Canada's governor-general Michaelle Jean has sparked anger from animal rights groups by gutting a seal carcass and eating a piece of its heart. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Demonstrating Support for Seal Harvest
Archives for May 2009
Reconnecting with the Coorong
I first learnt about The Coorong – a narrow lagoon that runs parallel with coastal dunes for 140km in southern Australia – when I saw the 1976 film ‘Storm Boy’, the story of a boy and a Pelican. The impression I got from the film, and then … [Read more...] about Reconnecting with the Coorong
Gaia – Saved by the Seas
THE idea that the earth’s physical and biological systems adjust to perturbation through feedback systems is central to James Lovelock’s Gaia theory. Let me declare upfront that I don’t subscribe to this theory because I don’t see the earth as a … [Read more...] about Gaia – Saved by the Seas
A Nonsense Pipeline
Archbishop Endorses ‘Heaven and Earth’
The tide on climate change is starting to turn. The Australian government is becoming more cautious. Read more from Cardinal George Pell. … [Read more...] about Archbishop Endorses ‘Heaven and Earth’
The Swedes Choose Cattle for Stockholm’s Wetlands
SWAMP, wetland, marsh, marshland, everglade - there are a variety of different names for wet areas covered in native vegetation and the specific mix of reeds, grasses, shrubs and trees will of course depend on how the areas is managed, including … [Read more...] about The Swedes Choose Cattle for Stockholm’s Wetlands
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
