Monthly Archives: October 2011

One less star in Africa tonight

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Christina Scott — Africa’s foremost science journalist, an inspiration across the continent and beyond, and my colleague and friend — died today. Continue reading →

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Q: When is a forest not a forest? A: When no-one knows

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

The fate of forests gets decided in concrete capitals where policymakers pour over green-tinged maps and financial spreadsheets that only show some of the costs and benefits of changing a real forest into anything else. Continue reading →

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How to talk to the media… How not to talk to the media

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Here are two of my favourite recent video clips of people being interviewed by the media — one wins and one loses.

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Blacklisted by Canada… for drawing climate-change cartoons?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Canadian artist Franke James says the government of Canada has flexed its diplomatic muscle to block exhibitions in Europe of her visual essays about climate change. Now she is fighting back.

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