The effects of climate talks in Italy will reverberate for Rudd

Like other countries, Australia faces a tricky period of negotiations.

Applying A Green Coating

JUMPING on the green bandwagon is EarthPan, a range of non-stick frying pans and a wok. The manufacturer's point of difference is that the non-stick coating is made, in part, from sand. It claims that fewer greenhouse gases are produced in the manufacturing and that the temperature reached in sealing the pans is half that of a traditional non-stick pan. We have been using the bottom-of-the-range product (not pictured here) for several months and we can say a few things about our pans. They live ...

Green Alert - A Boundless Enthusiasm To Lead Us To The New World

A convert to the green cause bristles with the zeal of the ecological warrior, but is hobbled by an old-fashioned American myopia, writes Leon Gettler. THOMAS Friedman's late conversion to an eco-warrior has its moments of inspiration but his enthusiasm and optimism, not to mention his infuriating Americo-centricity, masks warning signs of how the global climatic disruption will forever transform business, society, laws and lifestyles around the world. In his book Hot Flat and Crowded (Allen ...

Green Is A Popular Paint

Thanks to some new products, there's an environmentally friendly approach to painting the house, writes KILMENY ADIE. Being environmentally aware is about more than recycling your tin cans or being waterwise.

Supermarkets Cut Gases To Go Green

ALL new Woolworths supermarkets will conform to stringent environmental standards, and most old stores will be upgraded after the success of the company's pioneer "green supermarket" in Sydney's Rouse Hill.