Sydney wants green to be the dominant colour in its massive New Year's Eve fireworks and festivities to herald in 2009. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Sydney to Offset New Year Fireworks
Archives for December 2008
No ‘Happy New Year’ for Koalas in the Central Murray Valley
THE Victorian Premier, John Brumby, has waited until New Year’s Eve to announce the end of timber harvesting and grazing in 83,000 hectares of red gum forest in the Central Murray Valley in north western Victoria, Australia. The creation of new … [Read more...] about No ‘Happy New Year’ for Koalas in the Central Murray Valley
Dishonest Advertising on the ETS: AEF Media Release
GetUp’s global warming television ads (to air today) are dishonest and inaccurate, according to Dr Jennifer Marohasy, Chair of the Australian Environment Foundation. “For all sorts of reasons a number of groups, of which Internet campaigners … [Read more...] about Dishonest Advertising on the ETS: AEF Media Release
Global Warming is Over: Don Easterbrook
IN 2001 geologist Don Easterbook predicted the beginning of a period of global cooling. At a recent meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco he again predicted a period of cooling based in part on correlation between past glacial … [Read more...] about Global Warming is Over: Don Easterbrook
‘Steve Irwin’ Attacks Japanese Whalers
LAST night in The Southern Ocean, anti-whaling campaigners aboard The Steve Irwin rammed the Kaiko Maru from the starboard rear side. According to the Japanese whalers: The incident occurred when the Kaiko Maru was undertaking a detour in the ice … [Read more...] about ‘Steve Irwin’ Attacks Japanese Whalers
Global Warming Since 1958
I know it’s a tough job – but let’s just check the International Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) iconic, widely-quoted conclusion* and parse its meaning: “Most of the observed increase in globally-averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century … [Read more...] about Global Warming Since 1958
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
