Tune in to in depth interviews and reports featuring environmental leaders and experts exploring the challenges, solutions and opportunities for our threatened ecologies, climate and civilisation. Presented and produced by Sean O’Shannessy on Bundjalung Country Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything (Feel free to rebroadcast any content from this podcast for non commercial purposes with proper attribution) https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalAsAnything/ Tune in to the Environmental as Anything Show live on 92.9 River FM every Saturday 2-5pm AEST http://2ncr.org.au/streaming.html
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Greg Mullins developed a keen interest in the linkages between climate change and extreme weather events in his period as Commissioner of Fire & Rescue in NSW and is an internationally recognised expert in responding to major bushfires and natural disasters. In this interview with Sean O'Shannessy he speaks on the issues raised by the climate infernos sweeping across the West Coast USA and the politics driving Australia's budget response to the climate emergency.
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Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
The knitting Nanas are a force to be reckoned with as are our School Strikers for Climate. Both have declared they will be ramping up actions for a genuinely sustainable economic recovery from covid and that massive government subsidies and reckless approvals for fossil fuels are not party of that.
Sean O'Shannessy attended actions by both Nanas and strikers and filed these reports for Environmental as Anything
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Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Simon Holmes à Court is senior advisor to the Climate and Energy College at Melbourne University and sits on the board of the Smart Energy Council. He helps Sean O'Shannessy and Meg Nielsen see through the smoke kicked up by the spinning wheels of the Morrison regime's energy roadblock plan.
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Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Southern Cross University whale researcher Dr Wally Franklin speaks to Sean O'Shannessy on the heroic whale rescue carried out this week on the SW coast of Tasmania
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Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Steve Rogers is a dry land rice farmer and Operations Manager for the Natural Rice Company based in Kyogle. He speaks to Sean O'Shannessy & reveals some of the ecological and economic advantages of dry land rice growing and dispels some furphies about the so called Australian "Rice Crisis"
Peter Holding is a third-generation farmer in south east NSW, growing crops such as canola and wheat, as well as running sheep for wool. Peter is also a member of the Climate Kelpie – a central location for farmers after practical information and tools with which to manage climate change risk and impacts. Wearing his hat as the Farm Outreach Officer for Farmers for Climate Action Peter speaks to Environmental as Anything about the Morrison government's Energy Roadmap, the National Farmers Federation's commitment to zero emissions by 2050 and the dirty politics of the koala killers besmirching the reputation of farmers.
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Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Celebrating Earth and Art's Meg Nielsen spoke at length to clinical psychologist and community organiser Wayne Sommerville on the Art of Living in a Dangerous World. Here are the edited highlights.
(Celebrating Earth and Art airs on 92.9 River FM every Tuesday from 10-2)
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Saturday Sep 26, 2020
Saturday Sep 26, 2020
As Energy Finance Analyst – Gas/LNG for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Bruce Robertson understands the gas industry's dirty secrets better than most. He shares his analysis of the Morrison government's Gas Fuelled Recovery and reveals how they are lying to us about it and why.
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Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tim Beshara is Manager of Policy and Strategy at The Wilderness Society Australia, former Media Adviser Office of Senator Peter Whish-Wilson and previously olicy adviser to incoming Environment Minister the Hon Robyn Parker MP, responsible for National Parks, Marine Park reforms, Threatened Species policy and Native Vegetation reforms. He shares his inside knowledge and analysis of the recent machinations within the NSW Coalition Government and the likely electoral ramifications for them if they can't effectively bring their Koala Killer faction to heel.
Sydney Morning Herald article by Tim Beshara: I worked for the NSW government and I've seen Barilaro's tactics before
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
We've all wondered what on earth could motivate our federal government to ignore the science, economics and public opinion so blatantly and insist on pouring our Covid recovery funds into their ludicrous "gas led recovery". John Hewson is one of Australia's most emminent economists and has been leader of the Federal Liberal Party and he calls it "corruption". Listen in to a revealing conversation as he shares his insights with Environmental as Anything.
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Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Michael Mazengarb from RenewEconomy gets us up to speed with this week's big stories on our transition to renewable prosperity
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