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Not Enough CO2 in Fossil Fuels to Make Oceans Acidic: A Note from Professor Plimer
Posted by Ian Plimer, October 24th, 2008 - under Opinion.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change, Coral Reefs
Comments: 132
In response to a question concerning the likelihood of our oceans becoming acidic from global warming Ian Plimer, University of Adelaide, has replied: THE oceans have remained alkaline during the Phanerozoic (last 540 million years) except for a very brief and poorly understood time 55 million years ago. Rainwater (pH 5.6) reacts with the most [...]
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Environmentalism Can’t Replace Religion: A Note from Ian Plimer
Posted by Ian Plimer, August 21st, 2008 - under Opinion, Uncategorized.
Tags: Philosophy
Comments: 185
Despite our comfortable materialistic lives, there are many who ask: Is that all? They want a meaning for life and yearn for a spiritual life. Some follow the traditional religions, others embrace paranormal beliefs and many follow a variety of spiritual paths. A new religion has been invented: Environmentalism. The rise of environmentalism parallels in [...]
