Nourishing the environmental debate

Monthly Archives: July 2010

What would you ask a climate scientist?

July 28, 2010 – 4:43 pm

Journalists often get criticised for oversimplifying the science with climate change, but it’s not always so easy to understand the easy when you’re, um, not a scientist.

By Amber Jamieson | Posted in Ask a climate scientist, climate change | Comments (76)

3 new coal plants approved as Cabinet ruminates on climate

July 13, 2010 – 1:01 am

As Julia Gillard and her Cabinet colleagues discuss climate change policy today, they might want to pay attention to yesterday’s announcement by the Western Australian Environment Minister of the approval of three new coal power stations, and the recommissioning of two 1960′s coal plants. The proposed new plants (Aviva’s Coolimba project and Griffin Energy’s Bluewater [...]

By John Hepburn | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (40)

Note to Julia re pollution standards

July 9, 2010 – 11:03 am

By now, Julia Gillard has been well warned of the perils of ignoring climate change. So far, her comments have been carefully crafted to obscure her intentions and to push the issue beyond the election. However, after years of overwhelming public support for action on climate change, it is odd for her to be speaking [...]

By John Hepburn | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (16)

Take your cans to the recycling depot — win free beer!

July 6, 2010 – 10:03 pm

Crikey intern Ben Hagemann writes: I am only a young man, but I make myself feel old when I talk about certain things, like how I can remember when Coca-Cola came in one-litre glass bottles that you could use to kill a man with a swift blow to the skull. I never actually did that, [...]

By Crikey Intern | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments (5)

My 2c on population – Australia is not an island

July 5, 2010 – 11:32 pm

Population policy is one of those deeply vexed issues that often seems to bring out the worst in political discussions. Too often it is used as a cypher for racist politics. Too often, those who are honestly trying to grapple with the issue sensibly are labelled racist by association. I wish I knew which of [...]

By Tim Hollo | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (38)