Tag Archives: George Monbiot

Bringing the climate emergency to book

Posted on November 20, 2022 by John Gibbons

When this blog first when live in late November 2007, the world was a quite different place.  That year, global CO2 levels, as recorded at Mauna Loa, had reached an all-time high of 384 parts per million (ppm). Since then, … Continue reading →

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Media needs to step up on covering the climate emergency

Posted on July 24, 2022 by John Gibbons

They say that if you’re not part of the solution, you’re likely part of the problem, and that certainly seems to hold for much of the media when it comes to the climate and biodiversity emergency. Whether it’s as a … Continue reading →

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A society of altruists, governed by psychopaths

Posted on March 28, 2019 by John Gibbons

Below, the article I filed for Village magazine’s first edition of 2019, which appeared in the middle of March. The Guardian’s George Monbiot has long been the gold standard for excellence in environment and climate reporting, analysis and campaigning. Like … Continue reading →

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Plimer vs Monbiot

Posted on January 13, 2010 by James Nix

From the website of Australian TV network ABC. Click here to view the debate. Transcript TONY JONES, PRESENTER: Here is some background notes to tonight’s debate. When Professor Ian Plimer’s outright denial of man-made global warming was championed in the … Continue reading →

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