People & associates
Jennifer Marohasy
See the forest and the trees
With growing community concern about global warming, all sorts of new policies and projects have been proposed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions....
Dealing with the new boogie man
Last week I had the opportunity to visit the farm of Gary Johnston. He grows lucerne for fodder, grazing and garden mulch products in the Jemalong...
Inconvenient Truths
Former US Vice-President, Al Gore, and his new movie 'An Inconvenient Truth' have triggered a remarkable amount of public interest and discussion...
Crickey! Talk about one-off
The death of the Crocodile Hunger, Steve Irwin, from a sting-ray barb in Far North Queensland last week has triggered a remarkable outpouring of...
Environment lost in rush to build dams
Since the emergence of the Greens as a political force in the early 1980s and their successful protests against the proposed Franklin Dam in...
Steve Irwin's legacy to conservation
There was nothing conventional about Steve Irwin. He lived at a zoo in Queensland, he travelled the world making wildlife documentaries and he had...
Dry aid reinforces green lies
I hope NSW Farmers Association's new campaign intended to improve the image of farmers with the slogan "Get off our backs" resonates in Sydney. But...
Environment off election agenda
Since the emergence of the Greens as a political force in the early 1980s and their successful protests against the proposed Franklin dam in...
Green group wants practical policies
I've heard environmentalism described as a quasi-religious blend of new-age nature worship, junk science, left-wing political activism and...
No more excuses
Once upon a time, when there was drought, communities could only dance or pray in the hope that it would rain. That was before desalination plants...