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Not much time to write as I'm busy doing, and expect you will want to 'walk the talk' too! One place where talk does make an impact, however, is in evening classes focussed on taking action at home towards a more sustainable lifestyle. These short evening class series (5 to 9 sessions) are now available in 23 cities and regions of NZ, with more areas joining each year. See course details at http://www.sustainablehouseholds.org.nz/courses1.htm
There is also a useful links page at that site to other NZ and international sites and a quiz on the issues is at http://www.sustainableliving.org.nz

Due to various reasons (most involving post party lethargy!) we only caught the end of Auckland's Climate Change Carnival on Saturday but it looked like a lot of fun. Check out the photos on flickr and the Be The Change website for more info on how you can make a real difference. Hopefully there will be another carnival soon!

Original Post: http://ecomonkey.blogspot.com/2007/12/climate-sos.html

The Green Party has, quite rightly, challenged the government's sustainability credibility. It is relatively easy for Helen Clark to challenge New Zealanders to become 'the first truly sustainable nation' but to lead by example? Well, that's another story!

From: Jeanette Fitzsimons MP, Green Party Co-Leader, 4Dec07

Greens issue sustainability challenge to Government