Nationals Senate leader, Barnaby Joyce, let fly in today’s press and radio with an attack not just on emissions trading but on climate change science, effectively calling it “just a load of rubbish”.
According to Godwin’s Law, Joyce immediately lost his argument by invoking Nazism, referring to “environmental goose-steppers” and coining a new term: “eco-totalitarianism”. He [...]
The last three days have been quite a revelation of exactly what’s going on in Tasmania’s forests. Regardless of the rhetoric of sensitive management of the forests, the real story is one of wantonly sending species towards extinction and viciously attacking those brave souls who stand up for protection.
On Monday, Bob Brown launched a new [...]
Rooted invited Fergus Hanson, Research Associate at the Lowy Institute, to unpack the surprising findings on climate change from its 2008 Poll.
It can sometimes be hard to interpret Australian attitudes towards climate change. Lowy Institute polling over the years suggested most Australians are very concerned about it and want action. The ALP seemed to tap [...]
One of Australia’s Pioneers of Green Farming Terry McCosker writes:
I have just read through Natalies Williams post and the comments it has stimulated. As an originator of much of the “green” change which is accelerating through rural Australia I am very happy to see the quality of the debate and the similarity of ideas.
I would [...]
While some animals are finding the warming global environment a problem, spiders, apparently, are not. In fact, if this report in the Independent is accurate, it may not be cockroaches who inherit the earth, but British immigrant spiders.
Any arachnophobes should look away now. It has emerged that numerous species of non-indigenous spider, some venomous, are [...]
Saturday’s Canberra Times ran an interesting piece on climate change, equating the problem of carbon pollution with other self-destructive behaviours like smoking or alcoholism. Canberra writer Tony Kevin opined:
Australian society accommodates similar existential contradictions in its response to climate change. Informed Australians know now that this is really happening, that it is caused by dangerously [...]
Agmate’s Glenn & Natalie Williams [pictured] are Cattle producers and from North Queensland. Natalie writes:
I have to wonder if ordinary Australians get away from the computer long enough to get outside and actually make a difference to the world … and sequester some carbon.
Farmers and graziers are sequestering more carbon in a week than other [...]
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