Human Deaths Associated With Tree Losses Posted: 10 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT A fascinating study published in the Journal of Preventive Medicine found an increased rate of death in areas where many trees had died due to an insect infestation. (The basic premise of the research is that having more trees around is good Continue Reading →
Monbiot.com Corporate Carve-Up Posted: 10 Jun 2013 12:14 PM PDT Under the pretext of preventing hunger, the rich nations are engineering a new scramble for Africa. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th June 2013 One of the stated purposes of the Conference of Berlin in 1884 was to save the people of Continue Reading →
June 10, 2013 Alternatives to an Election on 14 September With renewed speculation that Kevin Rudd could return as Labor Leader, there has also been speculation that Julia Gillard’s chosen election date of 14 September could be dumped in favour of an earlier poll. The timetable for an earlier election is limited by the constitution, which Continue Reading →
to me Dear Friend, With your help, over this past week, we have reached hundreds of thousands of Australians through Bill’s Do the Maths Tour – both through the media and at the events. From Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Burnie to Byron Bay, we couldn’t have done it without you! So we wanted Continue Reading →
Is a Sleeping Climate Giant Stirring in the Arctic? Permafrost zones occupy nearly a quarter of the exposed land area of the Northern Hemisphere. NASA’s Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment is probing deep into the frozen lands above the Arctic Circle in Alaska to measure emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane Continue Reading →
Water Levels Fall in Great Lakes, Taking a Toll on Shipping PREV Nathan Weber for The New York Times Nathan Weber for The New York Times Nathan Weber for The New York Times Nathan Weber for The New York Times John Schwartz/The New York Times Nathan Weber for The New York Times Nathan Weber for Continue Reading →