When King Canute of lore wanted to teach his citizens a lesson, he set his throne by the seashore and commanded the tides to roll out. Canute's spirit was back in business this week at the G-8 summit in Italy, where the assembled leaders declared … [Read more...] about King Canute and Today’s World Leaders
Archives for July 2009
Global Governance from Global Warming
"WE'VE got to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we will be doing the right thing — in terms of economic policy and environmental policy," said Former Colorado Senator Tim Wirth. There are more quotes … [Read more...] about Global Governance from Global Warming
Ian Plimer Makes the Front Cover of ‘The Spectator’
James Delingpole talks to Professor Ian Plimer, the Australian geologist, whose new book shows that ‘anthropogenic global warming’ is a dangerous, ruinously expensive fiction, a ‘first-world luxury’ with no basis in scientific fact. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Ian Plimer Makes the Front Cover of ‘The Spectator’
Talisman Sabre and the Environment
There is one human activity that manages to escape scrutiny in our efforts to address climate change and other forms of environmental destruction. That activity is war and its preparation. The commencement of major military exercises in Australia on … [Read more...] about Talisman Sabre and the Environment
The World in 2050: Nuclear Powered
WORLD leaders are meeting in Italy and high on the agenda is climate change, in particular the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Today’s declaration to reduce emissions by 50 percent globally by 2050 is aspiration. I say this because if it … [Read more...] about The World in 2050: Nuclear Powered
Ban Bottled Water
A rural town in Australia has voted overwhelmingly to ban the sale of bottled water over concerns about its environmental impact. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Ban Bottled Water
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
