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Where planet and power collide. Environmental issues and innovators across Australia.

The man who founded the Greens just quit. Good.

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The man who founded the Greens just quit. Good.

After decades of working in nature, I finally joined the Greens. It’s the first political membership I’ve ever held. But when Drew Hutton, one of three luminary activists who launched the Greens, made an angry and public exit from the party last week, to “give them a punch

Big Spotty is 500 years strong. But is one forest giant enough?

Big Spotty is 500 years strong. But is one forest giant enough?

In time for yet more debate in Shoalhaven Council this month - and across State and Federal parliaments, here's a summary of some key information you should know about a complex, destructive and expensive issue that has been avoided for too long by governments lacking conviction and courage. We

From shellfish to shell grit: The bitter reality behind Marine Park mariculture dream.

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From shellfish to shell grit: The bitter reality behind Marine Park mariculture dream.

Jervis Bay's mussel farm shifts its strategy from gourmet food to animal health products. But are pet supplements worth risking Jervis Bay Marine Park's unique ecology? by Cat Holloway In summary: JB mussel farmers have faced sewage contamination, algae blooms, barnacle coverage, warm water and unresolved

Earth, Water, Air & Fire: How environmentalists occupy Australia's radical centre.

Earth, Water, Air & Fire: How environmentalists occupy Australia's radical centre.

Does composting make you a communist? Are solar panels only for socialists? Will recycling threaten the royalists? Of course not. But party politics and the mainstream media lags way behind the everyday environmentalists already fuelling the core of Australian society. Well-meaning and left-leaning friends have told me: "