Monthly Archives: March 2009

The hypocrisy of outsourcing our emission problems

Stopping devastating tropical logging is a good thing, but it should never be at the expense of reducing emissions at home. Continue reading

Posted in agriculture and farming, Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, coal-fired, economic activity, emissions trading, energy, forests and forestry, leadership, psychology, public opinion, social and personal issues, trees | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The hypocrisy of outsourcing our emission problems

The new maxim: populate AND perish

Population growth, whether we like it or not, must be contained if our response to climate change is to be effective. Continue reading

Posted in Australian politics, climate politics, consumption, economic activity, food, growth, population, social and personal issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The new maxim: populate AND perish

David Bartlett’s brave new world

Climate change action remains elusive despite some positive signs in Premier’s 2009 canvas. Continue reading

Posted in carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, forests and forestry, leadership, local government, road - cycle, road - public transport, Tasmanian politics, transport, water | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on David Bartlett’s brave new world