habitat July 2012 - Australian Conservation Foundation
habitat July 2012 - Australian Conservation Foundation
habitat July 2012 - Australian Conservation Foundation
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Volume 40 Number 3 <strong>July</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
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19 Spark! Energy for change<br />
21 Little Veggie Patch Co<br />
22 Top energy tips<br />
23 Electricity charges our bills<br />
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3 Opportunity in crisis: Don Henry<br />
4 If you’ve got a trumpet, blow it for biodiversity<br />
6 Tim Winton sea change<br />
9 The bearable lightness of being a koala<br />
10 Bilbies on burrowed time in the Kimberley<br />
11 Fight or flight for Carnaby Cockatoo<br />
12 Climate changer we have a price on pollution<br />
14 Fair go Swan how to save $2 billion<br />
17 Green events<br />
17 Come visit ACF!<br />
18 Act local, think global ACF member story<br />
24 Tinder sticks biodiversity in the north<br />
26 A cosy Climate Reality Project<br />
27 Ask the Economist<br />
29 Eco travel: travel blogs<br />
30 Campaign updates<br />
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23 16<br />
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15 dirtgirlworld<br />
16 Great outdoors disco!<br />
16 Future sparks competition<br />
16 Green Lane Diary<br />
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Cover image:<br />
Offshoot of the Fitzroy River<br />
where the river spills into<br />
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