Category Archives: Politics & Environment

Australian politics and environmental issues including recycling, climate change, peak oil, corporate donations to political parties, ways to lower your electricity bill, use less water and reduce your impact on the environment

Car Sharing in Australia & USA – Collaborative Consumption

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Neerav Bhatt

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GoGet is an Australian collaborative consumption everything as a service (XaaS) success story which has provided car share as a service for over a decade. Collaborative consumption reinvents the concept of sharing using networked technologies Read more [...]

Jobs, Technology & Subsidies: Future of Australian Car Manufacturing

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Neerav Bhatt

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The future of Australia’s car manufacturing industry is very important as many jobs are involved and Federal and State governments have doled out billions in the past to car companies to continue local manufacturing, with the promise of lots Read more [...]

Teleworking: Boost Business Productivity & Reduce Traffic Pollution

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Jon Dee

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GUEST ARTICLE: An increase in teleworking will boost business productivity and reduce traffic pollution in our major cities, argues Jon Dee the Managing Director of advocacy group Do Something! and NSW Australian of the Year for 2010. One Read more [...]

Protesters and Politicians Wearing Anti-Fascist V For Vendetta Guy Fawkes Masks

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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Activists around the world in the Occupy, Anonymous movements as well as those protesting against proposed copyright laws like ACTA, SOPA and PIPA have taken to wearing smirking Guy Fawkes masks inspired by Alan Moore’s anti-fascist graphic Read more [...]

Shark Attack Fears Irrational – Death from Defective Toaster More Likely

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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If sharks could write they would have complained long ago to the Press Council about having their reputation maligned by sensational, unbalanced, media over-coverage of a tiny number of human deaths caused by sharks each year compared to the Read more [...]

Force Of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (Canadian Film Festival)

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Neerav Bhatt

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I watched the documentary "Force Of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie" yesterday at the Possible Worlds Canadian Film Festival held in Sydney (using a press pass from sponsors RIM, a Canadian company which created the Blackberry smartphone). My Read more [...]

My Thoughts on BBC World Service: Olympic Legacies for Sydney 2000 and London 2012

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Neerav Bhatt

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I was planning a quiet meal at home yesterday when I got a call from BBC World Service Radio. The producer of World Have Your Say had just read my article Olympics and World Cup Big Events Waste of Tax Payers Money and wanted me to contribute Read more [...]

Growing Human Population Could Lead to Soylent Green Future

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Neerav Bhatt

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The 1973 Film Soylent Green predicts a future world in the year 2022 where the stark landscape has been cleared of vegetation, temperatures are sweltering, mass extinction of flora and fauna means there’s no fresh food and the masses inhabiting Read more [...]

Future of Business, Holiday and Military Aviation

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Neerav Bhatt

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The world has recently been focused on the last NASA Space Shuttle flight STS-135. Back on Earth the combination of cost cutting airlines and government obsession with security theatre is making flying frustrating and uncomfortable with pat Read more [...]

X Media Lab – Imagination, Science Fiction and Planning for the Future

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Neerav Bhatt

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X Media Lab is an internationally acclaimed digital media think-tank and creative workshop which has a strong presence in emerging powerhouse creative and business markets like China and the Middle East. They organise conferences bringing people Read more [...]

Electric Cars – The Future of Australian Motoring? (GEARE #64)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Neerav Bhatt

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With all the buzz surrounding cars like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Roadster, not to mention hybrid petrol-electrics like the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid, you’d think that electricity-powered cars were a relatively Read more [...]

Electricity Usage Meter Cuts Electricity Bills and Helps Environment

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ryan McCarthy

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GUEST ARTICLE: Imagine if your grocery shop had no prices marked on the shelves and they simply billed you with a lump-sum statement every quarter. Yet, this is how most households and businesses pay for their electricity consumption. Using Read more [...]

Surveillance Society: CCTV Cameras Everywhere Dont Make Us Safe

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Neerav Bhatt

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Cameras are fast becoming commonplace fixtures on our streets, our public transport and even in our workplaces. Some argue that these cameras are a necessary and effective crime reduction tool. But are they actually as effective as people claim? Read more [...]

Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil (ABC TV DVD Review)

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Neerav Bhatt

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Ever thought about where the petrol in your car’s fuel tank comes from? That’s where the story of “Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil” begins around 160 million years ago in the area now known as the Middle East, which was then Read more [...]

How To Think Like a Futurist (Craig Rispin at Gartner Symposium)

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Neerav Bhatt

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I had a press pass to the 2010 Gartner Symposium/ITxpo and specifically made time to attend Craig Rispin's session "How To Think Like a Futurist as I'd heard he had some thought provoking ideas to share. He made a lot of good points including Read more [...]