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About the 'Politics & Environment Blog'
This blog is a gathering place for people with a common interest in politics and the environment. We strive for tolerance and respect. We don't always agree with what we publish, but we believe in giving people an opportunity to be heard.
The blog is archived in the National Library, Canberra, in Australia.
Contributions at the blog are occasionally republished by other online and mainstream media, for example a contribution from Alan Moran was rerun by Crikey (click here http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20080222-Blogwatch-the-Garnaut-interim-report.html ), a contribution from Roger Underwood was recognised as a best Australian blog for 2006 ( http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=5426 ), and the many contributions from Chris Hogendyk eventually influenced a Sydney Morning Herald journalist (click here http://www.jennifermarohasy.com/blog/archives/002222.html ).
We are the favourite environmental blog of Sydney Morning Herald columnist Michael Duffy: "There are some other good Antipodean blogs that regularly touch on climate change. The mainstream view is represented by the University of NSW's Tim Lambert at scienceblogs.com/deltoid, while the sceptics get a run at my favourite environmental website, jennifermarohasy.com/blog. Marohasy is a biologist and a fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs." (read the entire article here: http://www.smh.com.au/news/michael-duffy/new-climate-figures-would-make-a-great-debatethem/2008/05/02/1209235149840.html )
Contributors
The blog was started by Jennifer Marohasy on April 14, 2005 with a first post pondering what it means to be a progressive environmentalist. Jennifer can be contacted at jennifermarohasy@jennifermarohasy.com
For more than two years various people have made a significant contribution to the blog including Alan Ashbarry, Ann Novek, Arnost, Chthoniid, Chrisgo, Paul Biggs, Boxer, Ian Castles, David, David in Tokyo, Ender, Gavin, Helen Mahar, Hasbeen, Louis Hissink, Lamna nasus, Warwick Hughes, Jim, John, Roger Kalla, Ian Mott, Libby Eyre, Walter Starck, Neil Hewett, Rog, Roger Underwood, Russell, Steve and Steve, David Tribe, Schiller Thurkettle, SJT, Travis, David Ward, Luke Walker, Paul Williams, Woody, Graham Young and many others. Thank you so much and please kept sending contributions and/or providing commentary.
In July 2007 Jennifer invited a few regular contributors to take a more prominent role in the running of the blog. Neil Hewett and Paul Biggs agreed.
Neil Hewett
I worked as an outdoor educator in the timber community of Ravenshoe at a time when the forestry industry was being closed down and tourism promised as an alternative industry – a promise that remains unfulfilled. I then spent seven years in remote aboriginal homelands before returning to the Daintree rainforest in far north Queensland, Australia, to become a co-founding director of Cooper Creek Wilderness.
You can read more about Neil here and email Neil at neil@ccwild.com
Paul Biggs
I’m a Biological Sciences graduate who works in medical research at Birmingham University, UK, since 1979. I became interested in climate change after watching a BBC documentary which claimed that the Gulf Stream could be cut off within 20 years, resulting in the UK having climate like Alaska.
I now spend much of my spare time debunking the claims that there will be a man-made climate catastrophe due to carbon dioxide.
You can read more about Paul here and email Paul at pmbbiggsy@yahoo.com
Blog Rules
To understand the rules of this blog study the picture and text here.
Contributing
We are in the process of developing some guidelines for contributors, click here for more information.
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