RICE growers along the Murrumbidgee River are likely to be among the hardest hit if the federal government proceeds with its new water sharing plan. If the region loses 45 per cent of its current allocation as proposed by the Murray Darling Basin … [Read more...] about Water Plan will decimate Murrumbidgee frogs
New Murray Darling Basin Guide: All Politics?
The Murray Darling Basin Authority released a 'Guide to the Proposed Basin Plan' yesterday which had been touted as an independent scientific report. My impression of the document, however, is that it is an audacious grab for more water based … [Read more...] about New Murray Darling Basin Guide: All Politics?
Our Malicious ABC Science Show
Anthropogenic global warming (AGW) currently dominates climate science to the extent that many consider it a fact – not a theory. The famous philosopher of science, Thomas Kuhn, would describe AGW as the current dominant paradigm because this is … [Read more...] about Our Malicious ABC Science Show
Comment on ‘Solar’ by Ian McEwan
IN his latest novel about climate change, award-winning novelist Ian McEwan[1] apparently took inspiration for his main character, Michael Beard, from the people he encountered at the 2007 Potsdam Nobel Laureate Symposium on climate change. Not … [Read more...] about Comment on ‘Solar’ by Ian McEwan
Save the Murray: Remove the Barrages
The release of a new Murray Darling Basin plan on October 8, 2010, is likely to reignite debate over how best to solve the problems of the Murray River. It will further pit some environmentalists and some South Australians against upstream irrigators … [Read more...] about Save the Murray: Remove the Barrages
Methane Leak
Scientists have discovered the Arctic ocean seabed is leaking huge amounts of methane into the atmosphere. The research published in the journal Science shows the permafrost under the East Siberian Arctic shelf, which was thought to be a barrier … [Read more...] about Methane Leak
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
