THE future of Tasmania’s valuable wooden boat building industry is directly threatened by the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on future use of Tasmania’s forests according to the following media release... “Locking up the remaining sources of … [Read more...] about Forestry deal sinks Tasmanian wooden boat building
Convoy of no confidence: what I will say
I've been asked to speak outside Parliament House tomorrow morning, to the ‘Convoy of No Confidence’. What an honour. Following are my speech notes: THERE is nothing more basic to our physical well-being than food, and Australian farmers … [Read more...] about Convoy of no confidence: what I will say
Climate4you Update July 2011
THE climate update for July 2011 indicates: “The Northern Hemisphere was characterised by regional variability. Below average temperatures extended across western North America, most of the North Atlantic and Europe, and central Russia. Above … [Read more...] about Climate4you Update July 2011
Report on Tumut flooding raises more questions than it answers
LAST December Snowy Hydro dumped water into the already flooded Murray-Darling, but said it had little choice. A report just released by the NSW Office of Water clears Snowy Hydro but only in so much as it states that Snowy Hydro operated in … [Read more...] about Report on Tumut flooding raises more questions than it answers
Soil Chemistry, Irrigation and the Disappearance of Murray Cod
I visited the State Library of South Australia today looking for information on species of fish caught by the Ngarrindjeri in the Lower Lakes at the time of European settlement. It is evident from the writing of the Reverend George Taplin (who ran … [Read more...] about Soil Chemistry, Irrigation and the Disappearance of Murray Cod
Carbon Dioxide Follows Temperature: Murray Salby
ACCORDING to Murray Salby, Chair of Climate at Macquarie University, recent increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide are from predominately natural sources and changes in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide follow changes in temperature. This was … [Read more...] about Carbon Dioxide Follows Temperature: Murray Salby