For years now I’ve been writing about the barrages, really sea dykes, that block inflows from the Southern Ocean making the vast shallow coastal lagoons at the end of the Murray River completely dependent on Murray River inflows. Without the dykes … [Read more...] about Honest Politician Needed to Champion Removal of Murray Mouth Barrages
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All I Want for Christmas…
is for you to sign the petition here: http://petitions.listentous.org.au/detail/index/pid/17 RIVERS NEED ESTUARIES CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED Biologist Dr Jennifer Marohasy has launched the Australian Environment Foundation, AEF, campaign'Rivers Need … [Read more...] about All I Want for Christmas…
See you at the Rally in Brisbane, on Saturday
GROWING up in Brisbane thirty years ago I attended People for Nuclear Disarmament rallies and was part of the protest when Joh Bjelke-Petersen was awarded an honorary doctorate. This Saturday I will be returning to Brisbane to be a part of the No … [Read more...] about See you at the Rally in Brisbane, on Saturday
No Carbon Tax Rally – Brisbane May 7
How will history record our current obsession with carbon dioxide and the idea of taxing it? What have you done about it? I will be at the Brisbane rally against the carbon tax on May 7, See you there… Queensland Parliament House Cnr of Alice … [Read more...] about No Carbon Tax Rally – Brisbane May 7
How much water did Snowy Hydro release from Lake Eucumbene during the floods?
THE managing director of Snowy Hydro, Terry Charlton, denies that Snowy Hydro contributed to the devastating flooding along the Murrumbidgee in early December in which homes were destroyed and wheat fields drown. He does, however, admit that until … [Read more...] about How much water did Snowy Hydro release from Lake Eucumbene during the floods?
Editorial The Guardian: Fourteen days to seal history’s judgment on this generation
TODAY 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency. Unless we combine to take decisive action, climate change will ravage our … [Read more...] about Editorial The Guardian: Fourteen days to seal history’s judgment on this generation