Oz Update

Well as I said in a previous post things have gotten somewhat interesting here in the land of Oz and not in a good way.  For a country that is supposed to pride itself about providing a ‘fair go’ for everyone we seem to be failing rather badly on a variety of fronts.  I don’t …

She’s Alive…Beautiful…Finite and Hurting – Thursday’s Thought for the Day

  Thank you to Tashi Witekauha for sharing Sanctuary Asia’s Clip with us – this world is a gift, a precious gift not an unlimited convenience store that can be restocked when it’s shelves are emptied.  We live because of it and to destroy its’ resources for greed and profit is to destroy ourselves. This world and all on it is …

I’ve Been Absent – I’d Get A Note From the Doctor but:

After the funk of Wednesday seeped into Thursday and my brain synapses devolved to that of a root vegetable I am happy to say that Friday has me fighting fit.  Which is a good thing considering our latest federal budget as it seems it’s not enough for us to pay a medicare levy each fortnight …

Reef Facts – After We Stop the Spin by the QRC

Now everyone knows there is a certain amount of spin doctoring when it comes to advertising and media campaigns. The manipulation of data or the selective use of particular data is an effective tool that can be used without ACTUALLY lying. But the latest ads that have come out to support the coal industry via …

Trash Tales – To Boldly Go Before Us

    Well it appears that yet again we have sunk to all new depths and that my friends is not entirely sarcastic. It appears that in a recent survey of the ocean floor bottles, plastic bags, fishing gear, and various crap have been found as deep 4.5 kilometers below the surface, and in areas …

Little Thought for Thursday

Well now this is a lovely piece of snark from Smile – Be Happy, aimed at our illustrious Prime Minister and his minions. All of whom have just decided to gut funding into research, revoke funding for the environmental research and planning, increased the cost of medicare along with raising the age of the retirement …

A Smile and a Few Thoughts for Monday

These images are courtesy of Greenpeace Africa and although is it meant to get a smile it also has a point as does the image below regarding solar energy So in all seriousness looking at the image below which is your choice in the overall scheme of things?

My Wish For Wednesday – Thought for the Day

Following on from my recent articles in regards to the current danger facing the Great Barrier Reef I would like to take a little step further South, all the way to Tasmania if you will join me.  Here too our government is trying to have the World Heritage Listing for the Tasmanian Old Growth Forests …

Thought for the Day – Triple Header Tuesday

    In the light of some of my recent posts and the increasing ire I have with those in government I have decided once again not to go with the softly uplifting Thought of the Day but more of a – we’ve got to stop letting them get away with choosing greed over long-term …

Update on Nickel Waste Spill into the Reef.

Following up on my article regarding the ‘Unforeseen Danger to the Reef‘ [said with all due sarcasm] due to the possible dangers of the toxic nickel waste overflowing into the reef it is my sad duty to inform you that it may already be too late.  The stretch of the Queensland Coast around Townsville received …