Feed the man (alternative) meat:The 25-year-old predicting our future meals

Feed the man (alternative) meat:The 25-year-old predicting our future meals

Thomas King had won Victoria’s Young Australian of the Year award by the time he’d finished school. Now,he’s urgently championing alternative proteins.

  • byTim Elliott

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Two minutes with Danny Katz:Is it time to scrap my worm farm?

Two minutes with Danny Katz:Is it time to scrap my worm farm?

Facing the same conundrum,our Modern Guru believes there is only one solution:set your worms free.

  • byDanny Katz
Testing the Goldilocks house:Not too hot,not too cold and inexpensive to run

Testing the Goldilocks house:Not too hot,not too cold and inexpensive to run

Australia is home to the largest passive house certified project in the world. Now an icebox challenge in Sydney demonstrates that when it comes to passive housing,ice wouldn’t melt inside.

  • byJulie Power
Minister asks for new look at bid to build in national parks

Minister asks for new look at bid to build in national parks

Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon has asked her department for immediate “detailed advice” on controversial locations proposed for cabins and campsites.

  • byTony Moore
Buying Valentine’s Day flowers? Follow these two rules

Buying Valentine’s Day flowers? Follow these two rules

Those cellophane-wrapped roses in the supermarket carry environmental baggage.

  • byRobin Powell
Neil Young may be a dinosaur,but he’s nobly fighting a bigger beast in Spotify
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Neil Young may be a dinosaur,but he’s nobly fighting a bigger beast in Spotify

Artists may yet rise to defeat the oligarchs of music production.

  • byKenny Gormly
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In the climate fight,your wallet is more powerful than your vote

In the climate fight,your wallet is more powerful than your vote

Did you know each dollar you spend at your butcher funds more carbon emissions than those you spend filling your car with petrol? The power is with consumers.

  • byAndrew Charlton
Changing lanes:Ebike startup gives the kids a backseat ride

Changing lanes:Ebike startup gives the kids a backseat ride

Brothers Dan and Ben Carr’s ebike business Lug&Carrie is aimed at families and women,in particular,who need the extra space to carry their kids and gear.

  • byJessica Yun
This Christmas,ditch the big box stores and shop local
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This Christmas,ditch the big box stores and shop local

With more of us looking to move away from disposable festive trash and create a more sustainable celebration,this is a great way to choose more meaningful gifts for family and friends.

  • byAlice Clarke
How Emily went from a heaving bin to producing barely any rubbish

How Emily went from a heaving bin to producing barely any rubbish

Joining the “zero waste movement” can be challenging,but it isn’t actually about producing no waste whatsoever.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
Shell takeover of Powershop infuriates green consumers

Shell takeover of Powershop infuriates green consumers

It was the darling of environmentally conscious consumers for many years,but Powershop Australia has been taken over by Shell,causing an ethical quandary for some customers.

  • byHenrietta Cook