The insults hurled by David Leyonhjelm at Sarah Hanson-Young recently put parliamentary discourse in the gutter. Leyonhjelm was roundly condemned, but not by our leaders. A limp slap across the knuckles from Turnbull and Shorten, then on to more pressing matters, hoping it will all go away. First published in Renew Economy – 8 August, Continue Reading →
Two contradictory technological currents combine to further disempower the already disadvantaged. On one hand, the assumption that people in general have a certain technical capacity (both access and skills) means that those without that capacity are left on the wrong side of the digital divide pushing them into a downward spiral that mirrors the compounding Continue Reading →
Although apparently random and etiquette busting, Trump’s tweets are carefully calculated to evoke particular responses. One message that is notably absent from all the bluster about Chinese trade is any discussion of China trading oil in Yuan. While the mainstream press argues that this is because it does not matter, a long term reading of Continue Reading →
My question: why bother to reduce fossil fuels if we do nothing to the major forcing: population?
We just ended the hottest summer on record. We have fuels that are in critical drought state. This is the sixth year of seven years of drought.
We can’t get there obeying Constitutional theory and law crafted by slave masters, imperialists, corporate controllers, and Nature destroyers.