Comments for The future is man made http://futuremakers.com.au Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:19:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 Comment on Joining the Nike Human Race by Kira http://futuremakers.com.au/joining-the-nike-human-race/#comment-10271 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:04:14 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/joining-the-nike-human-race/#comment-10271 I am interested in joining the run in Sydney as well. This run does not look like it is being held in Sydney, can you give me some information. I am not a runner either but would really like to do something to help. Thank you and good luck with your training. Regards Kira I am interested in joining the run in Sydney as well. This run does not look like it is being held in Sydney, can you give me some information. I am not a runner either but would really like to do something to help.

Thank you and good luck with your training.

Regards
Kira

]]> Comment on Paper Buyers Guide by Mariska http://futuremakers.com.au/paper-buyers-guide/#comment-10225 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:50:14 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/paper-buyers-guide/#comment-10225 Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) 2004 has published two guides in the use of recycled paper for office purposes. this includes where to buy it, who produces what and how the paper measures up in terms of recycled content, bleaching, performance and other issues. One is called "A Guide to Purchasing Recycled Content Paper for Corporate Stationery & Promotional Materials". It should still be available on the internet, if not let me know and I can forward it to you. It will certainly answer all your questions! Good luck with it. Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) 2004 has published two guides in the use of recycled paper for office purposes. this includes where to buy it, who produces what and how the paper measures up in terms of recycled content, bleaching, performance and other issues.
One is called “A Guide to Purchasing Recycled Content Paper for Corporate Stationery & Promotional Materials”.
It should still be available on the internet, if not let me know and I can forward it to you.

It will certainly answer all your questions! Good luck with it.

]]> Comment on Community wind farm by John http://futuremakers.com.au/community-wind-farm/#comment-10220 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:25:24 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/community-wind-farm/#comment-10220 It's a shame i live in a town that is against everything-i think this project is a great step forward andwish it success. It’s a shame i live in a town that is against everything-i think this project is a great step forward andwish it success.

]]> Comment on Paper Buyers Guide by Ros http://futuremakers.com.au/paper-buyers-guide/#comment-10167 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:51:12 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/paper-buyers-guide/#comment-10167 Good info, thanks, and I agree with Regina - please get rid of 'the future is man made' tag line. I understand the sentiment and why it sounds pithy as we used to talk about 'man-made fibres' etc, but that time has passed. Good info, thanks, and I agree with Regina - please get rid of ‘the future is man made’ tag line. I understand the sentiment and why it sounds pithy as we used to talk about ‘man-made fibres’ etc, but that time has passed.

]]> Comment on Paper Buyers Guide by Regina http://futuremakers.com.au/paper-buyers-guide/#comment-10112 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:37:17 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/paper-buyers-guide/#comment-10112 Thank you for the above tips. I have added to my e-mail disclaimers the following phrase and a hyperlink to this page: "Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Help save the planet. Click here for tips and tools." Hopefully my friends will read the disclaimer and at least be curious about it. On another note, I would like to suggest that the campaing title "The Future is man made" be changed to a more inclusive one in which all genders are represented. For example: "The Future is made by us", "The future is human made", etc. Just my two cents... Thank you for the above tips. I have added to my e-mail disclaimers the following phrase and a hyperlink to this page: “Please don’t print this e-mail unless you really need to. Help save the planet. Click here for tips and tools.” Hopefully my friends will read the disclaimer and at least be curious about it.

