11 Mar 2011
Earth Hour 2011 will take place on Saturday 26 March at 8.30PM (local time). This Earth Hour we want you to go beyond the hour, so after the lights go back on think about what else you can do to make a difference.
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22 Feb 2011
Electricity bills are set to surge by as much as 20 per cent from July, as power companies apply for their second round of rises within a year.
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18 Feb 2011
The NSW Government opened "one of the most advanced Social Housing developments in the State", at Lilyfield. A 5 Green Star rated public housing project, complete with solar electricity and solar hot water systems.
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31 Jan 2011
Save up to 10 per cent of an average households electricity bill using the EcoSwitch. The switch, which has a recommended retail price of $19, can be placed at appliance hubs and works by eliminating standby power.
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11 Jan 2011
The NSW Government will establish regulations to mandate the use of safety switches in all workplaces starting January 2011.
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06 Dec 2010
The Global Lighting Forum (GLF) recently inaugurated the LED Working Group at its most recent meeting, held in Shenzhen, China. The GLF is a forum of peak industry lighting organisations from around the world representing over 5000 lighting manufacturers and US$50 billion annual sales. Australia’s interests in the Forum are represented by Lighting Council Australia.
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03 Nov 2010
The Prime Minister’s Task Group on Energy Efficiency report was released recently, and the recommended energy-efficiency reforms shown in the report represent considerable incentives for businesses undertaking any energy-efficiency projects. Businesses will be allowed to claim a one-off bonus tax deduction of 50% of the cost of improving the energy efficiency of a building that has a rating of two stars or lower.
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13 Sep 2010
CCTV cameras have become absolutely essential for every new business now thanks to the increased number of robberies.
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13 Aug 2010
An experiment conducted by the New Zealand Electricity Commission has dismissed any claims that energy efficient light bulbs are of a lower quality than traditional light bulbs.
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26 Jul 2010
Households across Australia face steadily rising power bills with electricity prices set to increase by between 20 and 42 per cent by 2013.
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07 Jun 2010
Climate Clubs is a concept that combines Australians' love of competitive sport with their concern about how climate change will impact our future.
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31 May 2010
Trojan TechGroup joined eintellego, Daraco and Real World Technology Solutions on their stand at CeBIT 2010.
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28 May 2010
The Manly Food, Wine and Sustainability Festival is dedicated to educating people on how to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.
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21 Apr 2010
International Composting Awareness Week (Sunday 2nd to Saturday 8th May 2010) is a week of activities, events and publicity to improve awareness to promote compost use, knowledge and products.
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09 Mar 2010
As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, there has been a surge in the amount of electronic rubbish. According to industry figures and government estimates, approximately 234 million digital lifestyle products will be discarded this year, an increase of 41 million from last year.
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15 Mar 2010
Australian companies should be turning towards reducing their emissions now or pay more in the future with drastically increasing costs. Managing Director of Balance Carbon, Matt Shorten, says that businesses have to make changes to meet the increasing pressures associated with an impending carbon price across the Australian economy.
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09 Mar 2010
Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Over 2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. One year later, Earth Hour was turned into a global movement with more than 50 million people over 35 countries joining in. Lights on the major landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the CN Tower in Toronto, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Rome’s Colosseum, were shut off for the hour.
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