A new report, the Happy Planet Index, ranks nations according to the quality of life they deliver for the least environmental harm. Costa Rica was first. Australia comes in a magnificent 102nd.
Hi, I'm Michael Grosvenor, author of Sustainable Living for Dummies. Over the coming months and years I'll be posting interesting stuff on this blog about sustainable cities, both in Australia and around the world. The majority of the world's population is now urban, and cities consume the majority of the world's resources. The green revolution will be an urban revolution.