The Victorian government has endorsed the activites of a family called the Sustainables. This family has identified 10 things that we can all do to save the planet. They are: 1. Take a four minute power shower 2. Take reusable bags with you when … [Read more...] about Saving the Planet Starts with The Sustainables?
Archives for August 2005
On Politics (Part 3)
This follows my earlier two postings 'on politics' including the proposition that the left think the right are evil: "The truth is not as simple as the question are people good or bad, as we so often put it. It is not as easy as Hobbes or Rousseau, … [Read more...] about On Politics (Part 3)
Drinking Sewage – Request for More Information
Toowomba is Ausralia's largest inland regional city situated at the headwaters of the Murray Darling Basin. The population in the 'Greater Toowoomba Region' is 135,000 and expected to grow. The Mayor of the city has committed to an ambitious waste … [Read more...] about Drinking Sewage – Request for More Information
More on Jared Diamond & ‘Collapse’
"The fundamental flaw in Jared Diamond's treatment of Easter Island is that he approaches the problems of its evolution and history with the zeal of an environmental campaigner, and not with the dispassionate detachment of a scientist. He is too much … [Read more...] about More on Jared Diamond & ‘Collapse’
Anti-GW Campaign Trumps Anti-Uranium Campaign
A friend suggested to me recently that all the concern about global warming is driving increasing acceptance of uranium as an energy source. So is this a case of one scary campaign trumping another? Of course many who campaigned against uranium are … [Read more...] about Anti-GW Campaign Trumps Anti-Uranium Campaign
Adapting to Climate Change
The question that I asked last Thursday (18th August) - might it get wetter as it gets warmer - was not answered. There was comment made that this question can't be answered. There was comment made that the question is irrelevant. Phil Done has … [Read more...] about Adapting to Climate Change
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
