Nepal floods - " T sunami of dirt: what caused Nepal’s deadly glacial flood? "; " What probably triggered the Nepal flood, and why it could happen more often "; " Australia’s backdown on data centres allows them to use energy from coal and gas. Here’s what that means "; " The fight over AI data centres is becoming Australia’s next Indigenous policy challenge "; " $900 million from a canceled wind…
About 30 people gathered recently at Geelong's Cellar Door Wine Bar for the launch of Mik Aidt's new book, " Man of Earth ". Mik has been a truly active climate activist for more than a decade, and that lively approach has seen him involved in a range of processes, allowing him to exercise his journalistic skills through podcasting, radio and now, the authorship of a book. Mik is known to many…
Gardening Australia's Costa Georgiadis is excited about the Tatura Transitions event coming up on Sunday, August 23, at both the town's Cussen Park and the Italian Social Club. GV Community Energy is supporting the event, as are Zero Carbon Tatura ; The Goulburn Valley Tree Group ; Cussen Park; the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority; Tatura Rotary ; Landcare ; Sustainability Victoria ;…
Europe heatwave sees continent roast - " Germany’s Rhine River may ‘split in two’ as new heatwave roasts Europe "; " Electric car emissions benefits are far greater than first thought "; " ‘Truly Devastating’: Trump Ends Federal Funding for Key Arctic Climate Report "; " When fuel prices rise, who picks up the pieces? "; " ‘Climate whiplash’ is not simply a buzzword, but a symptom of a warming…
Harry Rosson delivered the latest in the Public Money, Public Good lectures, titled " An economy that puts people & planet first: What it looks like & how to get there ". In this lecture, Harry shows how we have been tricked into a destructive growth agenda, and how we can move beyond it for our and our planet's sake.
Monty Don tours the gardens of the River Rhine, wondering frequently about the impact of climate change - " Monty Don's Rhineland Gardens "; " Earth Overshoot Day " – the date when humanity has consumed everything the planet can regenerate during the entire year. In 2026, that date arrived on 30 July; " What is climate gentrification? Why house prices are rising outside of Europe's city centres ";…
John Lewis came from England in what seems like a lifetime ago, and his first in Australia was with the Shepparton News. John, who quickly became a favourite with many readers of the city's newspaper, became, along with his family, an important member of the city's community, especially in the arts. Readers loved his "left field" writing, particularly in his column, "My Word", and the obvious…
Many things trigger migration, but a worsening climate enriches the mood among people to move, to find what they believe is a safer place. The Guardian tells about the thousands of people who stormed into one of Spain's territories in search of a better life, driven by many things, among them a worsening climate: " At least 57 people die as tens of thousands cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from…
Tim Flannery (pictured) was on the most recent edition of " Australia's Biggest Book Club " organised by The Australia Institute. Long had I been concerned that Tim had said, according to my climate-denying friends, Australia's dams would never fill again. Answering a question about that during this webinar, Tim said it was clearly misinformation and those claiming he said that should produce the…
Tim Flannery , Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, conservationist, explorer, author, science communicator, activist and public scientist, talks wth Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie, about the new book he has written with his daughter, Emma. The book, " A Brief History of Climate Folly ", is, according to one bookseller: "An outrageous history of dreamers and schemers…
