Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Big Drought

Posted on August 25, 2012 by patric

The end is nigh! Well not quite but we are nearing the point of no return if politicians keep sitting on the climate change fence in this US election year! In the summer of 2012, scorching heat and no rain … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Desertification, Ecology, Environmental Issue, Politics, Water | Tagged , | 48 Comments

The Mighty Tomato vs Monsanto

Posted on August 17, 2012 by patric

As with the humble potato, it’s hard to think that such a widely-used food source was once considered deadly poisonous (up until the end of the eighteenth century, physicians warned against eating tomatoes, fearing they caused not only appendicitis but … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Environmental Issue, Food | Tagged , , | 74 Comments

The Not So Private Life of Citizen Murdoch

Posted on August 10, 2012 by patric

There isn’t much new personal light shed on octogenarian Rupert Murdoch, except that his own conduct of business affairs is splashed all over the media outlets on a daily basis, with the latest developments of the News Corp empire, also … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Memoirs, Politics | Tagged , , | 88 Comments

The Times, They-Are-A-Climate-Changing

Posted on August 6, 2012 by patric

So you think climate change is not quite yet the premier issue of our time?This is a timely piece on Lynas’s 2008 book Six Degrees: Our Future On A Hotter Planet. Timely because our friend Paul Krugman posted a must … Continue reading →

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