With Dr Flannery being announced Australian of the Year and PM Howard’s water policy announcement, the politics of environment, climate change, and water in Australia is firmly front and centre stage of this society. I think climate change is here to stay. Worlwide population growth is also here to stay. The solution: our technology has to get better at delivering plenty of water and a more efficient high quality of living; and we have to become more disciplined about our waste. Rather than waste a lot of energy on toys, how about we work on becoming a happy society. Here is a great site about water and climate change with the Australian perspective ABC Message Board – Water – Topic List
Federer and Gonzales are playing the finals of the Australian open. I must go an watch them. Maybe, one day we will see gladiatorial sports as just a waste of energy. Maybe sooner than later.
