Climate is ripe for change

Erica Hughes, Climate Positive board director, measured and offset her personal footprint using our easy-to-use online calculator. Measure yours at http://www.climatepositive.org/measure/

Danielle Johnston, general manager, bought an indoor compost bin which accepts all food waste (including cooked food, meat, fish and cheese) and produces nutrient-rich compost, minus the usual foul, compost smells http://www.bokashi.com.au/How-Bokashi-works.htm

Founder Brendan Condon continues to save emissions driving a fuel-efficient and carbon-offset Smart Car on loan from offset-partner Mercedes-Benz. http://www.mercedes-benz.com.au/carbonzero/

Reading...

- David Spratt's excellent climate change media summary, a weekly service of CarbonEquity and the Climate Action Centre Melbourne. Sign up at www.carbonequity.info

- James Hansen's "Storms of my Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity". www.stormsofmygrandchildren.com

- Liz Minchin's book "Screw Light Bulbs" showing how "everyone - from individuals to businesses and governments, in small towns and big cities - can make a difference". http://www.isbs.com/partnumber.asp?cid=29272&pnid=317744

To win a copy of Liz's book, be the first person to send an email to info@climatepositive.org with ‘screw light bulbs' in the subject line

Becoming fans of...

-Cape Paterson Ecovillage - Australia's first zero-carbon housing development in Victoria's South Gippsland, co-created by Climate Positive's founder, Brendan Condon. And we're hoping for a reversal of the recent VCAT decision which sent a message that Victoria is not serious about tackling a major source of emissions and creating a low-carbon future. http://www.capepatersonecovillage.com.au/about-us/

- Marieka Jacobs, our former Partnerships Manager, now writing about surfing and sustainability and building a more sustainable community on an island in Indonesia - well done Marieka! http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/409/458/5652/2/104/0/

- The Plastiki expedition making its way from San Francisco to Sydney, on 12,5000 recycled water bottles, to help us recognise that "waste is fundamentally a design flaw". www.theplastiki.com

- Green Elves, the carbon offset, chemical-free cleaning company now keeping our offices ship-shape, and CitySwitch, to which we are now a signatory http://www.cityswitch.net.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=X9yn%2fLFXTEs%3d&tabid=1131&language=en-AU