Jennifer Marohasy

Here’s one big snake caught on an electric fence in South Africa near the town of Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia.**

Photo via Helen Mahar, correct identification thanks to Nexus

Ouch!
Someone had some fun suggesting this python was Australian and from Nyngan. While Nyngan doesn’t have any African rock pythons …
Nyngan and the struggle [...]

Australian business icon Sir Arvi Parbo may not know much about the science of climate change, but he does know a bit about Australian business. I was interested to read his comment of last Wednesday that:
“Big business today is very conscious of public opinion. It is therefore not surprising that the recent publicity successes [...]

I’ve just discovered CarbonTradeWatch.org, a website critical of carbon trading. There are some thoughtful comments at the site including:
“Many environmental NGOs have negotiated themselves into a corner, which allows little space for effective critique of pollution trading but provides ample opportunities for consultancy work in the carbon economy.
“On the cusp of launching into the [...]