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November 3, 2011It tolls for thee
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Society
November 3, 2011It tolls for thee
Generation Text
Politics
September 1, 2011The climate movement
Australia’s patrons of climate change activism
Politics
August 1, 2011Coal’s next alibi
The coal industry’s coal-fed algae plan
Politics
June 2, 2011Dick Smith’s population crisis
Stick to the generous speed limit approaching the bucolic village of Gundaroo on the Yass River in NSW and it takes nearly two minutes to pass ‘Bowylie’ – Dick Smith’s well-known rural homestead. Bowylie is as idyllic as it is unfamiliar to the …
Politics
February 3, 2011Renewable energy
Every year the sunburnt country receives enough solar energy from above to meet its current annual energy consumption for 10,000 years. From below, there’s enough geothermal energy for 2.6 million years. An endless and impatient queue of ‘roaring …
Politics
September 3, 2010Land of the long black cloud
“Join us, won’t you, on our coalminers’ tour of exotic Mongolia, and grab a slice of the world’s fourth-biggest coal reserves. En route to the Gobi, we’ll explore the fleshpots of Ulan Bator together, starting with the national mining conference …
Society
August 5, 2010Greenwash
Next time you fly, grab your in-flight magazine or newspaper, carefully rip out a few pages, jot a few words on each, smile knowingly to those seated next to you and stash them away. Upon arrival, use your phone to photograph some billboards in the terminal …
Politics
June 30, 2010A Green balance?
The 2010 federal election approaches. it’s certainly no coincidence that, with climate change sitting in the too-hard basket and both major parties wanting Australia to double its coal production, opinion polls suggest 2 million people plan to vote …
Politics
April 29, 2010King Coal
Glenn Beutel has heard of The Castle but has no plans to see the film about a suburban family who win a David-and-Goliath battle to save their house from an airport expansion. Glenn’s plight is immediately reminiscent of that beloved Australian …
Politics
July 3, 2009Revolving doors
Robert G Kaiser’s ‘So Damn Much Money’
Politics
July 2, 2008Climate for change
Kevin Rudd wasn't the only one licking his lips on election night last year. For millions of Australians, an end to John Howard's lamentable response to climate change couldn't come soon enough. Unlike Howard, Rudd harboured no doubt about the seriousness …