Climate clippings 20
These posts include a brief mention of a number of news items relating to climate change. They don’t preclude treating any of these topics at more length in a separate post. They can also serve as an open thread so [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Quick link: cattle out of Alpine NP
ABC News: Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has given the Victorian Government until April 8 to get cattle out of the Alpine National Park…. He described the Victorian Government’s responses to his department’s requests for information about the trial as [...]
Libya, the Left and a No Fly Zone II
The Drum has published an article of mine about the ideological aspects of the dispute among the Left over Libya, written yesterday afternoon. Just after I submitted the copy, I saw Tad Tietze’s latest post appear in my RSS feed. [...]
Garnaut reports on emissions trading
While there has already been some discussion on this thread of Garnaut’s latest report, updating his thoughts on emissions trading, there is merit in summarising his position separately. Go here for summary and download. The main features of his proposals [...]
Julia Gillard and the selling of a carbon price
I didn’t see Q&A on Monday night (I rarely watch it these days; and consequently I missed Julian Assange’s video question as to whether Julia Gillard has committed treason). But there seems to be a view about that Gillard explained [...]
Fukushima update II
The other thread is getting ridiculously long, so here’s another. The major concern from overnight is reactor 4′s spent fuel pool, which the head of the United States NRC believes no longer has any water in it.
Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by the best flash mob evah, surprising and delighting morning commuters in Antwerp’s central station.
A broader shakeup of classification laws
ABC News: A wide-ranging shake-up of the Classification Act could be on the cards if there is no agreement to change the rating system for computer games. Any change to the classification system needs unanimous support from the Commonwealth, states [...]
Quick link: Saudis send troops into Bahrain
Meanwhile, while you weren’t looking.. Saudi Arabia has sent troops into Bahrain to assist the Bahraini monarchy to suppress protests against its rule.
Japan disaster questions
Here are some questions that I’d kind of like the media to answer about what’s going on in Japan right now: Is there enough shelter for the survivors from the freezing weather? Is there sufficient food and clean water? Has [...]
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