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Climate Conversations

By: Robert McLean
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  • A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.
    Robert McLean
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  • Interview: Shaun Murphy's almost unseen, unheard lectern was the quite star of the June Swanpool Environmental Film Festival
    Jul 8 2024

    Working from his off-grid home at Lima East, Shaun Murphy (pictured with his creation) created and built the almost unnoticed lectern used at the recent annual Swanpool Environmental Film Festival.

    The beautiful, and quiet, lectern is a piece of art, reflecting the caring nature of those behind the festival.

    Shaun, seen by many as the area's "resident artist" lives with his wife, a district nurse, at a Lima East cooperative, surrounded by bush a living, except for rare occasions with energy coming from a solar system and a small hydroelectric plant on the creek running through the property.

    When commissioned to build the lectern, Shaun said he wanted the unit to be both practical and beautiful - it is most certainly both those things.




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    17 mins
  • Climate News: Letter writer questions nuclear views of Nicholls Member, Sam Birrell
    Jul 7 2024
    Sam Birrell's (pictured) nuclear views questioned by Shepparton letter writer. "Sweltering summer days put Arizonans at risk of dangerous burns"; "Chart: The US battery market is on track for its best year yet"; "The Truth about EV Battery Life and Charging Best Practice!"; "Populism Rising - Global Roaming"; "We mapped weather forecast accuracy across the U.S. Look up your city."; "Copenhagen, not Docklands: Nick Reece wants to be lord mayor for real – here’s how"; "The dirty secret of Australia’s green energy transition"; "How much will climate change drag down the economy?"; "How rural families are saving thousands with electric vehicles"; "Beryl forecast to strengthen and strike Texas coast as dangerous hurricane"; "When it comes to power, solar is about to leave nuclear and everything else in the shade"; "Is an electric bike right for you? Here’s what to consider before you buy"; "Why adapting is the key to survival in the face of climate change"; "If you care about your offspring, you should support ‘nature positive’"; "Record-breaking weather system brings rain and freezing mornings"; "As crews work to contain big California fire, another ignites near Yosemite"; "Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race?"; "Canada Oil Companies Delete Carbon Capture Mentions on Websites Before New Regulations Kick in"; "Rents, weather events and premiums mean fight against inflation not yet won"; "In Chile’s Southern Tip, a Bet on Hydrogen Worries Conservationists".
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Climate News: 'AI is going to kill us, it probably won't, but what will kill us if we don't act is climate change' - David Jones
    Jul 4 2024
    David Jones (pictured) understands the advertising world and he also understands that climate change is going to kill us: "AI won’t kill us, but climate change will if we don't act, says leading advertising CEO"; "A ‘Carbon Sucking’ Mural? Campaigns for Big Oil? Global Ad Agency Dentsu Does Both."; "Measures meant to protect our last grasslands are seeing them trashed"; "Electrifying the farm: ‘It could add a couple of hundred thousand to our bottom line’"; "Interview: Susan Lengyel champions conversation, especially those 'at the Crossroads'" "Atmospheric Rivers in California Create a Perfect Storm of Public Health Risks"; "Keir Starmer hails ‘new age of hope’ as Rishi Sunak fears losing seat"; "Lack of direct trains in Europe is pushing people to take flights, campaigners say"; "Conversation at the Crossroads"; "A victory for environmental justice in Minnesota"; "Conservation and economic development go hand in hand, more often than expected"; "Opinion: The Supreme Court’s purely ideological reasoning will change our lives"; "How a small Caribbean island is trying to become hurricane-proof"; "Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season are alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength"; "More frost on the way after Melbourne shivers through coldest start of 2024"; "Teal calls for snap climate election as rumours of cabinet reshuffle swirl"; "How commuting affects subjective wellbeing"; "How cover crops are helping a Kansas farmer adapt to climate change"; "Biden attacks Republican climate deniers as he unveils extreme-heat rules"; "‘Wartime’ situation as worst flooding in 70 years hits county in central China"; "‘My escape is going north’: heatwaves begin to drive tourists in Europe to cool climes"; "California burns as heat wave spreads across western U.S."; "Thompson Fire continues to burn in Northern California, forcing evacuations"; "Nuclear power has an advantage not reflected in its average price. It’s price stability, and for some users that matters"; "Is an electric bike right for you? Here’s what to consider before you buy"; "Researchers designed a test of “carbon competence.” Pretty much everyone failed."; "After asking ‘What about the climate?’ for 14 years, I’m standing down as an MP. But I have reasons to be hopeful"; "Autocracy is on the march"; "Democracy Trumped at the Limits to Growth"; "Climate scientists urge responsible use of AI as Google’s emissions soar by 48% since 2019"; "Opinion Great leaders are scarce. How do we increase the supply?".
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    23 mins

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