There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment, had made a very good record and was playing well.

And given that there's been probably a ten-fold amount of information about terrorism through the media than there has about climate change; I think that's quite an interesting statistic.

Recently though, our State Governments have discussed instigating a carbon trading scheme - the details are still to be decided - and that's an encouraging sign.

This is the rollcall of evolution happening in the space of a few generations, the greatest loss of living things that make up our biodiversity since the disappearance of the dinosaurs.

You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.

What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.

Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.