UNLUCKY fishermen are all alike: We don’t know how to see. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Think Like a Fish
Archives for June 2009
Worrying About Small Changes
IN the documentary, ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, Al Gore used the tale of a frog in a warming container not jumping out, but rather boiling to death, as a caution against inaction, against letting small changes, small increases in temperature, go … [Read more...] about Worrying About Small Changes
US ‘Cap n Trade’ Carbon Act Passes First Major Hurdle
YESTERDAY President Barrack Obama praised the House of Representatives for its “Historic action with the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act ... It’s a bold and necessary step that holds the promise of creating new industries and … [Read more...] about US ‘Cap n Trade’ Carbon Act Passes First Major Hurdle
How the US Temperature Record is Adjusted
There has been criticism of the potential for official weather stations in the USA to record artificially high temperatures because of the changing environments in which they exist, for example, new asphalt, new building or new air conditioning … [Read more...] about How the US Temperature Record is Adjusted
Cattle as Part of the Australian Landscape
WHY do so many environmentalists consider cattle something to be excluded from the Australian landscape? According to Ian Mott, a third generation landholder, they modify parts of the landscape but they do not destroy it. In the following … [Read more...] about Cattle as Part of the Australian Landscape
Defining the Sceptics (Part 4)
“GROWING up as your daughter, you have always taught me to live with an open mind, and to seek out facts before I choose a side of the fence whether it be agreeing or disagreeing with your own.” This comment from Caroline Marohasy represents to me … [Read more...] about Defining the Sceptics (Part 4)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
