Build It Back Green to help post-disaster rebuilding in Victoria

Green Cross Australia officially launched the Build it Back Green website to help Victorians rebuild sustainably after natural disasters. ATA is a proud content partner of the Build it Back Green and provided the information on sustainable building products, services and rebates to rebuild and retrofit homes and community facilities.

www.builditbackgreen.org

February 25, 2011
The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) is deeply concerned by the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) recent approval of charges between $5.13 and $39.10 for new smart meter services in Victoria.
“Energy consumers will be charged too much for services that are meant to be automated by smart meters. We accept that it will take some [...]

ATA Arduino Fan Controller Group Meeting:
The next ATA Arduino Fan Controller Group Meeting will be held on Saturday 19th of March 2011 commencing at 2pm at Ben Somerville’s home, 18 Gwyn Rise Vermont South 3133.
Melways: 62H5.
For further information email Ben Somerville: btsomer@gmail.com

February 15, 2011
A story in today’s Fairfax newspapers criticizing Federal Government climate change programs for not reducing emissions cost-effectively misses the point and contains several inaccuracies, the Alternative Technology Association says.
Ian Porter, chief executive of the ATA, said cost per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions abated was not the only indicator of the success of [...]

When: Tuesday 15th February
Time: 3.00pm
Where: Rigby House, Coffs Harbour
RSVP essential: contact Art Drayton at art@greentechsolutions.net.au or call 0428543021.
Apologies for the short notice.
The roof of Rigby House, the building that houses Coffs Harbour Library and Art Gallery, has the largest council owned solar power installation in Australia – 135kW and over 600 solar [...]

When: Wednesday 16 February
Time: 6pm
Where: Central TAFE East Perth Campus, 140 Royal St, East Perth, Lecture theatre (B202) first floor.
If you are catching the train – hop off at Claisebrook train station, at the top of the ramp turn left, go down the stairs and follow path (next to City Farm). TAFE is slightly to [...]

This meeting will be held at 7:00pm on Wednesday 23rd February 2011 in room EN615 of the Engineering Department, at Swinburne University, Hawthorn campus (for a map of Swinburne click here).
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The Two Topics for the night will be – Converting a BMW [...]

As the public consensus for a transition to a low carbon economy continues to increase, the choice for more sustainable transport options will also be demanded from the community.

Responding to this demand are a number of radical new vehicle designs which come under the heading of Light Electric Transport that are in the prototyping stage or have recently been put to market that conform very poorly, if at all, to the current regulations.

Also, the drafting of legislation for electric bikes, electric scooters and other wheeled devices has been reactive and has become problematic as evidenced by inconsistent rulings across different jurisdictions, both nationally and internationally.

The general approach has been to draft legislation from the perspective of the bicycle which really only caters for those vehicles that resemble a bicycle in design.

If legislation was drafted with the view of embracing solutions for reducing urban transport congestion and de-carbonising the transport sector then a far wider range of vehicles designs could be accommodated for.

Click here to read the full submission: ATA Submission – LET group final response ver4 020211

When: Thursday 24th February
Time: 7:15pm for 7:30pm start
Where: Albion Peace Centre, 102 McDonald Rd, Windsor (underneath Albion Overpass, near Blackmore St; UBD 140 Ref.
C14)
Cost: $3, to help cover venue hire costs

This month’s speaker is Murray Hallam, the owner, designer and manufacturer of Practical Aquaponics, which supplies systems to customers including CERES Sustainability Centre, [...]

February 2, 2011
The NSW Government’s announcement to scrap a raft of green projects from the Climate Change Fund to pay for its $1.5 billion solar bonus scheme is a poor policy decision, says the Alternative Technology Association.
Damien Moyse, the ATA’s Energy Policy and Projects Manager, said it made no sense to target environmental projects, including [...]