Jennifer Marohasy

“October 28, 2008, will go down in history as ‘carbon fools day’, a sad day for democracy and science, a day when opposition parties [in the British Parliament] failed to challenge a dangerously unsound policy, devoid of any real scientific basis, without any hope of influencing climate change.  Ironically, it was also a day when London saw [...]

IN Australian cities rainwater tanks are being promoted as environmentally friendly with generous government subsidies available for their purchase and installation.  But according to Don Matthew, a gardener who is passionate about the environment, they are a looming pollution problem:
“Ask anyone in the business of manufacturing or selling poly tanks and they will tell you [...]

Friends,
 
An important article has been published today at Online Opinion http://www.onlineopinion.com.au by Mark Poynter.
 
  Mark Poynter is a professional forester with 30 years experience. He is a member of the Institute of Foresters and the Association of Consultant Foresters, and author of the book Saving Australia’s Forests and its Implications (published in 2007).
 
Mark’s article looks [...]

You know there’s an election around the corner in Queensland when politicians get emotional and angry about the Great Barrier Reef. The Labor Government has been in power in Queensland for the past 10 years and the previous Premier, Peter Beattie, told us if it hadn’t been for his policies we wouldn’t have a reef. But [...]