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Flying in the face of climate crisis: Part 2 - Possible Solutions

posted by Amy Kludas on March 9, 2010

Our new carbon reality means a whole year of carbon consciousness can be undone with a single return trip to Europe, as I discussed in my previous post. 

Flying in the face of climate crisis: Part 1 - The Problem

posted by Amy Kludas on February 12, 2010

Here's a question that might make you feel a wee bit uncomfortable: Does a commitment to living local mean an end to air travel?

live local nominated for AIMIA awards

posted by Amy Kludas on January 21, 2010

The live local team is thrilled to announce that our website has been nominated as a

The Perfect New Year's Resolution

posted by Amy Kludas on January 5, 2010

Happy 2010! We (Amy and Radica) hope you had a safe, local and sustainable holiday season.

As many people do, you’ve probably set yourself a number of New Year’s resolutions. Now is the time to stop thinking about them and get started!

Here is our pledge to follow through on our New Year’s resolution to live local…

Let's celebrate – locally

posted by Radica Raeves on December 16, 2009

What an exciting year 2009 has been for the live local experiment. The live local project and website were officially launched on the 19th of May 2009 and have received a fantastic response. 

The live local Foundation

posted by Dave Gravina on November 13, 2009

I’m pleased to announce that Piers Dawson-Damer and I have formally incorporated the live local Foundation.

Living local on ABC

posted by John Mac on November 9, 2009

live local pal Anna Burns, an ABC producer, recently recorded a radio piece for Radio National's 360 about taking the live local challenge.

Mo' money, mo' problems?

posted by John Mac on October 30, 2009

From the department of large-scale, experimental, voluntary denial-of-something-or-other (a topic this blog seems to love!) here's another impressive project: giving up money.

Less is more; Zero is more still

posted by John Mac on October 20, 2009

The New York Times has a nice read about communities, organisations, parks and facilities that have moved toward zero waste.

The Sham

posted by John Mac on October 9, 2009

Imagine spending all of your time – not most of it, but all of it – in your own neighbourhood. Quite a challenge, and interesting in thousands of ways.

Lucas Ihlein did just that, in Petersham, for two months – and although he's promised to drop an experiment on live local to say hello, I'm jumping the gun and talking about it now.

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