ON Monday, the first day of summer here in Australia, residents of the little town of Barmah in northwestern Victoria, drove cattle into their forest in defiance of a government ban. The Department of Sustainability and Environment has threatened … [Read more...] about Cattle Still in the Barmah Forest
Archives for December 4, 2008
Clarifying the Role of the Sun and Global Temperatures
YESTERDAY atmospheric scientist, Professor Marvin Geller, explained to Leigh Dayton, science writer at The Australian newspaper, that the sun could not be driving “recent global warming as climate change sceptics claim” because solar radiation has … [Read more...] about Clarifying the Role of the Sun and Global Temperatures
China Prepares for More Cold
A cold weather emergency response plan to tackle disasters after record cold and snow brought down power lines and paralyzed much of the usually mild south earlier this year... was activated in China on Wednesday. Read more here. … [Read more...] about China Prepares for More Cold
Australian Commodity Statistics 2008
ABARE released today, Thursday 4 December 2008, Australian Commodity Statistics 2008. This report is an invaluable reference book with Australia's agricultural and resources industries. It is a comprehensive publication, containing overview and … [Read more...] about Australian Commodity Statistics 2008
Eating Reindeer
Around 70 per cent of Swedish reindeer slaughtered are calves, which means they die without seeing snow, claims the animal welfare group Viva!. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Eating Reindeer
A Consensus Means …
A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually. Abba Eban via Joe D'Aleo … [Read more...] about A Consensus Means …
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
