Since the rise of agriculture, half of the world’s forests have been disappeared. But this doesn’t have to be the narrative of the future. Imagine a world in which the sound of traffic is drowned out by the sound of birdsong and the rustling of leaves. A world in which the air is a clean… Continue reading How We Can Reforest the World
"National Regenerative Agriculture Day is a united national movement to heal the heart of the food chain." This year the focus of NRAD was to take a deep dive into “What the bleep is NET-ZERO?" It is widely accepted now that regenerative agriculture methods are a means to heal the land and waterways damaged by intensive agriculture… Continue reading The Race to Net Zero
This book came to me when I needed it most. At the beginning of the year, towards the harrowing end of Australia’s Black Summer (you know, in that time before Covid), I was feeling at a complete loss. I was grieving for a world we are on the brink of losing, overwhelmed with climate anxiety.… Continue reading Ends of the World – Peter Brannen
This time I'm sending two letter to the Australian Prime Minister, I'm not sure either will be read or responded to but I know the first will be discarded promptly (politicians don't take too kindly to impoliteness), the second one may have a chance. You can write to Scott Morrison here. Hey ScoMo, It’s me… Continue reading Hey ScoMo, isn’t it about time you came to the table?
Climate change is such a colossal issue it needs to be addressed from every angle, including by our governments. Your member of parliament is your voice in the federal government. You find out who that person is here by typing in your postcode. In Australia we are lucky enough to live in a democracy. Our… Continue reading Dear Member of Parliament (again)
This may be my most important post yet. I don’t mean to alarm you, but in wake of the Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change (IPCC) report, this is a CODE RED for humanity. Well, actually maybe I do want to alarm you. But I also want to arm you, arm you with the tools to be… Continue reading My Most Important Post Yet
Plastic Free July 2.0 The first year I started this blog back in 2018 I took on the Plastic Free July (PFJ) challenge and from memory did pretty good. Nothing to the calibre of the zero waste champions who can fit an entire year's worth of rubbish in a puny glass jar, but a good… Continue reading Plastic Free July and My Bathroom Audit
A while ago I wrote a post called I failed and feel guilty too. This post was about trying to do the best for the environment but often stumbling because I am faced with a wicked problem. At the time I was concerned that my current wardrobe had a large proportion of synthetic clothing and… Continue reading Chasing Microfibres and My Guppyfriend
The Morrison government's 'Gas-fired Recovery' is a complete shitshow. Here we are on the brink of species and environmental collapse and we're talking about injecting time, money and effort into fossil fuels. On the Prime Minister's website, Scott Morrison states, “we’ll work with industry to deliver a gas hub for Australia that will ensure households… Continue reading Gas Audit and Popping My Protest Cherry
For me, life isn't quite whole unless I have a book on the go. Starting way back with Dear Zoo, progressing on to Goosebumps and anything by Paul Jennings or John Marsden. These days it's preferably something fiction with an unanticipated plot twist although, it wouldn't be unusual to see anything from self help to… Continue reading Reading Audit – Books, Glorious Books
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