The Generator is founded on the simple premise that we should leave the world in better condition than we found it. The news items in this category outline the attempts people have made to do this. They are mainly concerned with our food supply and settlement patterns. The impact that the human race has on the planet.
Gunns may face class action Date October 30, 2012 Read later Ben Butler , Lucy Battersby inSha THE law firm behind a mammoth class action against the failed forestry group Great Southern that began yesterday is also considering whether to launch a similar action against Gunns. A principal with Macpherson + Kelley, Ron Willemsen, said Continue Reading →
Cameron’s Contagion Posted: 25 Oct 2012 07:16 AM PDT That’s what we should call the devastating ash disease now spreading across Britain. By George Monbiot, published on the Guardian’s website 25th October 2012 There couldn’t be a clearer case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. For the past three years Continue Reading →
Monbiot.com Heart Rot Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:54 AM PDT If we lose the ash tree, we’ll lose culture as well as nature. By George Monbiot, published on the Guardian’s website 12th October 2012 Reading the shocking news about ash die-back, the disease that has now killed most of Denmark’s ash trees and many Continue Reading →
The art of sustainable development Posted: 19 Oct 2012 10:06 AM PDT Einstein said that we can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking used when we created them. Wise words, except few people heed them when it comes to sustainable solutions for our ailing planet. Despite decades of scientific research into everything Continue Reading →
Food scarcity: the timebomb setting nation against nation As the UN and Oxfam warn of the dangers ahead, expert analyst Lester Brown says time to solve the problem is running out Share786 Email John Vidal The Observer, Saturday 13 October 2012 19.37 BST Jump to comments (151) A drying corn field in southern Minnesota. Bad Continue Reading →
Conservationists slam logging of 600-year-old trees Updated 4 hours 50 minutes ago Photo: The Forest Alliance says some of the trees that have been logged in the South West are hundreds of years old. (Forest Products Commission) Map: Bunbury 6230 A conservation group is calling on the West Australian Government to change the criteria for Continue Reading →