The Butterfly Effect: Finding Sanctuary in Butterfly Town, USA, By Jennifer Lunden was a piece of creative nonfiction that I chose to present to my Creative Nonfiction class early in 2014, during the last year of my Diploma at Victoria University (VU). My Creative Nonfiction teacher, the wonderful Michelle Fincke, read the following analysis of 'The Butterfly Effect' out … [Read more...] about The Butterfly Effect
Archives for July 2015
Cassandras Rather than Canaries
As a metaphor explaining the far-reaching consequences for those of us with environmental health conditions, the Canary in the Coal Mine works: Miners used to take caged canaries along with them down into the coal mines because, when exposed to toxic and noxious gases from the coal, canaries are guaranteed to suffer ill health effects, dying far sooner than their human carers … [Read more...] about Cassandras Rather than Canaries
The History of Chemical Sensitivity
Another wonderful lecture by Dr William Rea from the Environmental Health Centre in Dallas, bought to you from Breakspear Medical. This time, it's on the history of chemical sensitivity. A condition that's had many names and many faces; no doubt there will be a few more before our cage is unlocked. Enjoy! … [Read more...] about The History of Chemical Sensitivity
STOP WOOD-SMOKE: Draft Letter You Can Use
A draft letter to stop wood-smoke from new wood-burning heaters from the good, hardworking people over at Air Quality Australia: Please tell Environment Ministers about meaningless woodheater 'standards' before 15 Jul meeting Draft email - please edit as appropriate and send to the Federal Environment & Health Ministers, and to your state Environment & … [Read more...] about STOP WOOD-SMOKE: Draft Letter You Can Use
Lisa Neville: Please Help Stop Wood-smoke Impacting on My Already Inflamed Airways
Dear, Lisa Neville, Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Each winter, my health is impacted on by my neighbours' wood-smoke from their wood heaters. Not only does the woodsmoke make me ill for days at a time but it also makes my life and that of my family's difficult: we have to seal our windows with masking tape to keep the smoke out; we can't run the exhausts … [Read more...] about Lisa Neville: Please Help Stop Wood-smoke Impacting on My Already Inflamed Airways