Carbon tunnel vision
Your Life Your Planet offers 101 tips for living lightly on your planet, with detailed sources justifying every claim. It focuses on carbon emissions (as well as water,… Read More »Carbon tunnel vision
81 Watering Carefully
The driest continent on earth invests huge amounts of water in keeping lawns green and rose bushes blooming. The recent hottest summers on record remind… Read More »81 Watering Carefully
Help us go international
A small pocket of sustainable advocates in north-eastern Germany are using Your Life Your Planet to guide their efforts to reduce their environmental footprint. Obviously… Read More »Help us go international
Eat, Pray, Love – in proportion
A feast with family is one of the heart warming, memorable experiences that builds those family bonds. The freedom of the festa allows us to… Read More »Eat, Pray, Love – in proportion
05 – Paying it forward
There’s no time like Christmas to encourage people to gift a cause instead of you. “Hey instead of buying me another decoration to put on… Read More »05 – Paying it forward
Readers can now contribute
Your Life Your Planet readers and followers can now contribute to the discussion by sharing tips, photographs and personal stories through the facebook group. The… Read More »Readers can now contribute
Seedsavers: the heirloom revolution
Global industrialised agribusiness is the second largest source of Greenhouse Gas (after energy production) and a major cause of biodiversity loss and damage to waterways.… Read More »Seedsavers: the heirloom revolution
Landcare groups respond to climate change
The long held principle of bush regeneration is that “local is best.” The idea is that restoring the plant communities that existed in an area… Read More »Landcare groups respond to climate change
Your Life Your Planet on ABC
Geoff Ebbs was on the ABC Mornings with Sunshine Coast host, Sheridan Stewart and contributor Helen Andrew. They discussed the role of food waste and… Read More »Your Life Your Planet on ABC
Tip 97 – Don’t fence me in
This tip starts with a quote from a poem. A longer version of that poem is provided here. Two men with hammers took away my… Read More »Tip 97 – Don’t fence me in