Tag: environment
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Climate emergency: no soup for you.
Recently I became angry watching a news report about a group of ‘kids’ who allegedly threw tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting at the National Gallery in London. That is just vandalism, I thought. And although I am super duper sympathetic to the cause of raising awareness of the climate emergency….defacing precious art is…
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There is no snooze button on the doomsday clock.
Midnight.This worldtips over. Last night I read that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has had its power cut for the second time this week, leaving it to rely on backup diesel generators (they have 10 days of fuel) to prevent any nuclear catastrophe. The plant is currently surrounded by Russian forces, whilst Putin continues to…
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Tis the season, of Gymnorhina tibicen.
I’m sure you have noticed. An arousing homeopathic tease of spring in the air. Days are just that little bit warmer, the sunsets are sneaking out just that little bit later, and buds are all popcorn on the stove.But of course, it is just a tease, and no doubt it will backslide to winter for…
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Is there something inside a fish other than fillets?
This article published in Aeon looks at the question of sentience in fish. In me at least, when I really stop and think about it, this raises a creeping feeling of unease. There is definitely an increasing body of evidence that challenges our sapien-centric claim to being the consciousness boss of things around here. If…
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Movie: Dominion
It’s OK, you do not have to watch this movie. I give this 4.5 stars out of five. But you probably won’t want to watch it. It contains explicit scenes of animal cruelty and is morally confronting. The film covers common, routine practices that are a part of the commercial food chain that puts bacon,…
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Environment report. Spoiler alert: it is bad.
Today saw the release of the latest State of the Environment Report for Australia. It is the accumulation of two years work by a panel of 30 experts and replaces the previous report published five years ago. The report was actually presented to the (then) Liberal government in December last year, but due to upcoming election…
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Read: Noiseless Messengers.
An absolutely exquisite read concerning the apocalyptic plight of the Australian Bogon moth. And by extension, of us all. This is a long-form read, so take your time. You also have the option of listening the author narrate the story if you would prefer. Here is a taster: If the moths’ light-seeking caused disruption in…
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