What does the data tell us about living off-grid for water in the heart of Sydney?
Analysis of water quantity by an American intern in Sydney, Jillian Meehan.
Kyle Day, interning with Sustainable House, quantifies climate pollution from rebuilding parks.
“Untracked, unreported pollution resulting from rebuilding parks is polluting and damaging ours and Earth’s climate. By questioning the necessity of rebuilding the parks and exploring alternative approaches, we can strive for a greener and more sustainable future for our city.”
If “every billionaire is a policy failure” can we free ourselves of controlled ‘money’ and banks - and save electricity use at the same time?
What differentiates me from the other students at ASU and employees at Sustainable House is that I live in Amman, the capital city of Jordan. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is in the Levant region of Western Asian, located at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia. I wish to take advantage of my experience of living in Jordan to open up to the readers of this blog the differences and similarities of being on this side of the world.
Alyssa Noble and Arynn Rogers
Hello everyone. Our names are Alyssa Noble and Arynn Rogers. We are both students at Arizona State University, seeking a degree in sustainability. This summer we have been working on research for anaerobic digestion. We wanted to know how it worked, the efficiency of the system, and what kind of environmental impacts this system may have.
Hello from the United States!
My name is Alyssa Noble. I am majoring in Sustainability with a related discipline in Urban Planning as a senior at Arizona State University. I attend online since I live nearly 1,700 miles (2,736 km) away in Louisville, Kentucky. This summer, I have been interning with Michael Mobbs at Sustainable House all the way in Sydney, Australia.
Here is Sydney City’s garbage contract for those interested in the truth about how food and other ‘waste’ is regarded and dealt with by local councils across Australia.
The contract is similar to contracts made by other Australian councils.
To obtain a copy of your local council contract you may exercise your rights under Freedom of Information laws.
The contract is in several parts.
Different parts of the contract are in seven (7) documents so there’s lots of reading if you’re interested:
Summed up, the contract allows the council to contract out all garbage services.
Future blogs will analyse the financial and environmental impact of contracts made by Australian local councils.
Until then, there’s lots of reading here!
