The Greening of Gavin

Gavin Goes Green to Save Planet

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I enjoy raising awareness in the local community about simple/sustainable living.  One of the best ways is to get your mug into the local newspaper.

Sure, the headlines are usually corny, but hey, who cares?  Any press is good press as far as I am concerned when it comes to promoting lower consumption, simplicity, and growing your own food.

A big shout out goes to my friend Emma from The Off Grid Solar House for organising the interview with the Melton Leader.

Gavin goes green to save planet

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Not a bad little story, if I do say so myself.  Hopefully more folks will reach out in my local community.

Don’t forget that if you do live locally, this blog is a great free resource documenting local growing conditions if you want to try growing your own fruit and veg, or even keep your own chooks.

I always answer any questions left in the comments section.  Also, if you would like to book a Climate Reality presentation, please get in touch via my contact page.

Finally, due to some personal issues, this weeks podcast will be recorded and published tomorrow evening.  Sorry for the delay.  It will be well worth the wait.

So what do you think?  Does the story get the message out there, or am I kidding myself, and sound like a neo middle-aged hippy?

Over to you.

Respect for Leonardo DiCaprio

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Since I first saw 11th Hour, I have had a lot of respect for Leonardo DiCaprio.

Now, I have even more. Watch his recent speech to the UN and you will see what I mean.

Brilliant.

I especially felt moved by this part of his speech;

But I think we know better than that. Every week, we’re seeing new and undeniable climate events, evidence that accelerated climate change is here now. We know that droughts are intensifying, our oceans are warming and acidifying, with methane plumes rising up from beneath the ocean floor. We are seeing extreme weather events, increased temperatures, and the West Antarctic and Greenland ice-sheets melting at unprecedented rates, decades ahead of scientific projections.

None of this is rhetoric, and none of it is hysteria. It is fact. The scientific community knows it, Industry and governments know it, even the United States military knows it. The chief of the US navy’s Pacific command, admiral Samuel Locklear, recently said that climate change is our single greatest security threat.

My Friends, this body – perhaps more than any other gathering in human history – now faces that difficult task. You can make history … or be vilified by it.

Even Kim said that he has come a long way since Titanic!  And we all know how that story ends.

TGoG Podcast 083 – Amy Webber on Climate Reality

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My special guest this week is Amy Webber, who gives her old Dad some feedback about his Climate Reality presentations that I gave to some students at the school she teaches at.

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We also discuss the Peoples Climate mobilisation, and our thoughts on the current state of climate action.

I think you will find it a very interesting show, as we had a lovely glass of organic Shiraz before the show.  We were certainly free in offering our opinions. 😉

Amy Webber

Amy Webber and her Dad

Until next time, stay green and keep keen!

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