Tag: environment
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The Big Fish in Sustainable Seafood
Read more: The Big Fish in Sustainable SeafoodSo here we are, my husband and I, standing in a busy Asian supermarket on a Saturday morning and I have two cuts of frozen fish in my hands. My husband and I are discussing which one to buy and we’re considering type of fish, cut, price and how far it’s traveled to our plate.…
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A Mixtape for Planet Earth
Read more: A Mixtape for Planet EarthStill on a high at the end of a successful green film festival and pumped by the news that the US Government is taking real action on climate change, I have made a mixtape for the Earth of my favorite environmental tunes. These are songs that turned me into an environmentalist. I hope you love…
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Hands at Ten and Two, How I Fell in Love with Bush Driving
Read more: Hands at Ten and Two, How I Fell in Love with Bush DrivingI’m a city girl. I love live music, good coffee and public transport. I don’t like driving in the city – there are too many people with too many destinations and too much else on their mind. In the country, it’s different. Though I have often traveled with my loved ones, driving is a solitary activity. It’s just…
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Can we bring extinct species back? Should we?
Read more: Can we bring extinct species back? Should we?In the deep freeze at the San Diego Zoo, genetic material from a small, nondescript Hawaiian bird waits for a day – sometime very soon – when science will use it to improve biodiversity. What’s the catch? The honeycreeper, called the po’ouli, is thought to be extinct and scientists will have to use cloning techniques…
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Recycling our environmental guilt
Read more: Recycling our environmental guiltBetween gulps of G&T, my heartbroken friend is cataloging all the things that are wrong with her freshly ended relationship: his emotional immaturity, her unmet need for stability, and then the kicker: “I can’t commit to someone who doesn’t bloody recycle!” I ask her why. Because his time and energy was worth more to him…
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Rewilding: On the trail of Yellowstone’s wolves
Read more: Rewilding: On the trail of Yellowstone’s wolvesI had hoped, but didn’t expect, to see wolves in Yellowstone. Ever since I was a young lass, they held a certain fascination for me. There is a dangerous grace; a beauty even, about wolves – something fundamentally wild. So on my first trip to the US two years ago, I stumped up the cash…
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What if We Make Climate Change a Game?
Read more: What if We Make Climate Change a Game?We are realizing the potential of gaming to teach ourselves and our children about the urgent challenges of climate change and environmental crisis.
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What your children can teach you about the environment
Read more: What your children can teach you about the environmentIt is natural for you to want the best for your children, and there are few things more important than teaching them about the environment. But what if a child’s view on ecology is exactly what we need?
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Hello, possums!
Read more: Hello, possums!How does a quick trip to the shops end with me returning home two hours late, covered in possum excrement and having had my brand new phone stolen? Welcome to the wacky world of Lyndal Cairns, professional bleeding heart and occasional wildlife rescuer.
