Category Archives: good news

New Zealand gets rid of an insane economic measure

Posted on 12/04/2019 by

My long term friends know I think the GDP is insane. If I drive my recklessly and cause accidents, I raise the GDP: smash repairs, insurance, police fines, maybe lawyers and judges, maybe jail all add to the GDP. If … Continue reading →

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Decency wins

Posted on 02/04/2019 by

A nice lady in Slovakia first attracted attention for organising a protest to block local environmental vandalism. Then she organised a national protest about two murders. Now, she has just been elected as her country’s president. In her campaigning, she … Continue reading →

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Law gains sanity even in the USA

Posted on 22/03/2019 by

A Federal court has ruled that permission to drill for gas in Wyoming must depend on its cumulative effect on climate change, and not be assessed in isolation. The logic is already being applied to other states, and will be … Continue reading →

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Japan blows coal away

Posted on 19/03/2019 by

Ben Smee and Daniel Hurst, writing for the Guardian, report that Japan is getting out of coal, replacing it largely with wind power. Good thinking.

Posted in Climate change, environment, good news, Uncategorized

ACF is an excellent global resource

Posted on 14/03/2019 by

What is the ACF? It’s the Australian Conservation Foundation, and I am a proud member. Last night, I took part in a web conference, and want to share some of the resources our organisation is offering. You can use them, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, environment, good news, Projects

Fracking is unlawful because of climate change

Posted on 09/03/2019 by

Last month, I reported on an Australian court decision that refused to allow a coal mine because of climate change. This sanity of the law is spreading: now a British court has ruled out fracking, partly for the same reason. … Continue reading →

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Law catches up with science

Posted on 08/02/2019 by

Well, at least in New South Wales, Australia. A court has just knocked back a coal mine application, in a large part because of climate change. Better too little, too late than nothing at all. Humanity needs to be on … Continue reading →

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EV epic to admire

Posted on 03/02/2019 by

Dutch young man Wiebe Wakker has driven his small 2009 electric car across 33 countries, and is now doing huge distances in Australia. Unlike in most other countries, there is little in the way of charging opportunities, and distances are … Continue reading →

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Still a chance for survival?

Posted on 16/01/2019 by

A new report in Nature Communications states that if, from the end of 2018, there were no new fossil-fuel powered installations, and existing ones were replaced with renewable alternatives, then we could keep global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees C, … Continue reading →

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Cash in that empty

Posted on 05/01/2019 by

South Australia has had a 10c for empty plastic bottles and aluminium cans scheme for many years. When I was there in 2011 for my granddaughter’s wedding, I noted quite an industry of poor people making more than pocket money … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, good news, Projects, technology | 3 Comments