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“Paradise” (#15 in “a shining moment” series)

 

Many of us do not Believe.

A non-Believer, however, can still believe in the power of particular places here on terra firma – earthly “paradises” which inspire us, delight us, even heal us.

One uncanny song is named for a place that really did have the same name as the song which so vividly evoked it, and mourned its destruction: Paradise.

We have just lost its author.

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Word Power: planting trees, claiming credits…credible?

In Australia, the unpleasant truth – rarely admitted – is that in many instances, the answer to the headline’s question is “no”.

Carbon credits counted in government projections can, quite literally, go up in smoke and blow out the emissions side of the CO2 ledger.

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Word power: on “invasive species”

According to an alarming recent article in the Australian edition of The Guardian, Australia is “losing the fight” against invasive species.

It quotes scientists who claim that the “invaders”  pose a greater threat to Australia’s native species than does climate change.

(so, you may ask, “why on earth does the image atop this Pelican Yoga post depict an Australian native species which is clearly flourishing?”)

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