Hepburn Renewable Energy Association

Links

alternative energy
http://www.hepburnwind.com.au/ : Hepburn Wind community cooperative
www.ata.org.au : Alternative technology association
http://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/ : Clean energy council
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/ : Federal Department of Climate Change
http://www.futureenergy.com.au/ : Future Energy
http://www.baywind.co.uk/baywind_home.asp : Baywind UK
http://www.cat.org.uk/index.tmpl?refer=index&init=1 : Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales
http://www.ceres.org.au/ : CERES in Melbourne

calculators
http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/transport/fuelguide/ : Working out your vehicle emissions
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/personal/introduction.asp : EPA calculator for personal and business footprints

community sustainability groups and transition initiatives
http://transitionculture.org/ : Home of Rob Hopkins transition initiatives
http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/ : Transition Town Totnes
http://www.seac.net.au/main/ : Queensland transition network
http://nswcommunities.org.au/setts.html : NSW transition network
http://www.eatthesuburbs.org/about/ : Suburban food growers network in Melbourne
http://www.carbonrationing.org.uk/ : Carbon rationing action groups in UK

general
http://www.webdirectory.com/ : Huge search engine that has articles on anything green you can imagine
http://www.greenschools.net/resources.html : Great source of education resources and links from overseas
http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/1517-home-page.asp : Sustainability Victoria, peak state body for waste and climate change initiatives.

green groups
http://www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id=0 : Australian Conservation Foundation
http://www.wwf.org.au/ : WWF
http://www.envict.org.au/ : Environment Victoria

inspiring ideas
http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/ : Brilliant thinkers and teachers in ecology and beyond
http://www.mcdonough.com/full.htm : Author of Cradle to Cradle – a new way of understanding production and waste
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/ : Wonderful articles and ideas from a think tank developed by Fritjof Capra
http://www.bioneers.org/ : New thinking about design and society
http://www.che.ac.uk/mambo/ : Centre for Human Ecology
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/ : Biomimicry – designing from nature
http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIarticles.html : Ideas about learning to co-create in new ways
http://www.rmi.org/ : Rocky Mountain Institute think tank

multimedia
http://www.storyofstuff.com/index.html : Brilliant cartoon to explain the production cycle of ‘stuff’
http://www.green.tv/ : Green tv loaded with fun clips
http://www.treehugger.com/ : Amazing site packed with film, interviews etc.

products
http://www.sunlizard.com.au/ : Solar powered heating and cooling
http://www.comfortheat.com.au/heatmat.htm : Underfoot heating mats, one of many companies who make them. Very energy efficient.

recycling
http://www.freecycle.org/group/AU/Victoria : Link to network where you can recycle your goods for free

technical advice
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/08/2237475.htm?site=science/askanexpert&topic=energy#top : Great responses to technical questions relating to energy and consumer choices

transport
http://www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au/GVGPublicUI/QuickCompareWebForm.aspx?CurrentTask=fe63a930-2133-46da-8201-5c61f0398aa7 : Comparing green cars
http://www.thecarpool.com.au/site/index.cfm : Car pool site

local links

publications