We are made of the same physical elements as dolphins, elephants and eagles and are part of the web of life we call nature. All is nature. The complexity we have created, our economies, our social order are all within nature. It cannot be otherwise. We share our …
Malta At Risk of Fresh Water Shortages
Aquifers are fresh water saturated underground layers of permeable rock, rock fractures, gravel, sand or silt from which water can be extracted. Malta ha…
Plastic Toxins World Epidemic
We are forced to deal with plastic pollution with urgency as it is already a worldwide epidemic. It is estimated that there was the equivalent of 200 …
The Urgency of Nuclear Disarmament
The global nuclear arsenal that exists today is capable of destroying all life on earth many times over – seriously, more than one time! Who exactly is …
Plastic Waste: Last Nail in the Coffin of Marine Life
A new global study published in July broke new ground by presenting the first global analysis of all mass-produced plastic ever manufactured. It is estim…
Maltese Democracy is Fundamentally Flawed
As the European Parliament is one of the institutions towards which Malta is accountable, we should understand something about its functioning. The 8th …
Family Values, Nationhood and Unity
The first signs of Maltese nationhood appeared in the early 19th century. Before then we were the island fortress of the Knights of St. John. The flag …
Nature is our home: not a resource to be exploited
Nature surrounds and envelops us. Our very existence is inextricably intertwined with the natural world. Our physical bodies are built up from the eleme…
Gross Domestic Product – Not Fit for Purpose
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the value of all goods and services produced within a country as estimated, for example, for a year or a quarter adjusted…
The last flight of the eagles
A flock of 60 eagles in flight must be a majestic sight; a magnificent bird at the peak of its evolutionary cycle; a species millions of years in the …