The only time you need to run the AC is when someone is home to enjoy it.
Could the mysterious five shark attacks this week be the result of humans or climate change? Scientists are baffled over the five shark attacks in different countries and some marine scientists are saying the attacks could be the result of warmer waters caused by climate change. Others believe the shark attacks were caused by overfishing or more people swimming.
Over the last three months we've been trialling a little additive called potassium hydroxide with the regular stuff we've been putting into our aquaponics system and - boy has the plant growth taken off!
Natabar Sarangi is just one of a growing number of farmers throughout the world who realise that if we do not begin to repair the damage taking place to our agricultural systems and our environment, we will lose not just our cultural identity but our fundamental right to a truly sustainable system of food security.
Humans make a big hoo-ha about issues surrounding same sex marriage, but in the bird world, homosexual bonds are often as natural — and as long-lasting — as heterosexual pairings.
Study finds less than 2 percent of perishables are kept at 'safe' temperatures in kids' packed school lunches.
A new species of eel discovered in an underwater cave is a "living fossil" that has characteristics similar to animals from the Dinosaur Era, biologists reported on Wednesday.
Western Australian towns along the coastline are among the most at risk to climate change in the world according a new report from the Climate Commission.
The Texas governor has a clear environmental platform — whether you like it or not is a different story.
Agricultural pesticides are causing a significant amount of damage to the nation's Great Barrier Reef, according to a report from the federal government.
Is it possible for Hollywood's ultra demanding movie sets to be environment-friendly? The set of the film "The Help" initiated that it is possible for Hollywood to turn to "Ecollywood."
Should a wild animal be forced to sell car insurance, dance the Macarena, and smoke cigars to provoke a laugh? Not that it matters if there were millions of chimpanzees around to abuse, but a new study concludes that chimpanzees may be doomed as a species as long as the public continues to see them in commercials and movies.
The new documentary film "Buck" chronicles the life of real-life "horse whisperer" Buck Brannaman and his work to help, as he calls them, "horses with people problems." The film follows Brannaman as he tours the country, giving guardians a deeper understanding of their horses and, at the same time, insight into themselves.
The dead white whale found off Queensland's Palm Island is not the famous albino humpback Migaloo, a marine expert says.
THE tiny glass bottle in my hand is filled with what looks like crude oil, but it's actually oil's nemesis. If it works, this black sludge will transform the rechargeable battery, doubling the range of electric cars and making petroleum obsolete.
A plan to solve drought-stricken Third World countries by tugging massive icebergs from the polar ice caps could soon become a reality.
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Back in the olden days, houses were constructed with hefty foundations and in areas where airflow was required, high stilts (eg. The Queenslander style) formed an airy, high and usable cavity where fresh breezes circulated. Old-fashioned idea, but now, it is being seen as a very practical design not just in Australia but all over the world.
Competition time! We love our washing lines and clothes lines around here at My Green Australia. So we want to celebrate this love and also welcome Spring and Summer time!
A new study presented at the World Health Organization's (WHO) 1st International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) in Geneva, Switzerland, has revealed that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in hospitals helps reduce the rate of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by 40 percent. The metal also effectively kills 97 percent of bacteria, as well as many viral and fungal pathogens.
Ash from Chile’s Puyehue volcano continues to disrupt Australian air travel.
BM (NYSE: IBM) has unveiled its most comprehensive smarter buildings solution as it highlights three unique projects in New Orleans, New York and Minnesota that show the potential of applying advanced analytics and automation for office buildings.
The world's most passionate online gaming community can now connect, compete and improve their Call of Duty multiplayer experience through Activision's (Nasdaq: ATVI) innovative new online service, Call of Duty Elite.
Australia leads other Asian Pacific countries in adopting cloud computing. In a recent report from Frost and Sullivan titled State of Cloud Computing in Australia: 2011, 43% of enterprises are now using cloud computing in some form and 41% of IT decision makers agreed that cloud computing will continue to be a top priority.
The federal government said it would reduce generous subsidies for home solar electricity panels, in response to the escalating demand for solar electricity panels on Australia's rooftops.
Microsoft and Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) have finalized an agreement to infuse digital capabilities into the Japanese auto maker's cars hosted in the Internet "cloud."
Australia's Houses of Parliament on Wednesday approved two bills setting out the regulatory framework for the National Broadband Network. The move was quickly welcomed by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy.
Australia's Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications (CEET) was formally launched in Melbourne on Tuesday as part one of the world's largest research effort into green telecommunications.
Ratings agency, Fitch Ratings says it does does not expect eBay Inc.'s (eBay) proposed acquisition of GSI Commerce, Inc. (GSI) to have an impact on eBay's ratings.
The City University of New York (CUNY) and IBM have partnered to develop a new analytics technology that will help K-12 public schools in New York City reduce their energy consumption. The project has been underway for the past 10 months and involves collecting data about weather, energy and building characteristics and performing extensive data analysis, modeling and optimization about the portfolio of schools.
