Daily Links May 21
Post of the Day Bushfires, reef bleaching, animal extinctions — Australia’s environment is under threat. But are our politicians paying attention? Australia’s environment — the places and animals that make …
Daily Links May 20
Post of the Day What the major parties’ climate policies mean for global warming The run-up to the 2019 federal election was dominated by the Coalition’s scare campaign over the …
Daily Links May 19
Post of the Day If I was minister for the environment, my one crucial reform would offer a sustainable future for Australia David Shearman The most urgent and vital decision …
Daily Links May 18
Post of the Day 6 books about the climate crisis that offer hope, recommended by experts We asked six environmental experts to each nominate a book about the climate crisis that …
Daily Links May 17
Post of the Day I want my vote to count for nature: how do the major parties stack up? Sarah Bekessy and Brendan Wintle The animals and plants at risk of …
Daily Links May 16
Post of the Day Fact check: We fact checked Josh Frydenberg on emissions reductions compared to NZ, Canada and the OECD. Here’s what we found Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Australia …
Daily Links May 16
Post of the Day Fact check: We fact checked Josh Frydenberg on emissions reductions compared to NZ, Canada and the OECD. Here’s what we found Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Australia …
Daily Links May 15
The slogan ‘Technology not taxes’, an irrational optimism and a misperception of risk are not our friends in the climate challenge.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/13/optimism-climate-predictions-techno-pollutersPlease note: no service for the next week. While Maelor will be still at it, I’ll be out on the Thorsborne Trail, out of contact. I wanted to wallow in antics of the last week of the campaign and thrill to the count as it unfolds on Saturday night but the bogan bloviator called the election on the wrong date. He should have asked me.
Daily Links May 14
It is hard to know from a reading of this article whether Adani is opening or closing. I wouldn’t for a nanosecond accept that it is out of a moral obligation to fit within a 1.5 degree warming scenario that they are making such decisions. If ever you wanted an oxymoron, try ‘responsible coal company’.https://inqld.com.au/business/2022/05/13/the-end-of-adani-investment-giant-says-coal-miner-has-revealed-carmichael-closure-plan/
Daily LInks May 13
These woodlands are the last remnant of the vegetation that covered the eastern shores of Western Port. Yes, we need sand, but we need to think more carefully where we mine it – and then mine it elsewhere. Once the woodlands are gone, they are gone forever and no amount of offsets can compensate. Leave these woodlands alone, Dandy Premix!https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/minister-backs-western-port-woodland-clearance-to-expand-sand-mine-20220511-p5ak9l.html