Climate change action day

by SaveTime

Last week we encouraged everyone to read about climate change as part of blog action day. Following on from that, this Saturday is the International Day of Climate Change where we can again make ourselves heard on this issue.
A few facts and details about the 24th October:

likely to be the biggest environmental action on the planet [...]

Saving money & time on meals

by SaveTime

We came across a blog post at consumption rebellion about cutting her grocery bill. It’s a long post as she describes a detailed process of menu planning and reusing leftovers, but there are definitely some tips in there.
We like the fact that menu planning also saves you time – going shopping with a list makes [...]

How much have you read about climate change?

by SaveTime

Blog action day yesterday was awesome for those of us now into Friday! And it is gearing up to be even busier today with the rest of the world catching up to us!
SO how many blog posts have you read about climate change in the last 24 or so hours? Has anything jumped out at [...]

Climate Change Action Day

by SaveTime

As climate change is something for us all to deal with, not just our leaders in Copenhagen next month, we are joining the Blog Action Day for Climate Change by listing a number of sites discussing climate change today.
Blog Action Day for Climate Change
Conserving water
Climate Change is a business concern too
Aussie songs for climate change
Compassionate [...]

Help your environment

by SaveTime

It will take seventeen trees a whole life time to offset the amount of carbon emissions that only one average household creates in just one year.
ClickGreen is a wonderful new way to help your environment. It’s an easy way to offset a whole week’s carbon emmissions, and that’s just by signing up! You can do [...]

Save on energy costs

by SaveTime

The Home Energy Project helps students prove that every household can save energy. It provides education and tips on how to save and improve the environment and reduce the costs of energy consumption.
It is an educational program suitable for years 7–9 students. It was designed to match the curriculum requirements for science and has practical [...]

Do you recycle?

by SaveTime

Most councils now collect recyclable items separately from the general rubbish, which is great. But there are some items that can’t be collected by councils but can still be recycled, and there are many recycling collection sites around Australia.
Planet Ark runs a website which is very easy to use to find out your nearest recycling [...]

Who on earth cares?

by SaveTime

Who on earth cares that the planet is in danger, that we are destroying our home?
Actually, a lot of people care and are trying to do something about it. And those little things we do to save energy and water really are important. Just look at how we have reduced the amount of water used [...]

Online magazines

by SaveTime

Have you noticed the increasing number of magazines that are going online instead of having hard copies?
There are obvious advantages to this for the publishers

reduced costs of printing and layout
longer deadlines can be allowed – without having print times, the magazine can be prepared closer to publish dates
the ability to refer to older articles [...]

Clean fans, no fuss!

by SaveTime

A little while ago we added Pirrella to our listings, and we think its pretty cool!
Not only do these fan blade covers save you work and time as the blades won’t need cleaning, they also keep you off ladders and chairs which is much safer. We also love the fact that fewer people will use [...]