Koalas are getting dehydrated. These special water fountains could do the trick
In a remote, rural part of Australia, six hours by car from Sydney, summer temperatures are reaching 113 degrees as climate change makes heat waves more common. To help the local koala population survive both blistering temperatures and prolonged drought, researchers have been testing water Read More...
How one Australian band is getting musicians to invest in solar farms
When the Australian band Cloud Control was about to go on two-week tour after releasing its third album in 2017, the band’s keyboard player Heidi Lenffer asked climate scientists to find out how much emissions they would produce. The result? Around 28 tonnes of emissions—roughly equivalent Read More...
Not even a coal-loving leader can stop the rise of renewables in Australia
Although the current Prime Minister of Australia continues to push coal power in the Land Down Under, state leaders have different plans that won’t let Australia continue to spew greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. The states of Queensland and Victoria, for instance, have renewable energy Read More...
This Dutchman drove his electric car from Amsterdam to Sydney
In an attempt to prove to the world that electric cars are perfectly feasible transportation, Dutchman Wiebe Wakker set out on a three-year, 59,000-mile journey from Amsterdam to Sydney, Australia back in 2016. This past week, the “world’s largest electric car trip” came to a close after Read More...
New research is motivating Australia to plant a billion new trees by 2050
After new research uncovered that tree-planting worldwide could make a substantial dent in the world’s net greenhouse gas emissions, the Australian government has come forth with a plan to plant a billion new trees. The tree-planting project, which will run until 2050, will eventually remove 18 Read More...
Australian court rejects construction of coal mine over climate concerns
Australia has been one of the slowest nations when it comes to ditching coal, but now it seems they're getting with the program. Recently, a landmark ruling rejected the construction of a coal mine because of its potential impact on the environment. The ruling represents the first time a new coal Read More...
This man drove from Amsterdam to Adelaide to prove EVs are viable in Australia
Australia has one of the slowest uptakes of electric vehicles in the developed world. In 2016, only 0.1 percent of all new car sales were electric. To motivate Australians to make the switch to electric cars, a Dutchman has driven 89,000 km from Amsterdam to Adelaide in a small electric car to Read More...
Danny Kennedy: Solar energy entrepreneur
Actress Cate Blanchett applauds Danny Kennedy's work in the solar power industry. He helped in turning the Sydney Theatre Company into a green building. Cate Blanchett | Jan/Feb 2010 issue I first met Danny through my husband, Andrew, and have followed his work on clean energy for years. Read More...
The romance of Aboriginal knowledge
Steve Birkbeck develops sandalwood cosmetics with the help of Australia's original people Ode Editors | March 2006 issue Steve Birkbeck was a college student majoring in philosophy and anthropology when a car accident in a borrowed vehicle forced him into a job tending bar at a desolate hotel on Read More...