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About me - Roger Hanney

Assistant News Editor at a free progressive monthly published in Sydney, writing since 2003 mainly on matters environmental, political, and satirical. Un batard cynique, completing a masters degree in environmental law at Sydney University. Also published

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Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Will there ever be a chance for world peace?
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Let's play a game. You're an internet celebrity asking this question...and I'm Bono.As Bono, I would say something like, "world peace can happen within two generations, but we need to be activists. We need to support world governments with the courage to make tough decisions, we must feed the starving people of the world, and... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Judging George Bush's performance as president
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Whatever debates people want to have about Google - for my money they're still one of the user-friendliest Transglobals on the planet - they nailed this question a couple of years ago.Typing 'disaster' into Google and hitting 'I'm feeling lucky' brought up Bush's homepage. Oops!But Bush's 'performance' has been great...you kn... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Book Reviews: Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate Change, by Clive Hamilton
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Scorcher: the dirty politics of climate change by Clive HamiltonPublished by Black Inc. BooksReleased May, 2007Scorcher could have easily been titled A Staggeringly Large Amount of Very Inconvenient Truths. But that would misrepresent its focus. It would also suggest a rehashing of what is known. The book's core message is no... More..

Computers & Technology > Internet Trends eBay deems Australian prime minister's integrity non-existant
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Yes, it's official - Aussie PM John Howard's Integrity is "no item". While somebody almost managed to sell New Zealand on eBay and other people have sold everything from their virginity and kidneys to their lives, eBay had to remove the John Howard's Integrity from its listings. Because you can't buy what isn't there. Seller'... More..

Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies Cancer: Are there alternative health solutions
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As an 'alternative health' practitioner - trained, qualified, and practising in shiatsu - cancer in all its manifestations is one of the most confronting dis-eases I have ever had to work with. Although I can only imagine how it feels for family members or, moreso, the patient, I have lost friends to leukemia at very young ag... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration George W. Bush: A biography
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George Dubya Bush; a deep and thorough retrospective.Born. Dropped on head.Did badly in school. Had accident swinging on monkey bars. Landed on head.Opposed US involvement in Vietnam War by going AWOL from Texas Air Corps. Fell out of plane at 10 000 feet one time. Helmet broken, head scratched.Took way too much coke, booze, ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Comic book recommendations for people who don't like comic books
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Pfft. Comic books. We're talking nerds, spandex, publisher, year of publication, and in ubergeek territory we're talking release date. Oh, and if you guess wrongly at one of these or any other details in reference to said book, expect the scorn of one who felt it to such a degree that 47% of their schooling life was spent hid... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Exxon rep avoids arrest in Canada over climate policy
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Thursday June 14The 2007 Gas & Oil Exposition (GO Expo) was rocked today by the forward-looking keynote address of Shepard Wolff - spokesman for George Bush's key advisory, the National Petroleum Council (NPC), and mouthpiece for its Chief, former ExxonMobil CEO, Lee Raymond. Wolff was accompanied to the Expo in Calgary, Albe... More..

Computers & Technology > Phone Buying Tips Best cell phone unit in the world
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As I trawl through articles titled "the Best Cell Phone Unit In The World", I can't help thinking that I'm being subject to SPAM."Ooh," they squirm, in a near-erotic state of gadget-worship, "the Nokirolagoogooplex 4000Kr2 has a built-in 17 megapixel smooth-scrolling QWERTY keyboard function with audio-sync MP3 GPS nanochip I... More..

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