Tag: Environment
-
How the World Will (not) End
Woke at midnight to chopper beats Flying above, about, around, Backgrounded by rain in sheets, a wildly churning roaring sound. Outside now we saw the flow, The river has become the street. All humanity in retreat. Shelter in place—for all we know. Close the door, we’re safe for now; TV just home-shopping shows. And while…
-
The Self Doubt of Greg Hunt
Hidden among the reaction to the first Australian Government Direct Action emissions abatement auctions is an interesting and revealing response from the relevant minister Greg Hunt. To recap, the Direct Action scheme has spent 25% of the funds allocated to abate carbon. For that spend, it will theoretically abate 15% of the required 5% emissions reduction.…
-
Environment Victoria BreakThrough : A New Era of Climate Activism
Presented by the Sustainable Living Foundation, the National Centre for Climate Restoration BreakThrough 2014 October forum had a surprising thread of hope and optimism. So often climate change events have an overriding pessimism and a sense of acting against forces beyond our control (political, economic as well as the environment). Perhaps they took the view that…
-
Climate Change Sceptics:
Bring on the climate change sceptics! It certainly makes the debate more colourful and exciting. It certainly sells more newspapers, ups TV ratings and increases web site eyeballs. Certainly, the climate change sceptics language, phrases and even their countenance are often quite extraordinary. But perhaps they have gone too far. We have had the Climategate response. We…
Andrew James Whalan 