Sign language
In business they say communication is the key and, as The Note knows from experience, the simpler the better.
This bit of unfortunate signage dug up by an operative during a visit to Pinneroo Cemetery in Perth’s northern suburbs is, as examples go, about as good as we could ever hope to find.
We hope we are not being too insensitive when we say that we dig that simplicity.
Emission control
Trawling as we often do through the flotsam and jetsam of the nation’s bureaucracy, The Note could not stifle a wry smile upon discovering a carbon farming initiative submitted to the federal Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.
The entrepreneurs behind a group called Northwest Carbon have submitted a proposal to curtail greenhouse gas emissions through the management of large feral herbivores (camels), a methane-producing ruminant.
In summary the proposal is to knock off approximately 1 million camels to stop their digestive systems wrecking our air, not to mention their grazing techniques despoiling the great Aussie outback.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, this proposal had objections. We liked best the one from Animal Liberation Victoria which stated: “Killing them is not the answer”.
“Using the pretext of reducing methane emissions per kill and gaining carbon credits is disgraceful, not just in the eyes of Australians but especially in the eyes of the international community who are appalled by this proposed slaughter of animals for carbon credits, as evidenced by the international media attention on this,” ALV submitted.
“Animal Liberation Victoria was recently interviewed by German TV RTL due to international shock that the Australian government was considering this proposal.”
ALV suggested Australia would be best placed focusing its attentions on much bigger environmental vandals – domesticated livestock such as sheep and cows.
The Note was bewildered as to how that is achieved without killing them too?