June
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Outdoor & Environmental Studies
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Watch this to find out how the Kaiser Bass X100 works. |
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| Aquila Lodges – Eco lodges. Watch this excerpt from Postcards. | |
| Top Documentary Films. Visit this site to find videos to challenge you. | |
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Create your own Playlist on LessonPaths!
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Create your own Playlist on LessonPaths!
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| 1. The Mobb House, Sydney – off the grid & completely self sufficient. They collect & clean their own water, recycle their rubbish & make their own power. Find out how they did it on this ABC website. | |
| 2. Aquila Lodges – Eco lodges. Watch this excerpt from Postcards. | |
| 3. ACF 60 L Green Building – The premier green building. Take a tour. | |
| 4. Carbon Cops: Carbon emissions calculator. Have your household bills ready to fill out the online form. | |
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| 5. Carbon Calculator: This online calculator can be used to estimate most annual direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. | |
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| 6. Visit the Sustainable living page. Find out how to volunteer, read about Climate change, our oceans and the new economics. | |
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| 7. Australian Government website that looks at sustainable energy, water, waste and travel. | |
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| 8. Hobsons Bay City Council Environment & Waste page. Here you will find information and links about sustainability issues and how your local council approaches them. | |
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| 9. Environmental Protection Agency, Victoria. The state body that oversees all issues that adversely effect Victoria’s air, water and physical environment. Also includes calculators & tools to measure your own impact on the environment. | |
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| 10. EmFSus: 100 ideas to help you achieve a more sustainable lifetsyle. Also includes useful links. | |
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| 11. Environment Victoria – Look here for facts about the environment and suggestions for a more sustainable way of living. | |
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| 12. Vic. Gov. Dept. of Environment & Primary Industries. Information about energy, water, waste, flora and fauna and sustainable living. | |
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| 13. SPA is an ecological group dedicated to preserving species’ habitats globally and in Australia from the degradation caused by human population growth. | |
Is “sustainable development” an oxymoron? |
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| India Environment Portal | Sustainable development is an oxymoron. |
| Peter McManners | Sustainability and resilience. A short opinion piece. |
| Is “Sustainable Development” an oxymoron? | |
| A debate with both sides of the “is sustainable development an oxymoron” debate addressed. | |
| The Age | David Suzuki article in The Age |
