The population problem
By Alan Hewett In 1968 Paul and Anne Erlich published a book called ‘The Population Bomb.’ It predicted that over- population would place huge stresses on the environment and cause mass starvation. They based their beliefs on the theory that population growth would overtake agricultural production. Although their claims and solutions to the problems were …
Knitting Nannas for Renewables
By Jen Huber, Albury Wodonga Knitting Nannas for Renewables Albury Wodonga Knitting Nannas for Renewables are a group of grandmothers who want the best for our kids and grandkids, as we all do. We are very aware that we are in difficult times and that action is needed. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) latest …
Safeguard our climate
By Lizette Salmon, Wodonga Albury Towards Climate Health (WATCH) Suppose you offer your teenage son a chance to avoid cleaning his room by reducing his pocket money from $10.00 to $9.99 each week. It’s very likely he’d accept the loss of a cent in order to avoid cleaning his room. This situation is analogous to …
Protesting to save the planet
By Alan Hewett Sixty-five million years ago an asteroid struck the earth causing such wide-spread destruction that the dinosaurs became extinct. What would happen if a similar sized asteroid was hurtling towards us and would hit in a month’s time? Would we blithely accept the situation, go about our day-to-day business and say it is …
The big switch
By Bruce Key, member of Wodonga Albury Toward Climate Health (WATCH) Saul Griffith is an Australian inventor, entrepreneur, engineer and author of a number of books aimed at reducing emissions so that the earth remains liveable. His most recent book is The Big Switch which describes the wonderful assets that Australia possesses and how to use …
Tribute to Philip Sutton
By Lizette Salmon, Wodonga Albury Toward Climate Health (WATCH) Philip Sutton may not be the household name that Greta Thunberg is, but the outpouring of tributes since his recent death are testament to his profound impact on the climate movement. For me it began when Philip co-authored ‘Climate Code Red’ with David Spratt. Published in …
Tipping Points
By Lauriston Muirhead If you think tipping points relate to the etiquette of how to politely pay a gratuity at a restaurant, then this may not be for you! For the purpose of this article, the tipping points referred to here are in relation to climate change. The term usually describes what happens when a …
A climate emergency?
By Bruce Key, member of Wodonga Albury Toward Climate Health (WATCH) To their credit, Albury Council recently voted unanimously to declare a climate emergency, becoming the 108th Australian council to do so. Many people will wonder why it is an emergency, even if they think that more action to mitigate climate change is needed. It is …
Hydrogen, panacea or pitfall?
By Alan Hewett As we move, albeit tardily, towards a clean energy future, hydrogen has been hailed as a major solution to reducing global emissions, halting climate change and creating employment. What is hydrogen exactly? Well, it is an invisible, colourless and odourless gas that burns cleanly and is the most abundant element in the …
Innovate to Regenerate
By Kirsten Coates What would Australia look like by 2030 if we simply listened to the needs of its people? Imagine what a high-speed rail network connecting regional areas and cities would look like! Imagine what large scale wind, solar, battery and hydrogen projects would do for hundreds of thousands of employees and imagine the …
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