I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love …
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Care of Hummingbirds: To Dye or Not to Dye
Since moving to California, I have become besotted with hummingbirds. These graceful little birds are found only in the …
Bad Eggs: Why the Salmonella Outbreak Was Preventable
The worst thing about the current outbreak of salmonella in the United States is all the people who are getting sick. Th…
Australian Election Delivers ‘Greenslide’ but Outcome in Limbo
The Australian people have spoken, and they said “meh”. In case you missed it, there was a federal election …
Scape-Goating BP Lets Big Oil Off Scot-Free
I’ve been watching the growing condemnation of BP from all sides of the political spectrum and it’s making m…
Better Place Offers New Vision of the Electric Car
What if I told you that most of what you think you know about electric cars is probably wrong? Until this week, my idea …
California: Good Eggs, After All
From 2015, all eggs in California will be sunny side up – at least for the chickens. State Governor Arnold Schwarz…
Eco Laundry Drying Secrets Revealed
I grew up in sunny Australia where it was, and still is, normal to hang your wet laundry out to dry on an outdoors cloth…