As we reflect on 2011, a year of extreme weather all over the world, my thoughts have turned back to a very strange summer I experienced not long ago.



That summer, I met a government employee who was working in his office and received a frantic call from his wife. "The flood water is coming," she said.



At first, he didn't take much notice. Occasional floods are normal in our part of…

This is a good read.

Dr James Hansen provided this witness statement in support of an application to reveal the name of the seed funder of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) in the UK.  I have reproduced it in full, having previously been given permission by Dr Hansen to use his work to better inform the public by the most effective means.  To access the original article (with diagram), follow this link: …

This is a very interesting article that points out the connection between consumption, economic growth, environmental destruction and resource depletion.

I’m very excited about all the talk these days pertaining to the idea of contracting (de-growing) the economy and then reestablishing a steady state economy (no growth). 

Most people don’t even know that a continuously expanding economy has only been around for the past seven generations.  During the vast majority of the time…

The NSW Draft planning regulations on wind farms was released on Friday December 23: on the very last working day before Christmas. You don't need to be a cynic to understand the Barrie O'Farrell conservative Government…