Queensland Democrat Senator, Andrew Bartlett, and I don't agree on a lot... Except the power of the internet, the importance of free speech and that the Australian environment is unique and precious. Anyway, Andrew recently sent me a note including … [Read more...] about Fellow Blogger Launches Re-election Campaign: A Note from Andrew Bartlett
Australian Enviroment Foundation Conference: Melbourne 8th and 9th September
Hi Jennifer, The Australian Environment Foundation's second conference will be held in Melbourne on September 8th and 9th 2007 with the theme "People and their Place in the Environment". You can download conference details and the registration … [Read more...] about Australian Enviroment Foundation Conference: Melbourne 8th and 9th September
White Whale Belongs to Fastest Growing Population in the World
A population of humpback whales migrates each year from the Southern Ocean to Great Barrier Reef Waters. It passes just to the east of where I live, in Brisbane, and most years* it includes the world's only known white humpback - Migaloo. Migaloo … [Read more...] about White Whale Belongs to Fastest Growing Population in the World
Tall Stories About Tasmanian Forestry: A Note from Ken Jeffreys
Forestry Tasmania has set out on a mission to establish a new benchmark for openness and transparency in the debate over the management of our forests. So far, we have thrown open the doors of our headquarters in Hobart to the media. We have started … [Read more...] about Tall Stories About Tasmanian Forestry: A Note from Ken Jeffreys
It’s Snowing in the Upper Murrumbidgee, Australia: Photographs from Allan
Hi Jennifer, Some photographs of last Wednesday's snow storm in the Tinderries. This is the second one in two weeks and both were widespread in the Queanbeyan River/Badga/Murrumbidgee Catchments. The weather charts suggest some more … [Read more...] about It’s Snowing in the Upper Murrumbidgee, Australia: Photographs from Allan
Weekend Reading (Part 3)
1. Presidential ambition? Report: Gore has cancelled all scheduled events for next six months (From Taipei Times at bottom of page) Excerpt: “Tien, who invited Gore to visit Taiwan to promote awareness on global warming, told reporters yesterday … [Read more...] about Weekend Reading (Part 3)