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Australia’s PBS Is Not for Sale
Imagine paying over $300 a month just to manage your cholesterol. That’s the reality for millions of Americans who are prescribed common...

Gregory Andrews
Jul 92 min read


Twice the Dead, Half the Truth
The humanitarian cost in Gaza is far higher than we’ve been told. They were eating breakfast. Sleeping. Playing. Praying. And then the...

Gregory Andrews
Jul 92 min read


Imagine a World of Courage and Compassion
Yesterday evening I had the privilege to speak at the ACT Tibetan community celebration of the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai...

Gregory Andrews
Jul 72 min read


Cassowaries: Rainforest Royalty with Attitude
Cassowaries aren’t just the most spectacular bird in the Australian rainforest - they’re also one of the most misunderstood, most...

Gregory Andrews
Jul 42 min read


Left in the Dust: Australia In the New Energy Revolution
This week’s New York Times blew the lid off any doubts on who’s winning the global clean energy race. And spoiler alert, it's not...

Gregory Andrews
Jul 23 min read


Insectageddon: Why We Need Bugs To Survive
Insects are often overlooked, undervalued, or actively disliked - but the truth is they’re among our greatest ecological allies. Take...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 293 min read


Yeah But… We Can Adapt, Technology Can Fix It
It’s a go-to argument when denialism meets techno-optimism. And it sounds like something Elon Musk would say: “We’ll adapt. Technology...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 252 min read


Yeah But… You’re Not a Climate Expert!
This is the 11th in my “Yeah But…” series and is one always makes me smile - because it says more about the person saying it than it does...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 252 min read


Yeah But… The Sun Doesn’t Shine at Night
This is another common throwaway line I hear from denialists and fossil fuel defenders. It’s usually served with a smirk, as if it’s some...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 243 min read


Yeah But… Wind Farms Kill Birds, Whales, and Forests
This is the ninth in my “Yeah But…” series. And it comes up a lot: “Yeah but wind farms kill birds.” “Yeah but they’re killing whales!”...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 243 min read


Yeah But… We Need Gas for the Transition
This is one of the most dangerous myths in Australian climate politics. We hear it everywhere - from fossil fuel lobbyists, government...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 233 min read


Yeah But… CO₂ Is Natural
This is the latest instalment in my “Yeah But…” blog series - where I unpack climate denialists’ lazy and misleading excuses. So far,...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 232 min read


Australia Must Not Join Trump In War With Iran
The US has unilaterally launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, pushing the world to the edge of another catastrophic Middle...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 223 min read


Yeah But… The Climate’s Always Been Changing
This is the sixth post in my “Yeah But…” series, where I dismantle common arguments used to detract from climate action - one lazy excuse...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 222 min read


Yeah But… What About China’s and India’s Emissions?
Let’s talk about China and India for the fifth post in my “Yeah But…” series where I dismantle common and lazy arguments used by climate...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 212 min read


Yeah But… Solar Panels All End Up in Landfill
This is the fourth in my “Yeah But…” series - where I unpack common and misleading arguments used to distract and dismiss climate...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 202 min read


Yeah But… What About All The Lithium Mining?
This is the third post in my “Yeah But…” series, where I unpack the laziest, loudest, and most persistent excuses thrown around to delay...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 182 min read


Yeah But… It’s Made With Fossil Fuels
This is the second of my new “Yeah But…” series. It’s where I unpack lazy excuses used to downplay or delay climate action - often by...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 172 min read


Yeah But, It’s Made in China
This is the first in a series I’m thinking of calling “Yeah But…” It’s aimed at tackling the tired, lazy lines I see thrown around -...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 163 min read


What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
A new peer-reviewed study from Stanford University scientifically confirms what many of us already know: carbon capture is not only a...

Gregory Andrews
Jun 133 min read
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