BARACK Obama in his inaugural speech promised to “roll back the spectre of a warming planet.” In this context, it is worth contemplating a passage from his book 'Dreams from My Father'. It reveals a lot about the way we view the world’s … [Read more...] about The Climate Change Safari Park: A Note from Bjorn Lomborg
Archives for January 2009
Leprechauns Cause Global Warming?
IT is always dangerous to use a proxy measure to make assumptions about a relationship. At popular blog The Blackboard, Zeke has used the Irish population as a proxy for the population of Leprechauns ...given that Leprechauns are invisible thus … [Read more...] about Leprechauns Cause Global Warming?
Bond University Dismisses Climate Change Sceptic
IT is common for Australian academics to publicly express an opinion on climate change including in our newspapers; think Tim Flannery, Ian Lowe and more recently Barry Brook. A couple of weeks ago Jon Jenkins, an Adjunct Professor at Bond … [Read more...] about Bond University Dismisses Climate Change Sceptic
Satellite to Monitor Emissions
Japan has launched the world's first satellite dedicated to monitoring global greenhouse gas emissions, as part of efforts to tackle climate change. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Satellite to Monitor Emissions
Is Antarctic Warming Real or “Mann”-Made? A Note from Fred Singer
THE recent report in the journal Nature of an unexpected Antarctic warming trend has created a certain amount of skepticism – even among supporters of AGW. [1] But in an AP news story, two of its authors (one is ‘hockey-stick’ inventor Michael … [Read more...] about Is Antarctic Warming Real or “Mann”-Made? A Note from Fred Singer
Decisive Vote against Seal Products
THE European Union’s Environment Committee voted against the importation of products derived from seals last week and it was decisive: 43 in favour and one abstention. The harvesting of seals is considered “morally unacceptable” and “in humane” … [Read more...] about Decisive Vote against Seal Products
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
