Water

The following comments by Australian forester Frank McKinnell are based on three visits to the Aral Sea region between 2004 and 2006, including trips out onto the Dry Aral Seabed (DAS) on both the Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan sides of the border: "The … [Read more...] about The Aral Sea in 2006: A Note from Frank McKinnell

Television personality John Doyle (from Roy and HG) was on Australia's Radio National yesterday afternoon talking about the environmental problems he observed as he ventured down the Darling River recently with another Australian celebrity Tim … [Read more...] about More Interested in Crying ‘Water’, Than Buying Land & Water

A year ago I criticised the Queensland Government for not telling us how much water would be delivered by the then newly released infrastructure plan and the proposed $2.3 billion budget allocation [click here for that bog post]. A lot has happened … [Read more...] about New Dams to Be Built in Queensland

Steve Dennis, a member of the Save the Mary River Campaign Committee, is not convinced that the Queensland Government proposal to dam the Mary River is just about water. It could even be about nuclear power, argues Steve in the following guest … [Read more...] about More About Politics Than Water: Steve Dennis on Damming The Mary

I live in Brisbane in south eastern Queensland (Australia) and we are now on what are called level 3 water restrictions. This means if you want to water your garden you have to use a bucket. It is illegal to use a sprinkler or even a hose at any … [Read more...] about Lung Fish Can’t Breed in Dams: Gubbi Gubbi Aboriginal Elder