"Part of bushfire fighting culture is that you control lightning strikes by 10 o'clock the next morning or you are in trouble. We have done that over the years and we have done it successfully. We had not lost them before. But nobody seemed to want … [Read more...] about On Putting Out Bushfires
Archives for March 3, 2006
SA Premier Pledges 60% Cut in Emissions
South Australian Premier Mike Rann might be listening to the once-banned Solar Shop advertisements in which Tim Flannery says climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity. According to ABC Online, just today he has pledged a whopping 60 … [Read more...] about SA Premier Pledges 60% Cut in Emissions
How Green was My Subsidy?
The European Union spends about A$5.6 billion a year on schemes aimed at encouraging less-intensive farming in order to increase biodiversity, improve water quality etcetera on farm. But it has delivered very little tangible environmental benefit … [Read more...] about How Green was My Subsidy?