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Scientist Steve Schneider Flips Fears
On the TV show In Search Of…The Coming Ice Age, Steven Schneider wonders whether mankind should intervene in staving off a coming ice age.  Watch the old footage on YouTube here. (24)

Australian Liberals Oppose Carbon Trading
Australian Opposition Leader (Malcolm Turnbull) will be forced to stare down more than two-thirds of the Liberal back bench if he proceeds with his plan to negotiate with the government over amendments to the emissions trading scheme before December’s Copenhagen climate change conference.   Read more here. (2)

Not Evil Just Wrong
Buy the DVD by clicking on the flashing icon above. (1)

Climate Change Summit in New York
In New York… Chinese leader Hu Jintao … U.S. President Barack Obama more or less shuffled climate control policy off into the great dreamscape of unattainable plans and long range objectives. Like equality for all and peace in our time …  Terence Corcoran, Financial Post (1)

Minerals Industry Now Complaining
THE [Australian] minerals industry has demanded [the Prime Minister] Kevin Rudd overhaul his proposed emissions trading system or risk smashing Australian jobs and the nation’s industrial competitiveness.  Read more here. (1)

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Archive for June 9th, 2008

Introducing the mystery Stink Bug

Following my earlier post, in which I could tell you the face did not belong to a member of Australia’s legislature etcetera, well here is the full body:

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Ann Novek has a New Blog

Ann Novek lives in Sweden. She was once a medical student, but quit to work as a wildlife rehabilitator. She works mostly with birds, and has a special interest in helping birds affected by oil spills.
Ann has also been a supporter of this blog, sending in wildlife photographs and also information about whaling. [...]

Do you recognise this face?

On this Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday, I thought that I would issue a challenge to our Politics & Environment Weblog community:
To whom or what does this face belong?

I can tell you that it is not a member of Australia’s legislature. Neither is it employed in Australia’s public service. It is definitely Australian, but [...]

New Theory for ‘Mountain Growth’

WASHINGTON – The Andes Mountains may have growth spurts, doubling their height in as little as 2 million to 4 million years, US researchers reported on Thursday.
Their findings suggest that current theories about plate tectonics — the process that creates and moves continents, giving rise to mountain ranges — may need updating…
Garzione proposes an alternative [...]

Changing Attitudes to GM Foods: Craig Cormick on ABC Radio

“We have long known that concerns about a new and unknown technology diminish over time, and in regard to gene technology and biotechnology we’re now seeing that played out in the public’s minds…
“The second factor was a perception that genetically modified crops could be of benefit in helping to address a range of new concerns [...]