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Asian voters want environmental action, but are politicians listening?It's election season in Asia. Thailand went to the polls last month, with India, Indonesia and the Philippines to follow. Eco-Business finds out whether sustainability is an election issue in the world's most populous region. -
Irrigation, drought, sea level rise and more are causing salt to build up in soils around the world. What can we do?Water
Irrigation, drought, sea level rise and more are causing salt to build up in soils around the world. What can we do?
As salinisation threatens crops and ecosystems, farmers and policy makers seek solutions.
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Can bringing young and old under one roof solve the world's housing crisis?Sharing arrangements where elderly people offer a room to a youth could help ease both loneliness and housing affordability problems, experts say. -
Activists stop coal operations in protest of planned US$1 billion Australian mineConstruction for what was slated to be the world’s biggest coal terminal has not yet even started, but it is fraught with challenges from feisty activists.
Opinion
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Logged native forests mostly end up in landfill, not in buildings and furniture– Even the majority of wood products with longer lifespans, such as native timber, end up in landfill, say experts from the Australian University who address myths related to the logging of native forests. -
Electric cars can clean up the mining industry – here’s how– According to research from the Institute of Sustainable Futures, demand for metals for electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies could bust reserves for cobalt, lithium and nickel. How can we ensure the transition to renewable energy does not increase the negative impacts of mining? -
How to neutralise your greenhouse gas footprint– Renewable energy expert Andrew Blakers discusses cost-effective ways to offset or neutralise carbon emissions.
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With this new website, rent don't buy to cut waste– Make some extra cash and reduce waste by putting your belongings to work. This online market place plugs Australians into the sharing economy.
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This robot is replanting endangered reefs with heat-resistant corals– Meet LarvalBot. She’s here to save the sea.
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Sydney makes music from ocean plastic– An advertising agency has come up with an idea to give ocean plastic a second life while turning Sydney beach-clean ups into a party.
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Creating a better world: The Eco-Business story– An independent media organisation in a tough industry, Eco-Business has striven to be Asia Pacific’s go-to source for all things sustainable business. To mark our seventh birthday, we've put together a video about our work and how we define purposeful journalism.
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