Hollywood blockbuster 'The Day After Tomorrow' was an apocalyptic tale about the Gulf Stream -- the ocean current which circulates warm water from the tropics to the Northern Hemisphere -- being disrupted by global warming. In the following guest … [Read more...] about Screaming Gulf Myths: A Comment from Rog
Archives for July 17, 2006
Banking in the Macquarie Marshes: More Photographs & A Map
The Macquarie Marshes is a large non-terminal wetland in central western New South Wales (Australia) recognised internationally as an important breeding site for migratory birds. The marshes are degraded and the popular perception is that upstream … [Read more...] about Banking in the Macquarie Marshes: More Photographs & A Map
The Economics of Ethanol: New American Study
Last year the United States produced 3.9 billion gallons of ethanol from corn. Brazil produced 4.2 billion gallons over the same period all from sugar and mollasses. The United States Department of Agriculture has just published a report entitled … [Read more...] about The Economics of Ethanol: New American Study
Australian Environment Foundation First Conference
You can now register for the first conference of new environment group the Australian Environment Foundation (AEF) by downloading the registration brochure here. Keynote speaker is Mike Archer, palaeontologist, author and Dean of Science at the … [Read more...] about Australian Environment Foundation First Conference
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.