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Green finances

I've been thinking about making my finances more green, but with the recent tough times it's been at the back of my mind. I read this article recently and my interest in ethical investing is sparked again - so I'm sharing this here.

mecu wins premier sustainability award

Victoria's largest credit union, mecu's innovation in developing a world-first Conservation Landbank has been recognised by the Victorian Government.

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Bananarama Cake - Easiest banana cake EVA!!

1 and a half cups of self-raising flour
3/4 cup of sugar
2 bananas, overripe and mashed
1/2 cup of oil
2 eggs

Mix. Bake for an hour in 150 celsius oven. Eat. Yum.

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Dune Restoration Day

For people leaving near Aspendale (South of Melbourne), there's going to be a dune restoration day for the North Aspendale foreshore, with a free barbie after the work is done!
Sponsored by Chelsea Quality Meats, Bakers Delight and Safeway, it'll be a fun day to spend some time at the beach with the kids and learn a bit about native plants.

Meeting Point: Coleman Road, Mel ref 92, F2
Saturday May 30th, 2009
10am - 1pm

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Why Maggie Simpson couldn't possibly be a real child.

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10 Feb 1991 - Channel 10 broadcast an episode of The Simpsons entitled 'Bart the Genius'. It is the first episode of The Simpsons to be broadcast in Australia.

For me, that day was life changing. Ever since then, I have been watching repeats of The Simpsons.

Leaving the country has not helped. It seems to be written in the Constitution of the World that every country must play re-runs of the Simpsons at 18:00.

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Easiest Way to make Fresh Pasta without a Pasta Machine.

If you are cooking for a bunch of people, you can impress them no end by telling them that you have made your own pasta.
They will automatically look at you as if you have endless amounts of skill, love and time in the kitchen. It really is quite simple, and doesn't take much time:

Ingredients
2 cups Plain Flour
3 large eggs

Author's note: Eggs are really hard things to measure, especially if you are using eggs from your own chickens. If you have small eggs, use more. If you only have access to Ostrich eggs, use less.

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Forward Thinking Went off the Rails.

In the 1920s, Los Angeles was at the forefront of eco-friendly public transport, with rail-cars all over the place. They transported people during the day, and freight during the night.

By the 1950s, either through bad management or an evil economic conspiracy, the trams were gone, and Los Angeles was to become famous for traffic jams and use of automobiles for every purpose.

Sadly, this the same story nearly all over America, the UK, Europe and Australia.

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Should we be using Food for Fuel?

On the surface of things, Bio-fuel sounds awesome. The thought of driving our sugar cane-mobiles to the Service station, and having a little lick of the sweet petrol pump before we are on our way is certaily appealing.

Plant based-fuel contains no lead, is made up of a lot of oxygen and produces much less carbon dioxide. It is a cleaner burning gas and supports the local agricultural industry, whilst lessening the need to import foreign oil.

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