Fat and Getting Fatter! America 2030…
Three years back I wrote an article that caused enormous controversy. I was accused of body-shaming and even of being a misogynist (the article highlighted obesity, not gender specific obesity). The bottom line was – and continues to be – that no-one wants to be called out as being FAT. It’s a three letter word, […]
Climate, Energy and the Will to Change!
Only a fool – or those politicians sitting on the religious right or in the pocket of big business – can continue to deny the link between our carbon emissions and global warming. We are the problem. We have to be the solution. Your children and their children are counting on our success. As I […]
It’s Not About You… It’s About Those You Leave Behind!
It kind of keeps me human. You see, I’m about to change their lives; your mum and dad, that is. In about five minutes, they will never be the same, they will never be happy again. Right now, to be honest, you’re just a nameless dead body that feels like a wet bag of newspapers that […]
Insectageddon – Why Cleaning Your Windshield Has Become Optional!
I do a lot of driving in rural and isolated areas. I always have. Certainly not as much as a truckie but a lot more than the average driver. Here in Australia, I constantly mourn the roadkill that I drive past on the roadside. Roos, wallabies, possums, wombats, snakes, goannas and anything else foolish enough […]
Lower Back Pain: The Myths vs The Facts
If you’ve ever slept in an awkward position or lifted something the wrong way, then you are familiar with that roaring pain in the lower back. Around two-thirds of all Americans will experience significant lower back pain at least once during their lives. The Australian Bureau of Statistics meanwhile, estimates that about four million Australians […]
Climate Change, Money, and the Politics of Denial
In the mode of public disclosure that governs the Trump administration these days, few official statements contain anything resembling the simple truth. That is, unless you consider the ungovernable warp of President Donald Trump’s ego and ambition as a genuine statement in itself. If that is the case, then truth becomes utterly subjective, and there […]
Climigration: Accepting a New Reality
“Hungry people get mean!” Why climigration is going to effect you and your family.
Pesticides Causing Mass Bee Deaths in Brazil, Say Researchers
Bees are dying in alarming numbers in the southern regions of Brazil. Beekeepers in four states there report that some 400 million bees have died over the past three months. Researchers say the main cause of death of the bees is pesticides. They point to two chemicals, in particular: neonicotinoids and fipronil. Aldo Machado, vice president of […]
Scientists are Creating Human-Monkey Hybrids in China
Scientists may have just taken a leap into the vast unknown by injecting human cells into monkey embryos. Is this a life-saving breakthrough, or are we headed for catastrophe? The Spanish daily, El Pais, claims a team of researchers have created embryos that are part human, part monkey. The Spanish-born biologist, Juan Carlos IzpisĂşa […]
Business is Brisk in the World of Modern-Day Slavery
Vannak Anan Prum has an extraordinary story to tell. He tells it in pictures. At 26, he was desperate to find work in Cambodia, where he lived. His wife was pregnant and he needed money to care for her and their unborn child. There was no work in the village in which they lived. Increasingly desperate, Prum set […]