It is Mother's Day on Sunday. My mother is in Barcelona in Spain at the moment and I'm sending her an e-card compliments of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). I'm usually fairly cynical when it comes to environment groups, but I have some … [Read more...] about Getting in Early for Mother’s Day
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Against Wearing & Eating Animal Products
The Weekly Times, a rural Victorian newspaper, had a feature this week on animal rights. It reports on a group called Voiceless that plans to work with school children against the eating and wearing of animal products. Interestingly Voiceless … [Read more...] about Against Wearing & Eating Animal Products
Worrying About Dragons in the Age of Asia
I spent yesterday at a conference in Brisbane hearing about "the future" and Australia’s place in "The Age of Asia". I enjoyed the talk at lunch by P.P.Shukla, the Indian High Commissioner to Australia, titled ‘The Emergence of Asia from India’s … [Read more...] about Worrying About Dragons in the Age of Asia
Environmentalism & Politics: A Question
I am a student studying Australian Politics as a course at University, and I have an environmental question to give a presentation on: "How does environmentalism challenge how we think about Australian Politics?" I'm at a bit of a loss, can anyone … [Read more...] about Environmentalism & Politics: A Question
More Money for the Murray (Updated)
The budget for the Australian Government for the next financial year was announced tonight by our Treasurer Peter Costello. He didn't mention global warming, or the Great Barrier Reef, or saving Tasmanian forests. There was only one major … [Read more...] about More Money for the Murray (Updated)
Is the Troposphere Warming?
Last August I posted a comment at this blog titled 'The Troposphere is Warming', in which I explained that, in accordance with global warming models, and according to a series of papers in the journal Science, the lower troposphere was … [Read more...] about Is the Troposphere Warming?