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Tim Flannery: time to deepen our democracy(0)
ECO talks with former Australian of the Year, author, scientist and renowned conservationist, Tim Flannery.
ECO: As far back as 1995 you were advocating a population policy by 2005 with an ultimate target looking out two centuries. Nothing has been done – in fact we seem to be heading to unsustainability at a much faster [...]
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Time for a steady-state economy
Lois Levy argues that governments should be considering a steady-state economy rather than blindly promoting unsustainable growth. Martin Rasini talks to this environmental warrior of the Gold Coast.
Veteran environmental campaigner Lois Levy views the upcoming population forums as an opportunity to highlight the unwanted social impacts of population growth and expose the thinking behind it.
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South East Queensland Regional Plan: a ‘scary blueprint’
When Debra Henry stands up to speak at the Brisbane population forum she will be well-armed with knowledge and confident she has the unequivocal backing of her community. Martin Rasini talks to a woman on a mission.
Redland City Councillor Debra Henry is committed to challenging the growth paradigm and plans to make her personal views [...]
Bigger road networks or better public transport?
In her office at the Nambour headquarters of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Cr Vivien Griffin pulls out the super-duper plan for the Mooloolah River Interchange and by the look in her eyes asks silently, ‘What do you think of that?’.
It’s then that you realise that projected population growth is sending people loopy, including road [...]
