“THE protection of Australia’s fisheries is pushing seafood imports to record levels, driving overfishing in other countries and exposing consumers to unacceptable levels of antibiotics and other contaminants. “Marine biologist Walter Starck said Australians were being forced to consume lower quality seafood imports, many from seriously depleted fisheries, even though Australia had a relative abundance […]
Archive | August 4, 2007
Climate Crisis Gender Bias: A Note from Woody
This reminds me of a satirical headline that I saw regarding the bridge over the Mississippi River that collapsed recently. “Bridge falls…Women and Minorities Hit Hardest” http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38770 When the United Nations concluded a two-day debate Thursday on the potential devastation from climate change, it covered a lot of territory: deforestation, desertification, greenhouse gases, renewable energy […]
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.