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Author Archives: Lyn Drummond

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AIRAH flags a refrigerant black market after carbon levy

by Lyn Drummond 17 May 201215 January 2013
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Monash Uni’s Green Steps interns clock up 475 postings …looking for more

by Lyn Drummond 25 April 201215 January 2013
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Feds chip in on Green Square trigen

by Lyn Drummond 24 April 201215 January 2013
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Harvest and Low Carbon Australia link in Brisbane produces a 17 per cent IRR

by Lyn Drummond 19 April 201215 January 2013
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Dreyfus urges fast action to share a global clean economy

by Lyn Drummond 11 April 201213 April 2012
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Major Tom to Earth (Hour): Come in Earth…

by Lyn Drummond 29 March 20123 April 2012
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Suters wins two major projects

by Lyn Drummond 28 March 20124 April 2012
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Rising sea levels put houses and councils at risk

by Lyn Drummond 27 March 201223 April 2012
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Buildings (etc) winning the energy war

by Lyn Drummond 22 March 201215 January 2013
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Fremantle to ban plastic bags

by Lyn Drummond 21 March 201215 January 2013
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New book says zero waste is achievable if behaviour changes

by Lyn Drummond 7 March 201219 March 2012
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Biomimicry could be a useful tool for the built environment

by Lyn Drummond 21 February 201215 January 2013
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Green paints make more sense

by Lyn Drummond 14 February 201215 January 2013
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The Commons apartments – a community, not “your own little box”

by Lyn Drummond 9 February 201217 October 2017
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Landholders rush to establish carbon forests

by Lyn Drummond 8 February 201213 February 2012
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Comment: Macquarie Park, a fast growing suburb with scant facilities

by Lyn Drummond 5 January 201215 January 2013
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Carbon Training International expands to US

by Lyn Drummond 8 December 2011
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More than 50 projects should meet EnviroDevelopment criteria

by Lyn Drummond 2 December 201115 January 2013
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Cape Paterson report claims major payback on sustainability

by Lyn Drummond 30 November 201115 January 2013
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US supermarkets opt for roof gardens

by Lyn Drummond 28 November 201115 January 2013
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Electric car wheel turns more than 100 years

by Lyn Drummond 28 November 201115 January 2013
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Housing should follow lead of inventive car industry

by Lyn Drummond 20 November 201115 January 2013
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Bushfire affected timber used in Dandenong building

by Lyn Drummond 5 October 201115 January 2013
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Marked shifts expected in mix of housing wanted

by Lyn Drummond 4 October 201115 January 2013
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Report says green offices twice as energy efficient, but cars still the go

by Lyn Drummond 27 September 201115 January 2013
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Energy Foundation forms GHG alliance with eight Victorian councils

by Lyn Drummond 15 September 201120 September 2011
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Global alliances essential to win water war

by Lyn Drummond 24 August 201129 August 2011
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Energy monitors trim those $4000 bills at home and office

by Lyn Drummond 6 August 201123 August 2011
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New Zealand Green Building Council on a roll with its first six star Green Stars rating and more

by Lyn Drummond 3 August 201128 September 2011
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Cuba’s energy revolution counters 70 per cut in oil

by Lyn Drummond 25 July 201123 April 2012

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