Decent, pro-Peace, pro-Environment and pro-Planet Australians were delighted with the result of the recent Australian Federal Election that terminated the incompetent, nearly 12 year rule of the climate criminal, climate change sceptic, Bush-ite Coalition and gave Labor under Kevin Rudd a “Rudd-slide” victory and a majority of about 2 dozen seats in the Australian House of Representatives. Further, many Labor seats were won with Australian Green “preferences” in Australia’s “preferential voting” system and the Greens may end up with about half a dozen seats in the Senate.

Rudd Labor is VASTLY better than its climate criminal predecessor, the utterly irresponsible, climate change sceptic, Kyoto non-signatory, Bush-ite Coalition. Rudd Labor will sign Kyoto and increase renewable energy supply from about 1% to 20% by 2020 - but it is still NOT GOOD ENOUGH in relation to constraining greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as explained below.

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3,5 million tones of domestic garbage are produced every year in a country of the size of Greece, Italy etc. This number does not include the thousand tones of industrial garbage! In Greece, from the total 5000 dumps, 70% are out of control, don’t meet the specifications but still receive one million tones of garbage per year. In Athens and other city centres 50% of the garbage is organic material ant thus ‘recyclable’ and 40% material from packing (paper, glass etc) also recyclable.

So, since theoretically 90% of the garbage can be recycled, recycling should have been a way of life. However this is not the case. European Union demands measures which shall reduce the amount of garbage, develop the alternative sources of energy and improve the dumps. In addition to this, industries are supposed to develop a system according to which producing more garbage shall mean paying bigger funds.

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When shopping you should never ever waste money or the nature’s recourses on plastic or paper bags. Instead you should use an environmental friendly reusable bag.

This is where Flip & Tumble’s 24-7 reusable bags come in. Like other reusable bags it’s made of low-density and high strength nylon. But this bag is actually far more different than the ordinary ones. The bag is designed so that you can easily “transform” the bag to a little “ball” the size of a tennis ball. That way you can bring it with you at all time.

The price for one bag starts at $15 and you can choose from four different colours. Shipping starts from $4, if you are outside the USA shipping starts at $9.

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Just a few days ago activists from Greenpeace made a rather remarkable visit to the World Energy Congress in Rome, Italy.

Now they have done it, again. A total of four remote controlled banners unrolled during Fulvio Conti’s speech, he is the director of ENEL, with the text: “ENEL: Do Not Export Nuclear Risk”.

Now how did the old saying go? “Fool me once Shame on you. Fool me twice Shame on me.”

More after the jump (+Video)!

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Dont miss our new contest where you can win two award-winning games from Steam!

I love games and so does almost everyone I know. So there is no wonder that the game industry these days generates more revenue than Hollywood does. But getting your hands on your game isn’t the easiest or safest way, and it’s far from “green”.

First you must take your gas guzzling car to the local super mall. But somehow that super mall isn’t so local because you have to travel by car to the areas outside your city. If you are lucky some cities have a good public transportation system but you will still need to spend time, money and oil to get there.

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Just today, Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Nobel Prize winner said:

The effects of climate change are being felt already… Climate change will hit hardest the poorest and most vulnerable countries. Its overall effect, however, will be felt by everyone and will in some cases threaten people’s very survival.

Failing to recognize the urgency of this message and acting on it would be nothing less than criminally irresponsible.

Source: The Times of India

As a person and consumer you have the power to do something about climate change. Never forget or think otherwise. Sure you may wonder how much you’ll actually help by replacing your CFLs, recycling etc but in the end all small things path up to something bigger and more meaningful, especially when many join in.

This is part one of a series of posts explaining and giving advice on what you can do to combat climate change from your home, in the store, when you travel and on your spare time. All the things listed are easy to do, some things will take a little longer, but most of them will help save you money (besides all the positive effects on our earth).

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How in earths name did they succeed with this one!?

Today Greenpeace activists made a visit to the World Energy Congress in Rome, Italy, to protest about the plans to continue allowing CO2 emissions to increase until year 2030 and the nuclear power expansion ideas. Two activists unfurled a five by seven metre banner reading “Stop Nuclear Madness – Energy Revolution Now” during the actual opening ceremony.

Update: Video and more after the jump.

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It’s time for a new week and a brand new “Question of the Week”. But first, let’s see how you voted on last weeks question “Would you vote for Al Gore in the (USA) presidential election 2008?“:

• Yes (33%)
• I don’t know? (33%)
• Yes – If I were a US citizen I would. (22%)
• No – Even If I were a US citizen I wouldn’t. (11%)
• No (0%)

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Here comes another clever environment ad. This one is from the national power company Eskom in South Africa.

Related: Clever ad on bridge in Amsterdam

via WattWatt