The administrative court in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, has refused to rule in a case brought by environmentalists who are trying to halt the destruction of the Tripa peat swamp forest. Animal protection […]
Indonesian court throws out environmental case
Land burning in Indonesia is wiping out orangutans
The Tripa peat swamp forest on the northwestern coast of Sumatra is being ravaged by fires set to clear land for palm oil. Orangutans are being wiped out in the companies’ race […]
Land of the Lord of the Rings
I’ve published a new article, “Land of the Lord of the Rings”, about New Zealand. Here’s an extract: New Zealand is a strange country: a very British land out in the Pacific […]
Koalas still waiting
Australia’s Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, has postponed until February 17, 2012, his decision about whether or not the koala should be listed as a threatened species. He said he wanted time […]
11/11/11
Tomorrow is 11/11/2011. Many people believe that important energy portals around the world are set to open on that date. Some say the excitement around the date is misplaced. Whatever tomorrow does […]
Senate publishes report
The Australian senate has issued its report on the status, health, and sustainability of the koala. The head of the Australian Koala Foundation, Deborah Tabart, praised those who wrote the document, but […]
Shale gas licences revoked
The French government has revoked the shale gas licences held by the oil and gas multinationals Schuepbach and Total. The licences in question are the Nant and Villeneuve-de-Berg licences held by Schuepbach, […]
Oil giant appeals against shale gas fracking bans
The American oil and gas company Schuepbach Energy is appealing against bans ordered by mayors in France who are fighting against planned shale gas fracking in their regions. Mayors in about 50 […]
Koala foundation optimistic
The head of the Australian Koala Foundation, Deborah Tabart, says she is optimistic after the second Senate inquiry hearing into the status, health, and sustainability of the koala. “I am feeling very […]
French MPs vote on shale gas fracking
French MPs have voted to ban the technique of hydraulic fracturing to exploit shale gas reserves, but the licences already issued for shale gas fracking remain in place. Opponents of shale gas […]
New koala hearing
The Australian Senate inquiry into the status, health, and sustainability of the koala heard 60 submissions in its first hearing in Brisbane on May 3. There will be a further hearing in […]
Koala inquiry
The Senate inquiry into the status, health, and sustainability of the koala is to start hearing evidence in Brisbane, Australia, on May 3. The Australian Koala Foundation wants the federal government to […]
Singer wins right to stay in France
Adil Smaali, singer with the Montpellier-based group SimSim, has won the right to stay in France. The judges at the Tribunal Administratif de Montpellier have ruled that the prefecture should issue him […]
Singer hopeful in face of expulsion threat
Adil Smaali, singer with the Montpellier-based group SimSim, says he is hopeful that he will be given a residence permit and that the local préfecture’s order that he leave France will be […]
Singer threatened with expulsion from France
A campaign is underway to fight against the proposed expulsion from France of 21-year-old Adil Smaali, singer with the Montpellier-based group SimSim. An online petition has been organised, and on November 22 […]
French festival of forgotten fruits
A reminder that Saint Jean du Gard in the Cévennes hosts the annual event “Les Journées de l’Arbre,de la Plante et du Fruit” (otherwise known as the festival of forgotten fruits) on […]
Hope amidst terror
This article by Alex Duval Smith, published in the British newspaper the Observer, tells the most awful truths about the war-rape of women in eastern Congo and reports on the tireless commitment […]
Life after cancer
New article: In the Health and Well-being section of this website, click on “Life After Cancer” to read about the positive ways in which facing, fighting, and surviving cancer have changed Irish […]
What’s new on my site:
See the Poetry section for two new poems, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Walkabout.
Protests against Roma expulsions
There will be demonstrations throughout Europe tomorrow (September 4) against the French government’s expulsion of Roma (gypsies). The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) and civic and human rights organisations in various European […]
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