On another note, I would like to suggest that the campaing title “The Future is man made” be changed to a more inclusive one in which all genders are represented. For example: “The Future is made by us”, “The future is human made”, etc. Just my two cents…

]]> Comment on Paper Buyers Guide by Daniel Kennedy http://futuremakers.com.au/paper-buyers-guide/#comment-10111 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:45:11 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/paper-buyers-guide/#comment-10111 This is a great article. I am abn advocate of double-sided printing, and 100% recylcled paper. I work for an organisation that is good at putting paper waste into the recycling supply chain, but we could do more in terms of using that supply chain. For eg. we buy 80gsm 70% recycled paper. I would like to go to 70gsm 100% recycled paper. The only place that this article falls short, in describing what we should do, without offering some practical tips on how to do it. Who sells 70gsm paper, who sells 100% recycled paper, who sells 100% recycled 70gsm paper. If anyone reads this article and has an answer to these questions, please let me know on daniel.kennedy@bigfoot.com This is a great article. I am abn advocate of double-sided printing, and 100% recylcled paper. I work for an organisation that is good at putting paper waste into the recycling supply chain, but we could do more in terms of using that supply chain. For eg. we buy 80gsm 70% recycled paper. I would like to go to 70gsm 100% recycled paper.
The only place that this article falls short, in describing what we should do, without offering some practical tips on how to do it. Who sells 70gsm paper, who sells 100% recycled paper, who sells 100% recycled 70gsm paper.
If anyone reads this article and has an answer to these questions, please let me know on daniel.kennedy@bigfoot.com

]]> Comment on Show us your CoolSpots by ecochick http://futuremakers.com.au/show-us-your-coolspots/#comment-9834 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:12:35 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/show-us-your-coolspots/#comment-9834 pedal prix bikes are fantastic fun and great for the environment. If you don't know what they are, they are bikes, except, you lie horizontally and pedal in front of you. any way, they are really kool!!!!! (and expensive, AND you can't buy them, you have to make them, soz!!!) pedal prix bikes are fantastic fun and great for the environment. If you don’t know what they are, they are bikes, except, you lie horizontally and pedal in front of you.
any way, they are really kool!!!!! (and expensive, AND you can’t buy them, you have to make them, soz!!!)

]]> Comment on Raise chooks by ecochick http://futuremakers.com.au/raise-chooks/#comment-9833 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:04:42 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/raise-chooks/#comment-9833 yea, i have chooks, but our dad made a coop, and they roam around in our veggie garden eating compost, bugs, and they like rabbit feed???? but it IS very rewarding, although it sometimes starts to stink!!!!! yea, i have chooks, but our dad made a coop, and they roam around in our veggie garden eating compost, bugs, and they like rabbit feed???? but it IS very rewarding, although it sometimes starts to stink!!!!!

]]> Comment on Get tanked by Ruby http://futuremakers.com.au/get-tanked/#comment-9506 Sat, 31 May 2008 04:13:22 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/get-tanked/#comment-9506 Of poly and metal water tanks, which are more environmentally friendly? Of poly and metal water tanks, which are more environmentally friendly?

]]> Comment on Show us your CoolSpots by Charles Lockyer http://futuremakers.com.au/show-us-your-coolspots/#comment-7875 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:41:18 +0000 http://futuremakers.com.au/show-us-your-coolspots/#comment-7875 Thought I'd say that while Solar power is great, there's one big problem: It isn't perpetual (including cloud cover etc). Something people might like to get involved in (for Australia anyway) is the idea of Geothermal Power. There's a major development process underway in South Australia which can easily power the whole of Australia with zero emissions. Get behind them now, and if you're particularly fervent, harass the current government about more and better incentives to speed up this development. www.geodynamics.com.au is only one of many solo exploration companies looking at producing this power by 2015. Hopefully it might be sooner :-D Go to google and search for geothermal power in south australia for a large listing of all involved... Thought I’d say that while Solar power is great, there’s one big problem: It isn’t perpetual (including cloud cover etc). Something people might like to get involved in (for Australia anyway) is the idea of Geothermal Power. There’s a major development process underway in South Australia which can easily power the whole of Australia with zero emissions. Get behind them now, and if you’re particularly fervent, harass the current government about more and better incentives to speed up this development.

www.geodynamics.com.au is only one of many solo exploration companies looking at producing this power by 2015. Hopefully it might be sooner :-D Go to google and search for geothermal power in south australia for a large listing of all involved…

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