A draft New Zealand Energy Strategy is dominated by the Government's conviction that climate change (more properly described as "man-made global warming") is happening and that we must develop renewable energy to save New Zealand from disaster. The … [Read more...] about More Examples of Energy Policy Being Strangled by Canutian Climate Control
Archives for January 2008
Plan to Hunt Humpbacks Just a Ploy: A Translation from Ann Novek
I've done a rough translation of an insightful article from the Icelandic Minke Whaler’s Association which suggests the Japanese never intended to hunt Humpback whales in the Antarctic: The Japanese spectacle continues… During the annual … [Read more...] about Plan to Hunt Humpbacks Just a Ploy: A Translation from Ann Novek
New Australian Government Not Meeting Expectations on Whaling
When the new Rudd government was elected in Australia late last year all sorts of promises were made about ending Japanese whaling in the Antarctic including monitoring the whaling fleet. But according to a recent article in the The Australian the … [Read more...] about New Australian Government Not Meeting Expectations on Whaling
Exceptional rainfall produces exceptionally clean waterways
I recently reported that the wet season had well and truly arrived in the Daintree, with over 700 mm of rain in five days. More recently, Jennifer published the Australian mean rainfall total for 2007 at 497 mm, slightly more than the long-term … [Read more...] about Exceptional rainfall produces exceptionally clean waterways
2007 Coldest this Century: Lubos Motl
With the end of the year, and all the global warming hype, I've been trying to understand how hot 2007 really was globally and also the direction in which temperatures are now trending considering the satellite and near surface measurements at the … [Read more...] about 2007 Coldest this Century: Lubos Motl
Sun Bears (Part 2)
The world’s smallest species of bear, the sun bear ( Helarctos malayanus ), was classed as 'Vulnerable' and accepted for inclusion in the IUCN Red List in November 2007.** The international organisation that regulates trade in endangered species, … [Read more...] about Sun Bears (Part 2)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
