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Richard Plumpton | ii |
- Jan 11, 2020
- 2 min
If This "Summer of Fire" Doesn't Jolt Australia into Action, What Will?
[Image: Bushfire near Black Head Beach in NSW | © Martin Von Stoll] Waking to the smell of ash every morning. Receiving the latest fire...
Richard Plumpton | ii |
- Dec 27, 2019
- 3 min
Focusing on 'Doing Something' to Control the Dread.
[Image: Heirisson Island Tree Planting | © City of Perth] As we hurtle towards a new decade, it's hard not to feel heavy-hearted about...
Richard Plumpton | ii |
- Oct 6, 2019
- 3 min
When a 16 Year Old Shows Us What a Real Leader Looks Like.
[Image: Greta Thunberg | © Anders Hellberg] It is a sign of the times we now live in that a 16 year old from Sweden called Greta Thunberg...
Richard Plumpton | ii |
- Sep 7, 2019
- 2 min
Is this Australia's 'Canary in the Coal Mine' Moment?
[Image: Australia's Increasing Bushfire Risk | © Bloomberg & BOM] As we approach what all the experts are saying is going to be a...
Richard Plumpton | ii |
- Jul 16, 2019
- 2 min
Teaching Opportunity from Day One.
[Image: A School in Timor Leste | © United Nations] If there's one thing that's been endlessly reinforced during my recent sustainable...
Richard Plumpton | ii |
- Jun 6, 2019
- 2 min
The Dignity of Those with the Least.
[Image: Children in Vanuatu | © CARE Australia] Since early 2017 I've been involved in looking for new models that will help facilitate...
Richard Plumpton | ii |
- May 22, 2019
- 2 min
Accepting What the Future May Hold.
[Image: Self Reflected in White Light | © Greg Dunn] I've recently found myself involved in a project focused on the neurosciences and...
Richard Plumpton | ii |
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
A Little Bit of Plastic in All of Us...
[Image: Plastic Ocean Waste | © The Independent Newspaper] In the last 12 months the plastic ocean waste issue has (finally) cut through...
Richard Plumpton | ii |
- Feb 27, 2019
- 2 min
Getting Ready for the 21st Century's Third Decade.
[Image: Burmese School | © United Nations.] It's hard to believe that we're just 10 months away from the third decade of the 21st...
Richard Plumpton | ii |
- Jan 18, 2019
- 3 min
When the Politics of Division Succeed.
[Image: Heading for Europe's Exit | © Herriot–Watt University.] I very rarely get too disheartened – despite the very real sustainable...