The CSIRO and the missing climate change data
Kirsten Tona’s article on Newpolitics.com.au – Government ignoring climate change while the planet burns (and published on The AIMN as Canberra fiddles while Australia burns) […]
Environment
Canberra fiddles while Australia burns
Despite the overwhelming evidence that the effects of climate change are having a devastating impact on present and future Australia, Kirsten Tona reports that the […]
A tree is for life, not just for Christmas!
There is something quite magical about trees. From the food we eat to the air we breath trees sustain us. They provide us with medicines, […]
Property developer turns over a new “green” leaf
The construction industry is paying much closer attention to sustainability and energy efficiency, reports Dr Anthony Horton. One of Australia’s largest developers has recently issued […]
RET 2.0 – Or Is It?
Dr Anthony Horton reports that although the renewal energy industry is becoming increasingly competitive, international investors are turning their backs on Australia. On October 22 […]
Shark ecotourism – The no bull shark approach
Shark ecotourism – The no bull shark approach Two weeks ago I was assigned the task of writing up a ‘mock briefing’ as part of one […]
Humanity’s Choice
It was a cold morning in mid August in 2013 when the choice finally dawned on me, after almost 3 years at University and two […]
Tell me what I want to hear
As it becomes increasingly apparent that households will not be $550 a year better off without the carbon tax we hear the rhetoric change. Andrew […]
Climate change is irrelevant
In the argument for investment in renewable energy in Australia, the existence, or non-existence of climate change is irrelevant, writes Warwick O’Neill. Like most semi-intelligent […]
Laggards or Leaders
While Joe Hockey labels Australians as “lifters or leaners”, governments are similarly judged as “laggards or leaders”. In one fell swoop this government has taken […]
What Gina wants, Gina gets
In 2012, Gina Rinehart self-published a book called Northern Australia and then some: Changes We Need to Make Our Country Rich. In it she calls […]
How about 54% of our electricity from renewables? We could have done it in 2012.
After reading that 27% of energy is generated from renewables in Germany, Gregor Ptok asked himself the obvious question: why isn’t this happening in Australia? […]
Abbott’s war on the environment is facing some tough opposition
Big mining may have put the COAL in the Coalition, but Abbott’s war on the environment is facing some tough opposition. To spite the Climate […]
A Perfect Storm
The implications of peak oil and global warming for world security “The modern global economy has been built on cheap oil and its abundant availability.” – http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2011/02/11/opinion/Peak-oil-will-have-an-adverse-effect-on-all-econom-30148420.html […]