Speaking from New York, Virgin Blue Boss Sir Richard Branson has said transport and energy companies must be at the forefront of developing environmentally friendly business strategies and has pledged to invest US$3bn (£1.6bn) to fight global … [Read more...] about Richard Branson to Back New Technologies In Fight Against AGW
Archives for September 2006
Crikey! The Islands Are Still There: An Inconvenient Truth (Part 3)
Australia's tabloid e-news site Crikey has been suggesting that there are only a few misguided global warming skeptics. On Line Opinion's editor, Graham Young, has written to Crikey suggesting they, rather than the skeptics, are misguided. … [Read more...] about Crikey! The Islands Are Still There: An Inconvenient Truth (Part 3)
Cassowaries Mating: A Note from Neil Hewett
I received the followed note and pictures from Neil Hewett of Cooper Creek Wilderness in the magnificent Daintree Rainforest of Far North Queensland. Neil wrote: "These magnificent birds once roamed more than half the land-surface of the planet, but … [Read more...] about Cassowaries Mating: A Note from Neil Hewett
How to Become a Global Warming Skeptic
In an early blog post titled 'Debate and Dissent is Healthy', part of my series on Al Gore's movie 'An Inconvenient Truth', I explained how tabloid e-news site Crikey had started a list of global warming skeptics and was suggesting that we were a … [Read more...] about How to Become a Global Warming Skeptic
Hong Kong’s Pink Dolphins
I went dolphin watching on Friday not far from Hong Kong in the South China Sea and saw perhaps 30 pink dolphins. That's right they were really pink - as pink as a pig! When they came up for a breath and jumped out of the water it wasn't for long … [Read more...] about Hong Kong’s Pink Dolphins
Debate and Dissent is Healthy: An Inconvenient Truth (Part 2)
In 'An Inconvenient Truth' Al Gore repeatedly suggests that all the 'so-called global warming skeptics' are in the pay of a big oil company probably Exxon Mobil. Never once during this so-called documentary does Gore acknowledge that there is … [Read more...] about Debate and Dissent is Healthy: An Inconvenient Truth (Part 2)