Category Archives: Environmentally Damaging

The race to map Africa’s forgotten glaciers – in pictures

Published in guardian.co.uk, Saturday 2 June 2012 Project Pressure, a collaboration of photographers, scientists, web developers and cartographers, is working to document the terminal decline of many of the world’s glaciers as they slowly melt away. Here they trek to the slopes … Continue reading

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Killer parasite puts rare frogs in peril

Written by James Robertson, published May 20, 2012 by Sydney Morning Herald. THE most vulnerable frogs in NSW are being ravaged by a deadly parasite. Two strains of the myxosporean parasite were linked last year to rapidly declining frog numbers. Now, … Continue reading

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Ethical living: can art be environmentally friendly?

This entire article is reprinted from: The Guardian (UK) and is written by Lucy Siegle. I am an artist often appalled by the toxicity and waste involved in my industry. Is anybody taking this seriously? It’s true, the visual arts do not … Continue reading

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What is it to be human?

I had the wonderful fortune of attending a presentation on ethics and sustainability recently conducted by Dr Liz Baker. It is the first time I’ve heard her speak, and I honestly hope it isn’t the last.  I wanted to share … Continue reading

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Australia passes controversial nuclear waste bill

Radioactive material set to be dumped in remote Aboriginal community, despite ongoing court case into legality of proposal. This article is reprinted from guardian.co.uk (Tuesday 13 March 2012 12.50 GMT), and was written by author Oliver Milman. Article history is available. A uranium ore stockpile … Continue reading

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