500 posts and counting

May 31, 2011 in Rants & Raves

I thought I would take a moment to just put it out there that this is the 500th post on this blog by me. In fact all the posts on this blog are by me. I think it’s a pretty big achievement and big enough to share it with the readers of my blog. And [...]

A Checklist for Mobile Activists

May 24, 2011 in Campaigns, Rants & Raves, Thoughts
Tags: checklist, cyber activism, information, Internet, mobile, mobile phones, online activism, online activists, political activism, smart phones, social media, technology

We’ve seen the way in which people in various hotspots in the world have used social media to help organise and spread the word about actions. It’s truly powerful to be able to share with people something that’s happening right then and there – the noise, the chants, the speeches, the buzz and what’s over-heard. [...]

Climate Commission defines the critical decade

May 24, 2011 in Rants & Raves
Tags: Australia, climate change, Climate Commission, environment, environmental sustainability, greenhouse gas emissions, information, politics, public policy

Yesterday the Climate Commission released a new report. If you’re active within environmental circles it quickly did the rounds. The report, The Critical Decade, reviews the latest climate science. It might not sound like that much of a big deal but it truly is something worth taking note. I grabbed the following main points of [...]