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Despite the wane in public interest, the majority of Australians still want action on climate change. But, why has our response to the situation not matched the scientific and economic evidence? Do we need a greater emphasis on morals and ethics, asks Tessa Toumborou. On his recent sceptic-funded tour of Australia, Lord Monckton, former … [Read more...]
Anyone who has attended meetings will know -- the greater the number of people, the less chance there is of obtaining an outcome. Therefore the outcome of Copenhagen should come as no surprise. Governments from wealthy countries know that voters are easily swayed by economic arguments. Poorer countries want more for their people. While we all … [Read more...]
Inside this edition Woodford Folk Festival: the Greenhouse Cycling to the Woodford Folk Festival Denying climate change Exploring the Past Traveston Dam: looking behind the lens Up Close: reconnecting with nature Christmas reading list Woodford Folk Festival: the Greenhouse About the Greenhouse, interviews with: Hans Baer, … [Read more...]
The Clean Industrial Revolution Growing Australian prosperity in a greenhouse age Author: Ben McNeil The race is on to find ways to reduce our impact on the environment. Ben McNeil shows us how we can make the most of our natural advantages and how Australia businesses can benefit economically when adapting to the new environmental … [Read more...]
Hans Baer earned a PhD in Anthropology at the University of Utah in 1976. He taught at ANU in 2004 and is presently at the University of Melbourne. Hans has published 16 books and some 160 book chapters and articles on a wide diversity of topics, including Mormonism, African American religion, complementary medicine in the US, UK, and Australia, … [Read more...]
Brainstorming with Sohail Inayatullah is an experience where you are taken on a journey to future horizons, to a limitless array of possibilities and social scenarios – whatever he can bring your mind to imagine. To some people they might be mirages never to be grasped, for others with a different mindset it’s like a door being opened not … [Read more...]
Andrew Wilford is a professor with a passion, a really clever bloke, but he prefers to be known simply as Wilf. Wilf, who lives with his wife Rosie in an oasis-like, three-level hill-hugging home in Brisbane, at one time had a sharp haircut and wore an air force uniform before he flew higher and eventually into the complex world of big business … [Read more...]
Canadian-born Graeme Taylor used to be an emergency paramedic before he found his way into academia and later becoming an award-winning author. Whatever he does, he does it with passion. You hear the urgency in his voice as if there’s no time to lose. It’s probably always been his way. But saving accident victims lives is nothing compared … [Read more...]
The woman behind the Woodford Folk Festival’s Greenhouse program prefers to be the quiet, effective achiever in the background, rather than spearheading campaigns. That woman is Jillian Rossiter – she’s not exactly a shy, retiring person but she does respect her self-imposed limits and does brilliantly within them, working hard to bring … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor By now it would seem beyond doubt that global warming is a reality and a serious problem. Precisely how much of it can be attributed to human activity and how much to natural causes may be open to debate. There is also mass starvation and violent aggression, manifesting in our part of the world as increasing road rage, … [Read more...]
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