The carbon tax debate raged on in Canberra this morning as a visiting European Union carbon price expert declared people would see little impact on their cost of living under... read more →
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests. The website offers a global... read more →
Australia's farms and vast outback could help cut or offset up to a fifth of the economy's greenhouse gas emissions, senior scientist Michael Battaglia says, as the government struggles to put... read more →
Today PM Julia Guillard outlined Australia's plan to tackle climate change, through introducing a price on carbon pollution. The fixed-price scheme will transition into a trading scheme in which carbon... read more →
In this article on The Punch, Barry Brook draws a cute analogy between climate change events and crossing the road, suggesting that just because climate change science is as hard to... read more →
Yesterday, federal climate change minister Greg Combet announced that former Australian of the Year Professor Tim Flannery would head up a newly established independent Climate Commission, to provide "an authoritative,... read more →
Days before this talk, journalist Naomi Klein was on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, looking at the catastrophic results of BP's risky pursuit of oil. Our societies have... read more →
A new award has been announced by those savvy organisers of the global initiative Earth Hour - held on March 26 at 8.30pm - to encourage people to think about... read more →
Painting can be cathartic, inspiring and very enjoyable. Of course I refer to the application of oil or water colours to canvas, not updating your investment property with a fresh... read more →