Do you ever get asked whether you own a car? I'm in my mid 20's and haven't ever owned a vehicle. I'm yet to complete my full driver's license. For me it's a mixture of environmental sensibility, laziness and the fact that I've ... keep reading
Written by Kati Thompson in September 2007, about Transport
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, the annual meeting of 21 leaders from throughout the Asia-Pacific, wound up in Sydney yesterday. My earlier post on APEC questioned how far leaders would go in making the focus on climate change more than a publicity gimmick. During the meeting, reports suggest that ... keep reading
Written by Kati Thompson in September 2007, about Carbon Trading, Politics, Weather
This week leaders from throughout the Asia Pacific region are gathering in Sydney, Australia for the annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation grouping, APEC. Prior to President Bush arriving in his private jet on Tuesday night, Sydney was locked down in elaborate security protection, enforcing strict no-go zones ... keep reading
Written by Kati Thompson in September 2007, about Politics, Weather
I think it would be helpful if we talked more about 'climate variability' rather than only 'climate change'. The idea of unpredictable and varying shifts in temperature, rainfall, sea level, storms and other big weather events might go somewhere towards dispelling the myth that climate change will make our summers ... keep reading
Written by Kati Thompson in August 2007
I came across something that made me laugh in the fridge at my local organic coffee shop a few days ago: a new brand of bottled water with a simple label that reads 'another bloody water'. It's amusing because it's all too true: bottled water is everywhere. I ... keep reading
Written by Kati Thompson in August 2007, about Water
Have you ever had the experience of talking with someone about climate change and watched their eyes glaze over, or the conversation falter off into invisible clouds of despair? We're getting better at describing the scientific reality of climate change. But when I talk with others about how we ... keep reading
Written by Kati Thompson in August 2007
Not even the new individual-choice movie screens on a recent international flight could put the gloss back on flying for me. Ever since I learnt that burning kerosene at high altitude has disproportionate effects on global warming, the view out the plane window hasn’t been quite so rose-tinted. The ... keep reading
Written by Kati Thompson in July 2007, about Transport
Editor's Note: With this post we welcome Kati Thompson to the writing team! Kati writes out of Melbourne, Australia, and has had considerable vocational experience in environmental fields. We look forward to her future submissions! I’m getting so sick (excuse the pun) of the fact that we produce ... keep reading
Written by Kati Thompson in July 2007
