Philosophy

Brad Allenby, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Arizona State University, suggests in an essay at Earthvision website that ideologically driven environmentalism is failing, that there is a need for a new environmentalism which he … [Read more...] about Phoenix Environmentalism

I have previously posted that the left think the right are evil and the right think the left are dumb, click here. In the same post I suggested that people who really believe as much should get out and about a bit more. Well last night I was out … [Read more...] about The Radical Right

Stewart Brand predicts that over the next ten years the mainstream of the environmental movement will reverse its opinion and activism in four major areas: population growth, urbanization, genetically engineered organisms, and nuclear power. I hope … [Read more...] about The Environmental Romantics will Change Their Tune

Just back from another day at the beach: this time Mooloolaba which is an hour and a bit north of Brisbane. The sky was a perfect blue and a terrific breeze chopped the tops off some of the waves. There are no camels at Mooloolaba. But I see today … [Read more...] about Camel’s Poo Too

The attached advertisement for environmentally and socially responsible fashion came with a note: "Not sure exactly what is ethical about fashion - isn't it all about throwing one set of clothes out each year and enlarging one's ecological … [Read more...] about Eco-Fashion

I got about half way through the first book about Mark Latham - the one by Bernard Lagan titled Loner: Inside a Labor Tragedy - before somehow misplacing my copy. It must be under a pile of papers somewhere in this house. Anyway, I decided to buy … [Read more...] about Mark Latham on Green Forests & Brown Bob