$2 billion have been spent on creating that spin of lies and disinformation that keeps the fossil wheels turning today, just in the United States alone, according to a new study. So one wonders what the total global figure could
Category: Educational
Strong morality wake-up call for Catholic leaders in Australia
It is now three years ago Pope Francis published his encyclical letter Laudato Si’, where he told the world that “highly polluting fossil fuels – especially coal, but also oil and, to a lesser degree, gas – needs to be
Our understanding of the global commons is key
“There is no space left on Earth for egoism.” ~ Naoko Ishii, environmental policy expert from Japan It can’t be said more clearly. This TED-conference presentation by Naoko Ishii – a Japanese environmental policy expert who leads the Global Environment
Climate policy procrastination’s 30 year anniversary
Cheers: Climate policy procrastination can now celebrate its 30 year anniversary in Australia and the United States. Consequently is should be no surprise that we are now beginning to see statements such as these from the scientific community: “At this
The things that give us new energy
Some big, scary news about the climate emergency is coming at us on a daily basis – but there is tonnes of good news to take notice of as well. Such as when the news ticked in from Montgomery County
Paul Hawken’s Drawdown project: how we sequester CO2 from the atmosphere
Pulling CO2 out of the air. Drawdown. Carbon removal. Carbon capture. Negative emissions. Sequestering carbon. This child has many names. Some see it as ‘the climate change cure’, while others say it is but a cloudy distraction designed to move
Clean energy rocks
The fossil fools in the Australian government can wave their lumps of coal in the parliamentarian chambers as much as they like. It won’t change a thing. Clean energy is moving in and taking over, simply because it is cheaper
Why we don’t have time
“Oil drives you crazy. Oil corrupts politics. Oil buys politicians.” ~ Jeffrey D. Sachs, American economist and director of The Earth Institute We Don’t Have Time trailer. More info below “This is the most dramatic story the human family has ever
Military: Climate change an existential security risk
“The committee notes the consensus from the evidence that climate change is exacerbating threats and risks to Australia’s national security. These include sea level rise, bushfires, droughts, extreme rainfall events, and higher-intensity cyclones.” ~ Quote from Chapter 6, ‘Conclusions and
Did you meet the neo-peasants who moved in next door?
It’s all happening. Local residents are coming together, talking together, working together, creating solutions, building community resilience. Making it happen. We are getting off carbon. The decarboniser movement is spreading and morphing fast. It has different names, techniques, recipes and