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Pollution and trading emissions

Pollution and trading emissions

All life produces 'waste products' which have the potential to pollute the atmosphere, observes Mark Tronson, Chairman of Well-Being Australia. As long as there was a limited population, the amount of 'pollution' was small and was dealt with in the local atmosphere..

  • Incremental changes need to be watched

    Incremental changes, and how, little by little they can add up to changing the direction of your life, is a subject Baptist minister Mark Tronson has been reflecting upon over the years. He relates the following incidents to illustrate how this can happen.

  • Nonconformists are heavy weights without the media

    In the eyes of the mainstream journalists, Anglicans and Roman Catholics appear to be the only Christian people in Australia, says Baptist minister Mark Tronson. For some time, he has been concerned that this restricted vision of the media does not represent the diversity of Christians.

  • Christmas story excites the Footplate Padre

    Footplate Padre Mark Tronson, writing his monthly Footplate Padre article for the On Track E-Railway magazine, says that the fourth of his sixteen railway books, \'From the Driver\'s Seat\', contains 14 railway journeys written from the viewpoint of actually driving the train.

  • Socialism and Radical Environmentalism

    Old, failed ideologies seldom are killed off easily, or die off only once. They have a nasty habit of showing up again and again in various guises and with new titles. But the same old discredited notions and failed philosophies keep resurfacing, hoping to take in more gullible recruits.

  • Field Hockey's rule changes for the spectators

    In the Western world field hockey is not a popular spectator sport. Many Australians play this physically taxing, fast paced game even though a strong supporter base has never really taken off.

  • Young cricketers becoming professionals

    There has been concern within the Australian cricket fraternity and among Australian cricket commentators for some time now, about the new cricketers coming through the system. The cry going up is that these talented youngsters are not getting a 'go' at the top level until they themselves are past the centre point of their career.

  • The Australian Christmas stocking

    A painting on the famous Australian Arnotts biscuit tin was Father Christmas taking some respite with an Australian stockman around a camp fire. Australian children knew this represented a true scene, in that they would leave their Christmas stocking out on Christmas eve and next morning it contained the most exciting presents wrapped in colourful Christmas paper. They knew that Father Christmas would find them here 'Downunder'!

  • Christianity and Religious Syncretism

    This week the Parliament of the World's Religions (PWR) meets in Melbourne. Thousands of delegates from all over the world are expected to attend this week-long conference. People from all religions, and even atheists, will be in attendance.

  • What can we make of Copenhagen

    In recent weeks I have received an avalanche of emails from people angered and confused by rumours doing the rounds of the internet, and being reported by some sections of the media, as to what is to be discussed and possibly agreed upon at the forthcoming Copenhagen Climate Change Conference without informed public debate on them. Rumours are rife that a one world government will be formed and confirmed at Copenhagen, of debilitating economic outcomes being forced on Australia, and of potential

  • If you know, you must look away

    Australia\'s Stab surfing magazine writer Mike Jennings commented, "You can leer at the 16-year-old as you would an adult woman, so long as you're ignorant. Once you become aware of their age you must look away."

  • Five common words

    Biblical imagery is alive and well in every day use of the English language, claims Well-Being Australia chairman and Baptist minister Mark Tronson. This provides ample opportunities for one-to-one evangelism in every day life.