Friday, August 26, 2011

Chuulangun, Cape York Peninsula

Travelling around Cape York Peninsula.......
Chuulangun Airstrip


The Banded Cockroach, unlike most Cape York native cockroaches, prefers to scavenge during the day.


The Bush Hibiscus in abundance during the wet season.


The pristine upper tributaries of the Wenlock River draining westward from the Great Dividing Range mixing with the tannin colouring from the lowland wet season swamps.



Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Denis in Africa: Into Uganda


Denis's adventures continue as he again crosses the border and this time heads into once war ravaged Uganda....

Denis in Africa: Into Uganda

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Flynn Needs your Support

Local Cairns resident Flynn is 8 years old and due to his extremely premature birth and the significant brain injury sustained from it, Flynn now faces many long term challenges. He is the eldest brother of Patrick, aged 5 and Tess, aged 1. It is hoped to raise enough money to proceed with Stem Cell Therapy sometime later this year, and also to assist with the ongoing costs of Speech Therapy, Physio and Occupational Therapy that Flynn still desperately needs. You can learn more by reading Flynn’s Story below.

http://www.developingfoundation.org.au/family/flynn

UPDATE Watch Flynn's Walk



Flynn's Walk from MOD Digital Films on Vimeo.

Fear & greed: The real energy challenge

CARTER'S SOLAR PANELS: Half of the 32 solar panels that once heated water for the Carter White House still grace the roof of the Unity College cafeteria in Maine.Image: Courtesy of Mark Tardif

Fear & greed: The real energy challenge

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Monday, August 15, 2011

Lake Tinaroo Dam




I had the privilege of staying up at Lake Tinaroo for the past week, waking up to beautiful chilly mornings (a luxury in the tropics) and spectacular views such as these. *sigh*


Now back to reality....

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Can Economic Growth last forever?

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**PLEASE SHARE** Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. Richard Heinberg proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable natural limits.