It is possible to over-emphasise the thermal performance of buildings. Let’s be clear -5 and 6 Stars is not enough – but 8 probably is. Beyond that we should be focusing on the

We will hurt ourselves badly before we wake up to what is happening. Sorry to be so pessimistic, but that has been humanity’s typical behaviour, and the Rudd Government’s backflip on “the greatest

So says Tim Winton, in an excellent article in the latest issue of Australian Geographic, where he reflects on his own life and the diminishing resources of the seas. He grew up expecting