State of the Union or State of Despair?
Here in Australia, we – and indeed, many other citizens of Western nations, follow the antics of Trump and the US Senate with bewilderment. It has nothing to do with left or right leanings. It is about the extraordinary abuses of power we are witnessing. Abuses that are fueled by the massive divide – dare […]
Here’s Why Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan Won’t Hold Water
Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan could make the formation of a feasible Palestinian state less likely. Here’s why.
Top Climate Scientists Back Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal
WHEN Bernie Sanders last ran for President, he sounded like a grating seventy-year-old record. He tried to persuade America – sometimes with strident severity – that a defeated ideology and a dour, disheveled old man could represent its future. No one – perhaps not even his most avid supporter – was surprised that he lost. […]
Oh Crap… Or Not! That Constipated Feeling…
Look around you. Can you see three other people? Chances are, one of you is constipated. Constipation! We don’t talk about it. We suffer in silence hoping nature (or that laxative) will come to the fore and save us. It’s hardly a mealtime topic but hiding it won’t help regularity. In the long distant past […]
What I learnt about the Australian bushfires living on the edge of the Sahara Desert
From 1981 to 1999 my family and I lived in Niger Republic, a borderland of the Sahara Desert. I was in charge of a small reforestation project. The hard-earned lessons acquired during that period serve me to this day. What Life Near the Sahara Taught Me About Australian Bushfires When I arrived in 1981, I […]
Unbuilding Cities: A Bold Step Towards a Greener Future
The rattling of backhoes, jackhammers, and pile drivers has become the aria of civilization recreating itself. But what price have we paid for the greener renewal?
Top 5 Biggest Problems of the World, According to Millennials
Many of the older generations appear convinced that the “selfie generation” is detached, narcissistic, and anxious. A global survey shows they aren’t. (Photo: Gphgrd01/Wikimedia Commons)
Can a Man-made Volcanic Winter Help Combat Climate Change?
Residents and tourists visiting the famous Taal Volcano in the Philippines were taken by surprise when the country’s second most active volcano started to emit smoke, resulting in a phreatic explosion. What began as a normal Sunday morning in the holiday towns surrounding the tourist spot ended in a mass evacuation and ashfall reaching as […]
Home-Based Climate Action and Your Role in the Climate Crisis
Over time, we have come to think of the climate crisis as a political issue. That is a convenient excuse for individual inaction we can no longer afford.
The Peculiar Immortality of the Tasmanian Tiger
In extinction, the Tasmanian tiger seems to have undertaken the fantastic journey from oblivion into the unlikely world of immortality. What’s behind persistent rumors of its continued survival?