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Call that a mating ritual? THIS is a mating ritual - February 14, 2013
Saffron Zomer

If you thought forking out for over-priced flowers was enough to contend with on Valentines Day, spare a thought for fellow lovers in the wild, who work much harder to keep their sweethearts happy.
The environment issues we should be hearing about at this election - February 4, 2013
Ian Lowe

The forthcoming federal election will be critical for the environment, writes ACF president Ian Lowe.
It's happening, just like the climate scientists said it would - January 14, 2013
Ian Lowe

Climate change is happening - just like the scientists said it would.
Weather on steroids: climate change in action - January 7, 2013
Tony Mohr

Australia is in the midst of a heatwave. In and of itself, that's nothing special, but it is getting hotter. What we do today dictates how hot we are tomorrow.
There is no case for ‘cutting green tape’ - January 2, 2013
Ian Lowe

The proposal to eliminate what has been called 'green tape' would constitute a massive erosion of environmental standards, writes Ian Lowe.
WA has a lot to lose from climate inaction (West Australian) - December 13, 2012
Ian Lowe

The WA Government must act to slow warming — and the time to act is now.
Coal exports add fuel to climate disaster - December 5, 2012
Ian Lowe

Australia is exporting climate change to the world. It's not cool. It's easy to get depressed about climate change – fifteen years after the Kyoto treaty, the scientific evidence is more alarming.
Doha(rd) 2012: what to expect from climate pow wow (Crikey) - November 23, 2012
Don Henry

With the first Kyoto Protocol set to expire at the end of 2012, the upcoming talks to negotiate further action on the climate crisis have a sense of urgency about them.
Olympic Dam decision should be applauded (The Drum) - August 24, 2012
Simon O'Connor

Our politicians all think it's tragic. But Simon O'Connor makes the case that stopping the Olympic Dam expansion is a win for Australia.
Gillard's changed stance on oversight (The Canberra Times) - August 10, 2012
Charles Berger

Business groups have had a privileged insider's role advising COAG on environmental law reform, but not a single environment representative has been invited to participate in the process.
Carbon price hysteria all hot air (The Drum) - July 4, 2012
Simon O'Connor

We've all heard the predictions of a carbon priced-induced apocalypse. But taking a look at how the business community actually behaved is an enlightening experience.
Protecting that which unites us all (The Punch) - July 4, 2012
Don Henry

It may have been beach fishing on a windswept, majestic Moreton Island as a teen, as I experienced, or something as simple as family time spent in the backyard of the ramshackle beach house that so many of us seemed to have. Either way, all Australians have an abiding love of these special youthful memories of the natural world.
The Clean Energy Finance Corp could kick off a new industrial revolution (The Conversation) - June 26, 2012
Ian Lowe

Last year global investment in clean energy outstripped investment in traditional fossil fuel energy. The CEFC is at the vanguard of this revolution.