South Australia’s Lake Eyre continues to fill with water from prolonged heavy rains in the north of the country. Inital water from rains this season evaporated or were absorbed into the soil before reaching Lake Eyre, which is the lowest point on the continent.
A lone yacht takes a rare opportunity to sail in Lake Eyre. Photo: David Mariuz
Source: theage.com.au
Zelfo, the super natural plastic, made totally from plant materials was launched in Mullumbimby on Friday March, 16. The Generator was there to capture the festivities. Listen to the recording here.
(Sound quality alert. This is recorded on a hand held dictaphone from an amplified source. Quality is variable.)
The Ebono Institute has helped Zelfo prepare a range of written material, including the article Recycling is just rubbish.
With the government discussing an end to low energy light globes, Uncle Joe thought it would be a good idea to find out how good the options are.
Having been burned once by buying a carton of cheap compact fluorescents, he thought it important to warn people of the potential dangers. That carton of lightglobes gave off a dim but harsh blue light and people wrote back apologising for having to break the pledge they had signed promising to use them to replace an incandescent globe.
Local electrical contractor, appliance repairer and component supplier, Malcolm McKenzie discusses in detail his experience with getting the light globes to work. Listen to the interview now .
This light was designed by Admir Jukanovic, a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London.
In this interview with Parkwood Fires, Uncle Joe is brought up to speed on why waste sawdust is a sustainable fuel, and expresses amazement that the fuel is stored on top of the fire. Click here to listen.
Every time we play the Flying Pickets we get requests for more information about them. Here as a start to satisfy that curiosity is a live concert of their biggest hit, "Only You"
