair trade and environmental and social sustainability.
Green Canary Eco-logical Fundraisers
Looking for a new fundraising idea that doesn't involve eating excessive amounts of chocolate? Green Canary provide healthy, eco-friendly solutions for schools and organisations.
The UK Sustainable Schools Online Hub
This website produced by the UK Department for Education and Skills is a comprehensive resource for teachers exploring any aspect of becoming a sustainable school – from teaching, to resource use to whole school planning and management.
