Does the Bible say to “subdue” the earth, or to care for creation? THE FIRST TIME I interviewed Matt Humphrey,we were driving in his pickup truck through southern British Columbia, passing fields and forests, only three miles from the U.S. border. Humphrey, then 31 years old, is a father of three
Environment
Environmental issues in the Capital region and surrounds.
ACT ban on single-use plastics begins this week with cutlery, polystyrene containers first to go
— Harry Frost, ABC News THE FIRST PHASE of the ACT's single-use plastic ban comes into effect this week, meaning plastic cutlery and some takeaway containers can no longer be supplied or sold in the ACT. From Thursday July 1, single-use plastic cutlery, single-use plastic stirrers, as well as expanded polystyrene takeaway food
Who does Unesco think they are? Listing the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’!
SARS, MERS, COVID-19 and Disease X? Another pandemic may still be ahead of us. But what could it be?
— Lucia Stein, ABC News WHILE WE MAY be looking forward to the end of the coronavirus crisis, health experts warn there may be more pandemics ahead of us. Within the last 20 years alone, we’ve “dodged five bullets” with SARS, MERS, Ebola, avian influenza and swine flu. But despite the knowledge gained from those experiences, we
Country people: shut down bird shoot
Calls for immediate shut down of bird shoot due to “uncontrollable” lawlessness and health risks NOT EVEN A week since Victoria’s recreational bird shoot started and not even covid restrictions have prevented lawlessness and cruelty. Shocking pictures on social media show the proximity of men in army fatigues with guns near built-up
What fossil fuel? Morrison government sneak gas deal in SA
The work of Australia’s young people through the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) is highly appreciated here at the Bulletin. Here is a recent missive. THE MORRISON GOVERNMENT has just signed a $1 BILLION energy deal in South Australia — trying to sneak in more public money for dirty gas by
Dig this: tiny echidna moves 8 trailer-loads of soil a year, helping tackle climate change
AFTER 200 YEARS of European farming practices, Australian soils are in poor shape — depleted of nutrients and organic matter, including carbon. This is bad news for both soil health and efforts to address global warming. The native Australian echidna may hold part of the solution. Echidnas dig pits, furrows and
NSW Coalition trades irreplaceable habitat for a bag of silver
WE’RE HEARING TODAY that the death of coal-fired power in Australia is inevitable for economic reasons aided by environmental concerns. Yet, away from the public gaze under the cover of COVID-19, last year NSW pushed ahead with a foreign-owned coal mining proposal that would turn sections of the rich Liverpool
Farmers and researchers: opportunities for regional renewables
Renewables need land — and lots of it. That poses tricky questions for regional Australia RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY in Australia is expected to double, or even triple, over the next 20 years. There is one oft-overlooked question in this transition: where will it all be built? Many renewable energy technologies need extensive
Great Barrier Reef geography: inter-reef habitat at risk from warming
Life on the hidden doughnuts of the Great Barrier Reef is also threatened by climate change Mardi McNeil, Queensland University of Technology; Andrew Hoey, James Cook University; Jody Webster, University of Sydney, and Luke Nothdurft, Queensland University of Technology ABOVE: A sea cucumber living on the Great Barrier Reef inter-reef seafloor. Kent