Archive for November, 2007
Pulp mill rally in Hobart
Gunns Ltd is Australia’s largest forestry company, and one of the biggest in the world. It is proposing to construct a billion dollar Kraft bleached pulp mill, to process wood chips into the fibre board which is used by paper mills for production of paper and cardboard, in north eastern Tasmania. This mill has been [...]
Bonobos, emeralds, and utopia
In Paolo Coelho’s book The Alchemist, the protagonist is told that there is an emerald on which has been inscribed the meaning of life. Someone pointed out to me that this implies that the secret isn’t all that complicated, but I’ve been thinking that I’m sure what’s written there isn’t spend 2 hours in a [...]
The evils of wealth
The wealthy waste our resources, corrupt our institutions, and distort social norms and expectations.
From 3 quarks daily.
