"You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life... Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you." ~ Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club A recent Greenpeace blog post, titled, The Story of a Spoon, written by Arin de Hoog, … [Read more...] about The Story of a Spoon
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STOP WOOD-SMOKE: Draft Letter You Can Use
A draft letter to stop wood-smoke from new wood-burning heaters from the good, hardworking people over at Air Quality Australia: Please tell Environment Ministers about meaningless woodheater 'standards' before 15 Jul meeting Draft email - please edit as appropriate and send to the Federal Environment & Health Ministers, and to your state Environment & … [Read more...] about STOP WOOD-SMOKE: Draft Letter You Can Use
Lisa Neville: Please Help Stop Wood-smoke Impacting on My Already Inflamed Airways
Dear, Lisa Neville, Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Each winter, my health is impacted on by my neighbours' wood-smoke from their wood heaters. Not only does the woodsmoke make me ill for days at a time but it also makes my life and that of my family's difficult: we have to seal our windows with masking tape to keep the smoke out; we can't run the exhausts … [Read more...] about Lisa Neville: Please Help Stop Wood-smoke Impacting on My Already Inflamed Airways
Help: (3 Days left) to Stop New Wood Heaters Emitting More Pollution
I recently signed this petition: Stop new wood heaters emitting more pollution in a few hours than the average car in an entire year. It was put together by the good, hardworking and much appreciated people at Airquality Australia. Along with the Lung Foundation Australia, Asthma Australia and many other Australians, they care about peoples' health. You, too, can help … [Read more...] about Help: (3 Days left) to Stop New Wood Heaters Emitting More Pollution
Dear Mr Cameron: Don’t Let Fracking Be The Next Asbestos
Guess what David Cameron got for Christmas? A fortune cookie laced with Asbestos? No, it was a gift wrapped box of Asbestos, apparently! Dame Vivienne Westwood and Santa Claus joined forces to hand deliver an Asbestos Christmas present to the UK Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron at no. 10 Downing Street. All in the name of driving home the dangers of Fracking. The … [Read more...] about Dear Mr Cameron: Don’t Let Fracking Be The Next Asbestos