Every day we shape our planet's future when we make small life decisions - what we buy, what we eat, how we travel. The future of the planet is in our hands; the future is man-made. And we are all "Futuremakers". If we choose to live sustainably, we can assure a future for all living things. And we can have some fun doing it too!

This site, created by WWF-Australia, is a place where you can share ideas with other Futuremakers so that we can live more sustainably. We hope the tips and stories here will be useful for you. (More about this site)

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Archive for January, 2006

GreenPower

Switch to GreenPower

Move to clean, renewable energy today just by making a phone call

Did you know:

  • 80% of electricity in Australia is generated by burning coal which contributes to global warming
  • If all Australians switched to clean, renewable energy (Green Power) today, Australia’s total greenhouse pollution would be cut by 30%

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Alien Yart © tgkrause(flickr)

Stop the alien invasion!

Plants are jumping the garden fence and causing havoc in the wild

Escaped invasive garden plants are the biggest source of agricultural and environmental weeds, costing farmers many millions of dollars each year. Just one escaped invasive garden plant - Lantana - now degrades over 4 million hectares of Australia’s environment.

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