Please note: As of 1st February 2023, FREE Lighting upgrades are no longer available for Victorian homes. This is in accordance with the Victorian Energy Upgrades program (VEU). An additional…
Original article concept from Renew Economy. As Victoria, (and Australia) increase energy efficiency in homes and businesses throughout the state and country, this will inevitably have an impact on energy…
An interesting and thought-provoking article in The Conversation got us thinking about the effect that junk food has on the environment, beyond the nasty packaging waste you find dumped out…
This month France’s government have issued a law banning plastic cutlery from 2020. This latest ruling is an attempt to reduce the country’s pollution and prevent the use of all…
At Energy Makeovers we’re all about improving efficiency in your home or business. Our main focus is on improving energy efficiency, so you use less and save on bills in…
While some of us live in a concerning bubble of greenhouse guilt, as human-made carbon emissions are forever blamed for greenhouse gases and climate change; often overlooked livestock created gas…
Aviation accounts for 2% of human-generated global carbon dioxide emissions (total of 36 billion tonnes of CO2 produced by humans in 2013 according to ATAG), with over 3 billion passengers…
First off, what is an unregulated dump site? These are illegal and unmonitored areas where rubbish is dumped on usually public land so dumpers can avoid paying disposal fees or…
A new study published in February in the Journal for Climactic Change highlighted that deadly heat waves, previously seen once in twenty or so years could be seen on a…
An article from Imperial College London regarding a study published in the journal Thorax has highlighted the potential damage to your health that air pollution can cause, even as long as…