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Animal cruelty is in fact, a symptom, of problems in the wider society, that continue to permit oppression and domination to occur to animals, women, indigenous peoples, refugees, non-whites, the poor and the natural environment. It comes of a certain kind of logic – what ecofeminist philosopher Karen Warren calls, “the logic of [...]

In 2002 6.1 million kangaroos and wallabies will be legally exterminated in Queensland: the largest quota EVER. Who knows? Who cares? In this article I ponder these questions and begin to understand why wars and ethnic cleansing are also possible.
The year two thousand and one marked a nadir for the world in many ways. Terrorism [...]

Robert Friedland
Status: Chairman Ivanhoe Mines
Reputation: Specialises in high risk mining operations, Billed as “King of the Canadian Juniors” by his friends, “Toxic Bob” by environmentalists
Robert Friedland is a ’self-made’ billionaire, number 645 on the Forbes richest 400 Americans in 2006, with wealth close to $1.2 billion. Described as “arrogant, petulant, insulting” but also “intelligent”, “flamboyant”and [...]

Why did it take so long for people to realise climate change was already happening? What can we do about it?
Indymedia activists put the blame squarely on the mainstream media and their devious global corporate buddies.
Consensus is nearly unanimous amongst the world’s scientists that climate change is happening as a result of our use [...]

With firm control of the Senate, the Howard government is set to bring in many unpopular changes that do not auger well for the future social and environmental sustainability of our country. One of these is the gradual ‘nuclearisation’ of the military and industry, in line with increase trade with the pro-nuclear United States, who [...]