Archive for March 25th, 2008
Whaling in the North Part II 2008 and Listen to a Humpback
Posted by Paul, March 25th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Whales
Comments: 16
1) The Icelandic Minke Whaler’s Association states on its website “A conceivable agreement within the IWC?”
A rough translation:
“There has been an intersessional IWC meeting in London in March. According to the Icelandic IWC Commissioner, Stefan Asmundsson, there are no proposals that the IWC will start to regulate commercial whaling, even if such hints/ rumours have [...]
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Coral Re-growth on the Great Barrier Reef: A Note from Bob Halstead
Posted by jennifer, March 25th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Coral Reefs
Comments: 6
In July 2002 I was helping teach an underwater photography course for students at James Cook University. Day trips to the outer barrier were organised from Port Douglas. On the reef I mostly saw dead coral smothered with rafts of brown algae, and struggled to find any living invertebrates for the students to photograph. It [...]
Letter to The Editor: Ban Night-Time Sport
Posted by jennifer, March 25th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Comments: 4
I have agreed to publish ‘Letters to The Editor’ that fail to make the mainstream newspapers. The following contribution from Art Raiche appears to have been overlooked by both the Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian:
Dear Sir,
Australia’s CO2 output is insignificant compared with that of the rest of the world. We could shut [...]
Sign Up to Endorse Declaration Against Man-Made Climate Fears!
Posted by Paul, March 25th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 3
One of the most important outcomes of The 2008 International Conference on Climate Change in New York City conference was the production of the Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change, a copy of which you can read below. The coordinators of the Declaration are opening endorsement up to individuals who support the declaration but were [...]
Climate Facts to Warm To (Part 2)
Posted by jennifer, March 25th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 66
I did a radio interview commenting on global temperatures and weather patterns last Monday which was picked up by The Australian, then the blogosphere and now Fox News.
Some people have asked me for clarification on a few points including what the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said by way of the [...]

