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Martin Rasini gets a little tutorial help on the population issue from one of Queensland's sharpest academic and research minds Growing crops in a more sustainable way is easier than growing the human population in a sustainable way. In fact, the latter is nigh on impossible – and a sentiment embraced by Dr Jane O’Sullivan, an … [Read more...]
Sunshine Coast mayor Bob Abbot sees uncontrolled population growth as an insanity We’re looking at 98,000 dwellings that the State Government has told us we have to build in the next 20 to 25 years Charismatic Sunshine Coast mayor Bob Abbot says he can see a light at the end of the tunnel in the population-growth debate. He is … [Read more...]
by Professor Ian Lowe I urge everyone to get involved with the public population/growth forums taking place in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast in the lead-up to Anna Bligh’s ‘Growth Management Summit’ at the end of March. The decisions being taken in the next few months will literally shape our future. If we want to protect and … [Read more...]
Driving to work, going to the beach, going to the shops, taking the train – do you have the feeling you’re getting crowded out? Well, things will only get worse if Premier Anna Bligh has her way. So, welcome to Squeezeland, land of lost dreams! But there may be some light because, at last, the planet’s most pressing problem – population … [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...]
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...]
By Dr Valerie Lewis, President of the Sunshine Coast Environment Council In 2006, an important paper by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization entitled “Livestock’s Long Shadow” was released and then almost completely ignored by the world’s media. In it, the contribution of the world’s livestock agribusiness, … [Read more...]
Water shortages, along with climate change, are perhaps the best and most topical examples for describing the complex affects of population and consumption. Our solutions to water shortages and climate change have, to date, focused upon consuming less. Reduce water consumption during long dry periods and use less carbon-based energy … [Read more...]
Inside this edition Caloundra South development Palmview development Exploring the Past - Candle Mountain Up Close with Ian Lowe Traveston Dam: These will not be forgotten years Wildlife: Lock up those cats Eco Adventures: Booloumba Creek walk Book Review: Overloading Australia Print Edition Caloundra South A city with the … [Read more...]
Book Review: Overloading Australia Greenhouse gases going up. Oil and gas depleting. House prices exploding. Overloading Australia explains why -- and how to stop it. The press of numbers on this continent affects us all – those living, as well as those yet to be born. To talk of saving the environment or of climate change is … [Read more...]
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