I come from a beautiful archipelagic country in the Pacific called the Philippines. As of this writing, my homeland is inhabited by 100 million people who belong to a brave, hardworking and strong-willed race that has survived over 300 years of colonization. I am a Filipino, and I say this with immense pride in my...
You’re going meatless on Mondays, you’re composting your food craps and you’ve also started a veggie garden. You’re feeling really good about the steps you’ve taken to reduce your environmental impact when there’s a plot twist. It’s called greenwashing. What is greenwashing? This is a term that refers to the method of promoting environmentally friendly...
While there is debate among non-scientists about climate change, there seems to be a general consensus by the scientific community that humans have had an impact on the planet and that our activities have accelerated the rate of environmental decline (although Alex Epstein, a non-scientist, disagrees in his aptly named Forbes article ‘97% of Climate...
Because we deserve ALL the information to make an informed decision!
Photo courtesy of Nathalie Laure We’re in Queensland but if you didn’t know better you’d think Ben and I were still in Melbourne. Rainy days have outnumbered sunny days here in the Sunshine State. Not only has it been pissing down in Maryvale, but in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Byron Bay etc etc etc When...
Photo by Cameron Hindmarsh Recently I watched a documentary called Death on a Factory Farm, which explored animal abuse on the Wiles Pig Farm in Ohio, USA and follows the subsequent court case against the Wiles as a result of animal cruelty allegations. I sat there with silent tears running down my face watching...
The start of a revolution
Photo courtesy of Dave Morris Over the last few days of the election campaign, the issue of the ALP spending $100 million per day came up. And no doubt, this was an issue that the Liberal Party raised to get Australians to vote their way. Fact checkers checked and it turns out Abbott and...
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