Tag: environment
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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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Walk to Mt Taylor.
I have the flu and I am a man. I will leave the diagnosis up to you. I have not posted for a while. As if in cosmic retribution for getting all cocky and self-congratulatory for not getting sick whilst in a week’s isolation with COVID Kelly, I woke up on Monday with a sore…
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The Brook.
I am a big fan of small, simple, quality architectural living spaces and this Australian design located at Rosebrook in Victoria (just northeast of Port Fairy), ticks a lot of my boxes. We will be travelling down that way soon, and will have to check it out.
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How best to approach nature.
“When you perceive nature only through the mind, through thinking, you cannot sense its aliveness, its beingness. You see the form only and are unaware of the life within the form – the sacred mystery. Thought reduces Nature to a commodity to be used in the pursuit of profit or knowledge or some other utilitarian…
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Try the new BOM weather app.
This app update is for my Aussie amigos. Up until now I have been a big fan of WillyWeather as my go to forecasting app. You can check out all my go-to weather apps here.And all my other fave travel apps here. Anyways, WillyWeather has had all the functionality I need when travelling (or hunkering…
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