"With understandable reluctance, Prime Minister Howard recently donned the political hair-shirt of a carbon trading system. On the very same day, NASA chief Michael Griffin commented in a USA radio interview that “I am not sure that it is fair to say … [Read more...] about Wrong Science Leads to Pointless Economics: A Note from Bob Carter
Archives for June 18, 2007
Government Should Stop Blaming The Drought?
Ken Smith, Coordinator-General and Director-General, Department of Infrastructure, Queensland Government. A recent publication circulated by your Department, Water for the Future, argued that Queensland is experiencing the worst drought in more … [Read more...] about Government Should Stop Blaming The Drought?
Is a Bioreactor Suitable for this Community?
G'Day Jennifer, Maroochy Shire Council on the Sunshine Coast is attempting to build a mega garbage dump in a beautiful fertile valley just 500 metres from homes. This dump is a Bioreactor, like the two at Ipswich west of Brisbane. Our committee … [Read more...] about Is a Bioreactor Suitable for this Community?
Songbird Returns to Cornwall
"Europe's first songbird reintroduction programme is celebrating after cirl buntings, one of Britain's rarest and most attractive small birds, were found last week to be breeding in Cornwall - where they had been extinct for many years... Read the … [Read more...] about Songbird Returns to Cornwall