Social sustainability and environmental sustainability are both tested to the limit with nuclear power, not only because of the risks but because of the long…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 14, 2014
When speaking about sustainabilityPR to our IPREX public relations colleagues in Europe it is pretty clear that Australia is behind when it comes to engaging…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 14, 2014
An industry can’t easily progress these days unless it has community support. Politicians will normally line up behind the communities they represent (the politicians’ refrain…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 14, 2014
AP reports that Australian Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson has told an oil and gas safety conference in Perth that Australia’s emerging CSG industry…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 14, 2014
Very few people, especially public relations practitioners, will own up to this, but many fear writing. Here are some tips. There is a wonderful book about…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 14, 2014
Hot spots of water risk, according to theWorld Resources Institute, include Australia’s Murray-Darling basin (read below). We all know about the theory of Peak Oil. Does…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 13, 2014
Many Australians have doubtless had a gutful of articles on energy and the issues that surround them. After all, as one of the countries that…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 13, 2014
Below is an excellent story in the NYT laying out the fundamental arguments why fossil fuels are here for the long term. As the final…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 13, 2014
It’s hard to believe that after all the angry words exchanged over coal seam gas exploration, AGL’s ‘community relations’ effort amounts to so crudely buying…
Peter WilkinsonAugust 13, 2014