BY ROGER KALLA ....ON RECYCLING The Australian Telecommunications Association wants us to think about recycling our 12 million disused mobile phones. I have got three defunct mobile lying around in my home. I don't think I am an exception since … [Read more...] about Flower Power & Mobile Phones
Archives for December 2005
Let’s Eat Camel
According to today's ABC Online: The commercial camel industry is hopeful the development of overseas markets will reduce the rate of expansion in the wild herd. Environmental concern is mounting over the impact of central Australia's burgeoning … [Read more...] about Let’s Eat Camel
Whitey On The Moon – Again
BY ROGER KALLA ...NOT ON ENVIRONMENT Man is to step on the Moon again a decade from now in preparation for the huge leap to Mars. This has been seen by some as another reflection of the hubris of the Bush administration seriously out of touch with … [Read more...] about Whitey On The Moon – Again
The Power of One: Clinton Trumps Blair in Montreal
About 10,000 climate experts, diplomats, politicians and groupies met in Montreal over the last two weeks to put in place global policies for 'climate control' post the Kyoto agreement which will expire in 2012. Before the conference, and some way … [Read more...] about The Power of One: Clinton Trumps Blair in Montreal
Greenpeace Spins More Ugly Tales
I remember reading, a couple of years ago, when I was just getting interested in GM food issues, that there had been problems with babies in the Philippines from canned baby food containing GM product. I remember staying up most of one night trying … [Read more...] about Greenpeace Spins More Ugly Tales
Victorian Government : Water & Energy Use Up
I have previously written about the Victorian Government's push to make us more sustainable including by only washing our hair once a week, click here for more information and my earlier blog piece is here. Now, according to ABC Online, the … [Read more...] about Victorian Government : Water & Energy Use Up