Reading the draft State Coastal Planning Western Australia policy document it appears that the new policy for coastal planning in part seems to be based on some ‘convenient truths’ that support current government positions on coastal development. [caption id="attachment_2353" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Download Full Review"][/caption] Limits on Building Heights The first anomaly in the new draft policy document for coastal planning Western Australia, compared with the old documen…
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Get Solar Campaign
By admin on February 3, 2012
What is the Get Solar Campaign? The Get Solar Campaign will be a collaborative initiative to provide a consistent commercial focus for all the solar energy optimisation industry groups, key manufacturers and companies involved in solar energy products. Solar energy is now cheap enough but we need government to establish a fair price for selling energy back to the grid. We need a level playing field based the true cost of carbon pollution. Collective action is obviously already happening via gr…
Greenhouse Gas | The Danger of Air Conditioners
By admin on January 17, 2012
Greenhouse Gas HFCs Produced by Air Conditioners Air-conditioners while keeping us cool, release the potent Hydrofluorocarbons (‘HFCs’) greenhouse gas into the environment. Unfortunately HFC as a refrigerant replaced the ozone-damaging Chlorofluorocarbon (‘CFC’) greenhouse gas in the mid 1990s. At that time governments around the world acted stop the growth of the emerging holes in the ozone layer, the biggest hole being the hole over Antarctica. CFCs were not only damaging to the ozone …
Solar Movies | Solar Energy + Solar Movies
By admin on January 4, 2012
Solar movies are a current internet fad but the most important solar movies are those that show you the effective and efficient way to use solar power is to build your home as a passive solar home based on your climate. Read more about the solar movies on our website and see the link at the end of this article. In the meantime watch what Garry Baverstock A.M., award-winning green architect and solar specialist has to say: Solar Movie | Climate Sensible Designs In addition to our excellen…