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Lessons from the Traveston dam veto – if you love the bush, then learn the joy of a bush pee.

November 16, 2009 – 2:03 pm

Well, my summer is looking a whole lot more straightforward since Peter Garrett overruled Anna Bligh, vetoing the Traveston dam project.  The idea of having to camp out near Gympie with a bunch of irrititing hippies really didn’t appeal, but such is my love for lungfish and turtles that I would have gone to any [...]

By Shakira Hussein | Posted in Queensland, Queensland politics, Uncategorized, environment | Also tagged | Comments (8)

Recycling fear campaign against recyled water

November 3, 2008 – 10:36 pm

I haven’t been a big fan of the current Queensland government’s environmental record, but their decision to ignore the easy scaremongering and invest in recycling water is probably one of the best decisions they’ve made.  But it’s not just the water being recycled. The arguments against water recycling have been thrown up and debunked so [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Posted in Queensland politics, environment | Also tagged , | Comments (3)

Another kayak trip trying to save another river

October 2, 2008 – 12:10 am

In May 2007, Steve Posselt engaged in a marathon kayak trip to help draw attention to the plight of the Murray-Darling basin, travelling over 3000 kilometres from Brisbane along the length of the Darling River and then to the mouth of the Murray. It took him four months and I have little doubt he would be [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Posted in climate change, environment | Also tagged , | Comments (3)