Nourishing the environmental debate

Monthly Archives: September 2009

Violence against cyclists – Australia should say no

Through the wonders of Facebook, this little vid of Magda Szubanski going off about cyclists on Good News Week the other day has been brought to my attention:
Magda Szubanski being stupid about cyclists
Now, I know this is hardly the worst rant ever, and it is even somewhat funny in parts. But I do find it [...]

From Kevin 07 to Coalmine 09

The front page of the Oz revealed today that advertising guru Neil Lawrence has moved seamlessly from Kev to coal. The architect of the Kevin07 campaign is going to be lending his creative services to the coal industry in their attempts to extract even more public subsidies from the Government in order to avoid having [...]

Qantas Spoof Ad for Youth Decide

Youth are Deciding… and debating tactics!

“The YOUthdecide campaign was met with anticipation and excitement by the majority of young people – but is a campaign that has fundamentally betrayed the hopes and dreams of a generation.” - Young Liberal, in a Facebook note.

“The world I choose is one where people like you are thrown into an active volcano” – email [...]

Like Housing? Like Sustainability?

Just found out about this day that’s happening this weekend – so in case any of you are building or renovating or living in a house – you can get more information on how to do it sustainably. It’s this Sunday and houses across Australia are opened to show you how to live more sustainably. [...]

Where to now on the CPRS?

There’s a lot of burn-out in the climate movement right now. A lot of tired people, a lot of grumpy people. I know – I am one!
I can completely understand why – we’ve had a year of not only hard campaigning, but also a particularly distressing one. Dashed hopes aren’t easy to [...]