Monthly Archives: August 2011

Coal seam gas lies 2

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Sarah

My mum, bless her thoughtful heart, just sent me a bunch of newspaper clippings from Sydney, about coal seam gas. In the 10 paragraphs of an ad placed by the coal seam gas industry body APPEA, I counted 7 statements that are untrue or misleading. Continue reading →

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Coal Seam Gas lies

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Sarah

A farmer from QLD came to our area recently to speak of his experiences with coal seam gas company representatives. “They look you in the eye, and they lie, lie, lie”, he said. “And if a man’s word is no good, he’s no good.” Continue reading →

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Direct sowing vs seedling trays

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Sarah

Vegie garden epiphany number 2. Continue reading →

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Linking astronomy with sowing times

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Sarah

Had a bit of an epiphany about the vegie garden recently. Two, actually. Continue reading →

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Carpet snake

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Sarah

A couple of months ago, we woke up one morning to find a well-nourished visitor outside our bathroom window. His/her? jaws were still a bit loose from the almighty stretching they must have been given the night before. Continue reading →

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