The future is here, and we are avoiding it. 2020 used to be the target year, by which we had done x and y and z. Sadly, we didn't do those things. A mix of complacency, distraction, stupidity and incompetence mostly explains that. So it goes. But this presents the happy shiny people (HSP) who... Continue Reading →
The “Greenhouse Mafia”, ten years on. #Australia #auspol #climate
Ten years ago today Four Corners broadcast a programme on “the greenhouse mafia”. In hindsight it can be seen as the starting gun for a two year sprint that led to “the first climate change election” It's worth knowing the history and actions of one of the groups revealed by that documentary. The first time... Continue Reading →
Film Review: “The Big Short” and the air-brushed women
My brilliant friend (he really is) and I went to see "The Big Short" on Saturday. We both really liked it. It's clever without being tricksy, its well-paced and brilliantly acted. We noted the maleness of it, but weren't particularly concerned (though alarm bells should have been ringing for me, since I've seen "Inside Job".... Continue Reading →