On the way home from my early morning walk I heard a news item on the radio that a recent poll showed the top three concerns of 16 and 17 year olds are – in order: And this is why 16/17 year olds shouldn’t get to vote. It shows a complete lack of understanding of…
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Ecosia – the ‘Green’ Search Engine
While we’re on the subject of the ‘new green’ are you using Ecosia – the Green Search Engine? Ecosia donates 80% of its revenue to the protection of the rainforest. You can search either from their home page or by installing their browser plug-in to make Ecosia your default search engine. When I first started…
Our evolving Mother
You may have been aware of the Queensland floods which have been devastating the state since before Christmas 2010. I live in a town about 45-60 minutes south of Toowoomba which on 10 January was subject to what some are calling an ‘inland tsunami’. If you’ve not seen footage here is some that has found…
Earth Day 2010
April 22 is Earth Day – which has been going since 1970 as the brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, USA, a staunch environmentalist who hoped to provide unity to the grassroots environmental movement and increase ecological awareness. “The objective was to get a nationwide demonstration of concern for the environment so large that…