Electrifying Bradfield is about doing what we can to adopt renewable energy within the Upper North Shore. We have a vision of a cleaner, cheaper energy future made possible by the electrification of our houses and transport. This vision is heavily influenced by the Saul Griffiths and 'Rewiring Australia'.
Eco Festival - Sustainable Futures Day
Educational stalls
- Solar and renewables - chat about solar/batteries, electrifying your home and green power.
- Electric vehicle display - Check out Hyundai Ioniq, Tesla 3, Tesla Y, Nissan Leaf, MG and Volvo EV.
- Young people for the environment - Blend your own bike-powered smoothie with local students.
- Waste-less & compost more - Reusing items, recycling demos and composting/worm-farming.
- FREE native plants & Wildlife encounter with Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden rangers.
- Northern Councils towards Net Zero - explo
'Confronting Aussie Myths about Climate Change!
Confronting Four Aussie Myths About Action Against Climate Change!
In reading and listening to much corporate and social media commentary and in conversations I have with people there seem to be four very common Aussie myths about climate change and energy and actions we need to take!
All of these myths need to be challenged!
MYTH 1: ‘Coal exports are essential to our future economy’ – WRONG!
'Weather and Climate: What's the difference?'
This is a question I am asked often when people talk to me about ‘climate change’
Simple answer –
WEATHER – is the day-to-day conditions of things like:
*sun [sunny, cloudy, partly cloudy, overcast] and temperature, [hot,warm,cold]
*precipitation [drizzle, showers, rain, dew, frost, rain, storms, hail, snow]
*wind - strength[gentle, light, strong, gale, tornado] & direction
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WHAT IS AN INDUCTION COOKTOP?
WHAT IS AN INDUCTION COOKTOP?
[Authored by someone who has cooked by induction for many years]
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RECYCLING THE THINGS YOUR COUNCIL BINS WON'T TAKE - SOME OTHER POSSIBILITIES!
If you are looking for places to recycle some more things that you can't- shouldn't be-putting into local council bins - here are a few suggestions:
Officeworks Stores generally accept:
* mobile phones; DVDs; CDs; USBs; ink and toner cartridges; computers and accessories
Aldi stores - have receptacles for batteries [and hearing aid suppliers often accept hearing aid batteries for recycling]
New technology sodium-ion Household and Commercial Storage Batteries
* From Faradion website - check it out! Watch the video! Check out the Na-ion website! nationenergie.com
* Faradion is a UK company [now also based and selling in Australia as Nation Energie, Level 2, 1 Collins Street, Melbourne
* They have produced and are selling batteries based on salt crystals! - no lithium or cobalt here! - just saltwater!!
* The batteries are made from recyclable plastic - so all components are recyclable - over and over again!
Taking Simple Positive Actions to Lessen the Impacts of Climate Change
Taking Simple Positive Actions Against Climate Change!
Community electrification
