IT is wrong to assume that the Greens are luddites and in particular anti-technology. This is a criticism often levelled against them because, as a group, they tend to oppose many new technologies, for example, the genetic modification of crops … [Read more...] about Defining the Greens (Part 5)
Philosophy
Defining the Greens (Part 4)
ALL Greens have a deep passionate desire to make sure we live well without doing serious damage to the environment, but apart from that are a motley lot impossible to accurately define. This is one of the messages that have emerged from my series … [Read more...] about Defining the Greens (Part 4)
Defining the Greens (Part 3)
WHAT we consider to be the ‘right’ sort of environmental protection is necessarily going to be influenced by our understanding of nature. According to Harald Kehl, the modern environmentalist either subscribes to a dualistic-anthropocentric … [Read more...] about Defining the Greens (Part 3)
On a Tortuous Political Problem: Bob Carter
LAST Wednesday, I had the privilege of appearing in front of the Australian Senate Select Committee on Climate Policy. My main advice to the committee was that making a decision regarding an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) must be considered as a … [Read more...] about On a Tortuous Political Problem: Bob Carter
Defining the Greens (Part 2)
WHILE it may be true to say that "We are all environmentalists now", the great majority of Australians have little or no say in the environmental policies being put to governments – federal, state or local. These policies are almost exclusively the … [Read more...] about Defining the Greens (Part 2)
Defining ‘The Greens’ (Part 1)
According to George Megalogenis writing in the Weekend Australian neither the “right” nor the “left” in Australia can now win power without the support of the Greens. But what exactly do the Greens stand for? I recently suggested there are … [Read more...] about Defining ‘The Greens’ (Part 1)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
