Launched yesterday – 1 Million Women is a  campaign to inspire women interested in preventing climate change to make a commitment to reduce their CO2 emissions by one tonne over 12 months (which would reduce Australia’s emissions by 1 million tonnes).

Small changes make a huge difference and the site is all about practical action. Its free to register and once you do, the site provides personalised tips to help you reduce emissions via home, food, shopping, transport, travel and m...

If you were at the West Coast Blues & Roots festival on the weekend, you may have heard some strong views about the proposed Kimberly Gas Hub by headliners Missy Higgins and John Butler. So what’s the fuss about?

Those against? Feel passionately that the Kimberly is one of the last great wildernesses in the world and should be protected at all costs. They are also critical about the fairness of the native title deal proposed by the government.

Those for? Are buoyed by the benefits o...

The Belles were recently shocked to hear about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a plastic soup of floating waste twice the size of the USA. 

We were happier to hear that in three weeks time, South Australia will be the first state in the nation to ban plastic shopping bags.  From May 4, shoppers in SA will no longer be able to get bags at the checkout. It's a small inconvenience that will have a huge impact - to the tune of 400 million plastic bags a year.

Fantastic news for the planet - alt...