Would Thoreau be turning in his grave? Image via Wikipedia

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. ~Henry David Thoreau

 

Most of you would have heard all the arguments for protecting the environment from global warming through to protection of resources such as clean water. While specific groups such as 'green' political parties work towards saving the environment it must also be asked who else (apart from these specific interest groups) cares about it. It could be argued that personalities such as Al Gore (ex-vice president and creator of 'An Inconvenient Truth') merely use the environment to keep their public profile. Other groups like green movements...

For Love Or Money?

Most people write in some form or another in relation to their personal life and their professional life. A 'writer' can be defined as many things particularly in a modern world where the importance of communication has increased exponentially. When you read an advertisement someone has written that as part of their job and even when you read a text message from a friend someone has written that with you in mind. So we can define our writing (and writing style) in terms of our audience. This particular article has writers and people with an interest in writing in mind.

Traveling back to my home town and old university town gave me a chance to 'reflect' on the idea of the 'journey'. In the entire trip I had driven around twelve hundred kilometres from Sydney to Glen Innes and back. Unlike a plane trip you have time to take in some of your surroundings especially the huge differences when driving along the spine of the Great Dividing Range along the New England Highway in New South Wales Australia. One big difference you notice when coming from the Sydney area is the sky both in the day time and at night.

Well, it is supposed to be bush fire season here in Sydney but all we can get is rain. For many international readers not from Australia may think (like Britons with snow storms) that it would ruin our holidays. Not a chance. Rain in Australia is so important that we receive constant news updates on the various dam levels. I have seen town water supplies dry up and there is not sadder sight than a dried up river. Stagnant. So with the steady rains comes a beautiful green new decade.