Yesterday, on the same day long time anti-nuclear campaigner Peter Garrett was given the job of Shadow Environment and Climage Change Minister, the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, announced the establishment of a joint government businesss … [Read more...] about John Howard: Trying for Balance on Climate Change
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Peter Garrett: Carbon Trading without Uranium Mining
Peter Garrett, once rock star in Australian band Midnight Oil, then President of the Australian Conservation Foundation and board member of Greenpeace International, then parachuted into federal politics, and now, following the elevation of Kevin … [Read more...] about Peter Garrett: Carbon Trading without Uranium Mining
Bushfires in Tasmania: A Note from Cinders
Hi Jennifer, This year’s bushfire season in Tasmania has been accompanied by the shrill political voice of the Australian Green's Senator Christine Milne. On Thursday she attacked the state’s professional forest service in a game of one upmanship … [Read more...] about Bushfires in Tasmania: A Note from Cinders
Weekend Reading
Regulars at this blog know I have started posting a collection of links to interesting opinion pieces, interviews and newly published articles on some Saturdays under the heading ‘Weekend Reading’. This gives me the opportunity to quickly pass on … [Read more...] about Weekend Reading
Bushfires Across North East Victoria: A Note from Max Rheese
There are out-of-control fires burning across northern Victoria, Australia, with more than 170,000 hectares consumed so far. There is an update in today's The Age and also a photo gallery which can be accessed from the main page. Yesterday I phoned … [Read more...] about Bushfires Across North East Victoria: A Note from Max Rheese
Pondering Peak Oil: Following Transport Fuels Forum
James Ward, convenor of the Australian Association for Peak Oil and Gas Young-Professionals Working Group, recently attended a Forum in Adelaide on 'Transport Fuels: Future Prices & Supply Security Risks'. Here is his very much abridged summary … [Read more...] about Pondering Peak Oil: Following Transport Fuels Forum