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"Australia now emits almost as much carbon and other greenhouse gases as France and Italy, which each have three times its population"  - The Guardian, UK, Nov 8 2006  (See also 2005 World CO2 Levels Highest Recorded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Beaudesert Shire - local planning for oil depletion, an ongoing chronicle

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Border Ranges Bio-diversity project

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Cedar Grove View (Blog Spot)

Club Zamia at Tamborine Mountain

Eden Seeds - non-hybrid less common seed varieties, produced locally at Beechmont

Ethos Centre, Binna Burra, Lamington National Park, Beaudesert Shire

Future Native - a great Beechmont rock/folk band

Jimboomba On-Line

Logan-Albert Rivers Catchment Assoc

Logan & Albert Conservation Association

Logan & Beaudesert Bush Walkers Club

Logan Village On-Line

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Nothern Beaudesert Shire Action Group

Stop the Wyaralong Dam

Tamborine Mountain Chamber of Commerce

Tamborine Mountain Landcare

Tamborine Mountain Net - a site for local residents

Tamborine Mountain Seed Savers

The Bio-diversity of Tamborine Mountain

The Community Hub (Greenbank)

Wild Mountains Trust (Rathdowney, Beaudesert Shire)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andi Hazelwood's Blog - re-localisation in the Burnett Inland (Qld)

Attracting birds to your garden

"Bellis" - Brisbane's sustainable house & garden

Brisbane Organic Growers

Brisbane Rain Forest Action & Information Network

Can Do Better

Climate Action Brisbane

Communities Against the Tunnel

Community Gardens

Crystal Waters Permaculture College (Connondale, 4552)

Dealing with oil depletion in Queensland

Ecogeek - re-cycled computing

Fekonia Permaculture Farm, Cooroy

Food Connect - Community Supported Agriculture (Brisbane & surrounds)

Food Irradiation Watch

Friends of the Earth Brisbane

Gecko - Gold Coast and Hinterland Environment Council

Green Harvest

Griffiths University Urban Research Programme

Healthy Waterways

Local currencies in Queensland

Northey Street City Farm (Brisbane)

Permaculture Noosa

Queensland Community Gardens Network

Queensland Conservation Association

Queensland Environmentally Sustainable Schools Initiative

Queensland Farmers Markets

Queensland Frog Society

Queensland Greens

Queensland Seed Savers

Quest 2025 for a sustainable SE Queensland

Sala Homes - Qld's sustainable home builders

Save the Mary River

Society for growing Australian Plants - Queensland

Sign the Kyoto Protocol - Petition

Stop the Hale Street Bridge

The Perma Forest Trust (Gold Coast)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books by Prof Richard Heinberg on Oil Depletion

"Richard Heinberg leads us with logic into a sobering analysis of where we are and where we must go. The very idea of accepting oil depletion protocols and treaties to guard against irresponsible levels of emissions may not be popular or easily endorsable. Yet, in the annals of history it is clear that epochal crises must be faced. The question is whether they are met with intelligence, resolve, and sacrifice or whether decision makers procrastinate to everyone’s eventual peril and suffering. Richard Heinberg’s book is a worthy effort to call us to responsible, rational action as an alternative to “letting it happen” and depending on the invisible hand of chaos. The Oil Depletion Protocol is very timely – and very cogent." The Rt. Hon. Edward Schreyer is former Premier of Manitoba, Governor General of Canada, and High Commissioner to Australia and the South Western Pacific

The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery

"While it sounds an appropriately urgent warning about the impact of climate change on ecological systems, Flannery's is not in any sense a narrow book. Indeed, as well as being clear and readable it is heroic in scope, ranging from the physical and biological sciences to electoral politics and practical remedies. It concludes on a positive note with the small things we can all do to slow down the changes before they become catastrophic ... If you are not yet convinced of the gravity of the problem, or our capacity to solve it, you should buy and read this compelling book." The Melbourne Age

 

 

Collapse - How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond

Read an excellent review of this book in The New Yorker

 

 

 

 

DVD - The End of Suburbia

View on line here   Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too has the suburban way of life become embedded in the American consciousness.

Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream.

But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary.

DVD - The Power of Community - How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

Read a press review here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD - Imposed by Nature

Produced by Amund Prestegard and recommended by Dr. Colin Campbell, it is an excellent introduction to the causes and consequences of the terminal decline of global oil production as we reach the global Peak, expected in 2007 - 2010.

In the documentary retired world experienced geologist Dr. Colin Campbell, founder of ASPO, the Association for the Study of Peak Oil, explains the aspects of oil discovery, the production increase and the subsequent decline on a local as well as on a world scale.

Dr Campbell serves as our ‘anchor man’ throughout the documentary, although he is just one of the many informed and informative analysts featured.

Appiko - to embrace

. . . In the tradition of Gandhi & the Chipko movement, they used direct action to save the forests of the Western Ghats. An inspirational story of a non-violent grass-roots movement that arose in the vilages of Southern India.

A half-hour documentary about environmental activism and tree-hugging featuring Sunderlal Bahuguna, Pandurang Hegde and Vandana Shiva.

Produced by John Seed & Ruth Rosenhek for the Rainforest Information Centre
Written, directed, shot & edited by Neil Pike. Assistant director: Ruth Rosenhek

 

 

 

Wed 28 June 2006, "America - From Freedom to Fascism" - searing new film, now out on DVD, and available to watch over the net.

Determined to find the law that requires Americans to pay income tax, Hollywood director Aaron Russo (THE ROSE, TRADING PLACES) sets out on a journey. Neither left- nor right-wing, this startling examination exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America. Through interviews with US Congressmen, a former IRS Commissioner, former IRS and FBI agents, tax attorneys and authors, Russo connects the dots between money creation, federal income tax, voter fraud, the national identity card (becoming law in May 2008) and the implementation of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track citizens. A striking case about the evolving police state in America.   Click HERE to watch an interview with Aaaron Russo