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Green Action News: Issue 10, Autumn 2010

Green Action News

Issue 10, Autumn 2010

In this edition: Victorians have two elections and one big opportunity, we score a big win against coal, 40,000 Walk Against Warming; and that's just to get you started.

Top 10 tips for keeping cool fact sheet

Top 10 tips for keeping cool

Things can get sweaty in summer. Here are some tips to make your house feel like a home and not an oven on hot days, without sending your electricity bill or your greenhouse gas emissions through the roof.
 

Give me the keeping cool fact sheet

'Turn off the lights' and other printable reminder stickers

'Turn off the lights' and other printable reminder stickers

The Quick Guide to Composting, Worm Farms and Bokashi

The Quick Guide to Composting, Worm Farms and Bokashi

Composting your food scraps through a compost bin, worm farm or bokashi bin will cut greenhouse gas emissions, mean less waste ends up in our landfill sites, create odourless products your garden and pot plants will love, and halve the amount of rubbish you put in your bin each week. Which means that once a fortnight, instead of going out in the dark and the rain, you can say “hell, the bin’s not full, I’ll put it out
next week”.
 

Get a more sustainable heater

Staying warm's pretty important in Victoria, but it's also responsible for a lot of our household greenhouse gas emissions. Luckily, you're about to download a handy little two page guide, which will talk you through your options for buying a new heater, or a new heating system.

Download the fact sheet on heaters and sustainability

(Or click on image below to check it out on screen first.)

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