So Here We Are

Hello again. With June just complete, what environmental articles and events have caught the eye this time? It seems that a new section gets added each month, and this post is no exception. For now, the new section will be going under the title of 'Plaigue', to reflect the rapidly increasing (and generally negative) influence artificial intelligence is having on affairs. The images being provided by the recently commissioned Vera Rubin telescope  lend an opportunity to pause and consider 'where we are' in the Universe. Imagine that, somewhere in that dense pack of galaxies, is a modest G-type star with an assortment of dots orbiting it. A particular pale blue dot has a climate beneficial to life, which has allowed the establishment of a self-sustaining environment. Within that environment, life flourishes. That includes Humanity, even though they exist within a social structure generally referred to as the 'economy'.  The economy's place in the Univers...

The good news for May is that the news did not focus exclusively on Trump's antics. To be sure, he's been active, but so have the courts in bringing his Executive Orders into line. Oxygen is getting into the room. Overall, the news still tends to the bad. Yes, Australia rejected the laughable nuclear policies of right wing conservatives, but will the ALP deliver what the electorate wants? The decision to approve Woodside's NW shelf extension gives one pause to reflect. Nevertheless, a few rays of light keep on shining through. One of those rays is the Herds puppet production, whose trailer may be viewed below.    By no means all refugees from climate change are human Environment Battered and bruised, the environment nevertheless continues to serve up some tales of resilience. The Ugly The breaking news is that Australia's new Environment Minister, Senator Murray Watt, has decided to approve a 30 year extension for a large offshore gas project (Woodside's North Wes...