BEFORE the 20th Century there was no age for retirement. There existed a leisured class who through birth or industry could choose what work they did – if and when. But, even they didn’t retire. Retirement, like unemployment, can potentially … [Read more...] about Don’t Retire: Start a PhD in Paradise
Good Causes
Menstrual Sanitation – An Environmental Issue
"LIKE many other Western countries, my home country of Australia is reluctant to support development in all its forms," writes Caroline Marohasy in an article just published by New Internationalist. In the article, entitled "Menstrual sanitation is … [Read more...] about Menstrual Sanitation – An Environmental Issue
Facebook, And
I've a Facebook account and I've started posting information there that is not about the natural environment, but that I think is important. A reader of this blog, Neville, sent me a link to a podcast of Alan Jones on 2GB talking this morning about … [Read more...] about Facebook, And
Act Locally to Axe the Tax
Dear Supporters, In the next few days we will be launching a poster campaign to coincide with the introduction of the Carbon TAX. The campaign will consist of distributing this poster … [Read more...] about Act Locally to Axe the Tax
After Gina Rhinehart Buys Fairfax
'The hilarious implication – and secret terror of every Melbourne hipster - is that Rinehart will turn Fairfax into some kind of 24-hour Mining Channel, with endless re-runs of Red Dog and Wake in Fright, interspersed with ads for blue singlets. You … [Read more...] about After Gina Rhinehart Buys Fairfax
Away with Rio+20: The Voice of the Peasant
'GOVERNMENTS from all over the world will meet in Río de Janeiro, Brasil from June 20-22 2012, to supposedly commemorate 20 years since the “Earth Summit”, the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, that established for the … [Read more...] about Away with Rio+20: The Voice of the Peasant
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
