UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s citing of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech in support of his policy of subsidising the construction of many thousands of otherwise uneconomic wind turbines might appear grotesque, even comical; but not if … [Read more...] about Meeting the Moral Challenge of Climate Change
First Moon Landing
I've heard a 'baby boomer' definded as someone born after World War II who remembers the Apollo II moon landing. I remember being told about it at school, in the afternoon. I was five years old, in grade 1 at Batchelor State School in the Northern … [Read more...] about First Moon Landing
Defining the Greens (Part 16) and Bushfires
IN 1994, Ray Evans bought a cottage at Marysville (Victoria, Australia) which he and his wife subsequently renovated and extended. The cottage and its extensive garden were destroyed by fire on the night of Saturday February 7 – now known as Black … [Read more...] about Defining the Greens (Part 16) and Bushfires
Safe Portable Nuclear – Almost
“The future of nuclear energy could lie in plants that can be factory built, shipped to a site, and operated 30 years without refuelling... “It has become commonplace to say that we are at the beginning of a global revitalization of the nuclear … [Read more...] about Safe Portable Nuclear – Almost
IPCC Author on Natural Variability
Tom Tripp, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, said there is so much of a natural variability in weather it makes it difficult to come to a scientifically valid conclusion that global warming is man made. "It well may be, but we're not scientifically there … [Read more...] about IPCC Author on Natural Variability
What to Take Bushwalking?
A 19 year-old British tourist who went for a walk in rugged terrain not far from where I live in the Blue Mountains ended up lost for 12 days. He claims to have survived the freezing conditions by sleeping in a log and eating leaves and … [Read more...] about What to Take Bushwalking?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
