Economics in an Anthropocene era
The sound of growing economies is deafening. So complete is the fascination of the roar of money to Australian politicians that they are...
Optimism for rationalists
Optimism appears to be the single most important attitude in a world so profoundly challenged by apocalyptic events. Climate change,...
I Told You So
One of the reasons I like Kim Stanley Robinson’s novels is he so often confirms my worst expectations of humanity. Take his latest novel,...
Why a Big Australia is No Panacea
Sad to say, but economic orthodoxy about the need for a Big Australia is fatally flawed. It might appear sensible to argue that economic...
Migration and climate change
Migration and climate change are connected in ways that politicians and journalists seem reluctant to acknowledge.
Post Trump Climate Change
There is little doubt that Donald Trump’s election poses great danger to global warming and the environment. At present we only have his...
If Insects had Emotions
Would it make a difference if humans developed a greater affinity for the non-human world? That is, can human self-interest become more...
Now appearing at the 2016 Byron Writers Festival . .
Beyond the Limits: A Planet in Crisis has become part of the 2016 Byron Writers Festival. Book and author will be in the Self-Published...
Beyond the Limits launched in Byron Bay
There was a full house for local author Tom Jagtenberg when he launched his latest hard hitting book Beyond the Limits: A Planet in...
Where to from here?
In recent years the profoundly troubling political and economic dimensions of climate change have encouraged a number of politicians and...
