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Insulation can dramatically reduce emissions, but there are emissions costs as well. Wei-Hang Chua

Pink batts: not a scandal, but not as good as claimed

By Robert Crawford, University of Melbourne and André Stephan, University of Melbourne

The words “pink batts scheme” are rarely heard without “debacle”. But a recent Insulation Council of Australia report by Energy Efficient Strategies (EES) has described the government’s home insulation…
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Soy might seem simply better, but what do the figures say? mc5556/Flickr

Soy versus dairy: what’s the footprint of milk?

By Judith Friedlander, University of Technology, Sydney

Are soy milk’s environmental attributes based on substance or froth? Is soy a sustainable solution in the dairy debate? Comparative environmental analysis of different food groups is like comparing, well…

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How green is your coffee?

RMIT University

A full life cycle assessment of a new brand of coffee with special packaging finds that it lives up to green credentials…

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