The State of Design Festival is on in Melbourne from 15 – 25 July 2009 with a program of over 80 interactive events, exhibitions, workshops and talks. E.g. hear Michael Reynolds, the Garbage Warrior, the well known architect from New Mexico, on Earthships and his sustainable principles during his first visit to Australia.
Also on [...]
The theme for World Environment Day 2009 is:
‘Your Planet needs you-UNite to Combat Climate Change’.
Friday 5 June 2009
12pm – 2pm
‘The Basement’ lecture theatre,
198 Berkeley Street (The Spot)
Speakers:
Assoc. Prof. Simon Batterbury (Office for Environmental Programs)
MR Chris White (Vice Principal, Property and Campus Services)
Prof. David Karoly (Earth Sciences)
Mr David Palmer (Architect, Meiter3)
Free Lunch. Tour. Doorprize.
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Understanding and adapting our communities to the new world of climate change impacts is essential to ensuring our continued prosperity.
In association with the Victorian Government’s Department of Sustainability and Environment, the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute (MSSI) and Office for Environmental Programs (OEP) are hosting a public lecture featuring leading international researchers in the areas of [...]
Environmental entrepreneur Paul Hawken’s address to the University of Portland’s graduation ceremony has struck a chord with the world’s media and bloggers this month. Here it is in full.
“No one knows how many groups and organizations are working on the most salient issues of our day: climate change, poverty, deforestation, peace, water, hunger, [...]
“Debunking the mythmakers: Plimer, climate deniers and the coal industry”
Prof David Karoly, Univ of Melbourne
1pm, Monday 25 May 2009, Joe Nap Room B, 2nd Floor, Union House, Univ. of Melbourne.
Climate change deniers have been exposed yet some, like Ian Plimer, continue to write books. Humanity gains nothing from these lies, but a tiny minority of [...]
Listen to Bill McKibben’s talk here:download here
On 11 May 2009, leading environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben discussed the implications of the latest findings in climate science, and the unique international campaigns that have emerged to fight global warming. In front of an audience of over 300 people, he proposed a path forward that is [...]
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