Sydney Sustainability News

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Street Advertising Revealed Only in the Rain

Fresh Green Ads creates street campaigns with eco-friendly materials that are revealed with a spot of wet weather.

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Mother Nature May Earn Legal Rights in Bolivia

Bolivia is proposing a treaty that will grant legal rights to the environment.

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Beyond Coal Kicks Ash

An environmental organisation partners with an underwear brand to create Beyond Coal, a company that sells underwear to raise money to spread awareness of the dangers of coal.

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The T-Box Captures Wind Power From Trains

The T-Box can harness wind energy from moving trains to generate power.

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Juice in a Box Encourages Environmental Awareness in Children

Reusable juice boxes encourage young children to be eco-friendly.

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The Best Markets in Sydney

Sydney has some of the best markets around, of any city in the world. Here are our ten favourites.

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iPods Charged by the Human Heart

New nanotechnology can lead to self-generated energy that can power iPods and other portable devices.

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Underwater Art Hopes to Regenerate Coral Reefs

Underwater artwork helps repair and preserve threatened coral reefs.

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The Revolutionary Masterplan for Mentougou Eco Valley Development

Eriksson Architects have designed the most modern environment friendly development to date, the Mentougou Eco-Valley.

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Win A Grant for Your Big Green Idea

The British Council are offering grants up to $20,000 for eco-entrepreneurs.

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Looking Beyond Earth Hour

2011 hopes to go Beyond the Hour after Earth Hour on March 26.

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Planting the Seeds of Life in Garbage City

The Seeds of Life design hopes to change Garbage City's trash troubles into an eco-friendly skyscraper community.

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A Mobile that Can Recharge in your Pocket

An environmentally friendly mobile phone that can run on body heat

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Silicone Speakers for Sharing Music Anywhere

Foldable, stackable, washable and virtually indestructible, Tembo Trunks sustainable silicone speakers let you share your tunes wherever you are.

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Pepsi Develops 100% Sustainable Plant-Based Bottle

Pepsi trumps Coke with a 100% plant-based bottle made of switch grass, pine bark and corn husks.

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Food From The Sky Creates Rooftop Gardens in London

London supermarket plants a garden on the roof to promote sustainable fruit and vegetable production in cities.

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Eco-Friendly Alternative to Plastic USBs

Each Flashkus is created from thin strips of recyclable cardboard, allowing for easy disk-labeling and the potential to recycle the body of the disk once you're done.

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Australia’s Biggest Garage Sale

The Garage Sale Trail will be held on Sunday, April 10 this year in backyards, front yards and garages right across Australia.

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Homes Getting Cheaper and Smaller by Design

With the global economy in a less than premium position, sustainable micro-houses might be awaiting us all in the future.

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TED 2011’s Big Idea for Global Sustainability

Interchangeable life-size Lego parts have the power to completely democratise industrial production in a sustainable way.

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Kite-Powered Car Drives Across Australia

A unique take on raising environmental awareness involves a kite and a pair of German 'extreme sportsmen.'

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