News from Planet Ark http://www.planetark.org/news/ Planet Ark Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:43 +1100 en There's now only one month to go until National Tree Day, so what are you waiting for? Get Growing! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/73 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:46 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/73 Michelle Cook Planet Ark and the Carbon Trust have launched the Carbon Reduction Label in Australia. http://carbonreductionlabel.com.au/news/display/72 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:03 +1000 http://carbonreductionlabel.com.au/news/display/72 Planet Ark Jamie Durie, one of National Tree Day's longest supporters, talks about his involvement in Australia's largest community tree-planting event. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/71 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:43 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/71 Michelle Cook Are you or your friend, colleague or partner part of a formal or informal Green Team or Sustainability Team at work? http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/70 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:32 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/70 Amy Nancarrow National Tree Day is fast approaching and Planet Ark needs volunteer Site Coordinators to register and run tree-planting sites on Sunday 2 August as well as on Schools Tree Day, Friday 31 July. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/68 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:36 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/68 Michelle Cook Registration lines are now officially open and the race is on to recruit volunteer site coordinators for National Tree Day! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/65 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:01 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/65 Michelle Cook This World Environment Day, Australian film and television actor and National Tree Day Ambassador, Jack Thompson, is urging all Australians to join Planet Ark's tree-planting revolution as National Tree Day volunteers. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/67 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:00 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/67 Michelle Cook Planet Ark is keen to hear your feedback on our RecyclingNearYou.com.au website. Australian residents go into the running to win a subscription to G Magazine! http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/63 Tue, 26 May 2009 15:46 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/63 Amy Nancarrow From mulch to manpower, Planet Ark receive wide ranging and varied offers of help for National Tree Day sites. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/62 Tue, 19 May 2009 09:44 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/62 Caroline Jones The CitySmart Home Service rebate enables residents of Brisbane City to reduce their home greenhouse gas emissions by improving water and energy efficiency as well as lower the cost of energy bills for free. http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/61 Thu, 14 May 2009 11:49 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/61 Amy Nancarrow Brisbane City Council's $400 solar hot water rebate program ends 30 June 2009. Check out the program to see how you can make significant savings on your electricity bill as well as reduce your carbon emissions. http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/60 Thu, 14 May 2009 11:46 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/60 Amy Nancarrow Even more food is set to be diverted from landfill into community meals as Safeway in Melbourne joins the FareShare program. http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/59 Wed, 13 May 2009 17:03 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/59 Amy Nancarrow Planet Ark welcomes back Jamie Durie, Shelley Craft and Ranger Stacey as Ambassadors for this year's National Tree Day campaign. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/58 Tue, 12 May 2009 18:35 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/58 Michelle Cook Planet Ark is calling on Australians to help it start a tree planting revolution by registering as volunteer Site Coordinators for National Tree Day. Volunteers that take part have the opportunity to teach future generations how to care for and preserve Australia's native environment. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/57 Tue, 12 May 2009 18:34 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/57 Michelle Cook The City of Melbourne Community Services Grants Program is funding Community Action on the Environment in the categories of are greenhouse, water, waste and recycling and green spaces. http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/56 Tue, 05 May 2009 13:47 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/56 Amy Nancarrow Owner occupiers, landlords and tenants may be eligible for Federal Government rebates for ceiling insulation and solar hot water systems. http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/55 Tue, 05 May 2009 09:44 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/55 Amy Nancarrow Discarded plastic bags are injuring and killing wildlife and need to be banned. http://plasticbags.planetark.org/news/display/54 Sun, 03 May 2009 03:30 +1000 http://plasticbags.planetark.org/news/display/54 Michelle Cook Kids from City of Sydney are invited to get arty for World Environment Day and enter the City of Sydney's third annual Children's Fine Art and Digital Art Competition and Exhibition. http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/53 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:27 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/53 Amy Nancarrow DECC has recently published two guides to recycled content paper - Know your paper (for office/copy paper) and Know your printing paper. http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/52 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:30 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/52 Amy Nancarrow Cars produce nearly a fifth of household greenhouse gas emissions, so one of the best things you can do for the planet is to drive less. So join thousands of other Australians on Friday 15th May, leave the car at home, and Walk Safely to School... http://planetark.org/news/display/51 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:28 +1000 http://planetark.org/news/display/51 Amy Nancarrow Catch the Nova Casanovas on Wednesday 22nd April at lunchtime at Dick Smith North Parramatta or tune into Nova 96.9 FM. http://cartridges.planetark.org/news/display/50 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:58 +1000 http://cartridges.planetark.org/news/display/50 Amy Nancarrow Are you or your friend, colleague or partner part of a formal or informal Green Team or Sustainability Team at work? http://cartridges.planetark.org/news/display/49 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:41 +1000 http://cartridges.planetark.org/news/display/49 Amy Nancarrow For the 6th year running, Close the Loop, Resource Recovery Partner for 'Cartridges 4 Planet Ark', has been certified as 'Zero Waste to Landfill'. http://cartridges.planetark.org/news/display/48 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:13 +1000 http://cartridges.planetark.org/news/display/48 Amy Nancarrow Grants for a range of projects are available through the Environmental Trust. http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/47 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:49 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/47 Amy Nancarrow An educational DVD on how to Recycle Right is available for teachers and other commuity groups. The DVD includes the YouTube clips on the RecyclingWeek media pages - topics such as Plastic Containers, Contamination, Organics and E-Waste. http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/46 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:58 +1000 http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/news/display/46 Amy Nancarrow