Wrong! on the Internet!

This morning I read an article in The Conversation that included the word “Green Star”  (including the quotes!)  It’s badly written AND wrong and I made a comment that I realised would be worth keeping here: Conflating what’s happening in the...

New phase

I’ve worked at home for 2 and a half years and every six months or so I’ve changed the way I work.  I started by diligently working at the kitchen table, and experimented with a standing desk at the laundry bench.  Then I went for the couch and then the...

Sustainable Living Festival

Today I fell down the rabbit hole of the events that are on as a part of the Sustainable Living Festival. Here’s what I’m interested in; One morning at 11am The Degraves Shared Recycling Project services the Degraves and Centre Place cafe precincts by...

Getting sustainability professionals together to rant

For nearly 2 years I’ve been meeting up with the MicroESD peeps.  MicroESD’ers are people like me: small, startup ESD people in Melbourne, and we chat over drinks every 2 months (or so).  There are usually 5-8 people and while there are a core group, there...

Can we use this to save the planet?

As a parent, I’ve known for a long time that the most effective way to get a child to do what you want them to do is to clearly state what you do want them to do and avoid telling what you don’t want them to do, eg; “walk on the footpath”,...

Change in work style/practice

Yesterday I spent some time catching up on Twitter (what else do you do when you’re feeling sick and tired with a horrid head cold?) and found a friend’s suggestion of toggl. It’s a timer tool and let’s me keep track of work, projects and...