YESTERDAY the power failed in Sydney’s central business district and there was chaos. The cross-city tunnel was closed and many people became trapped in lifts in high-rise buildings and in traffic gridlock. This reminder of the importance of … [Read more...] about Empty Promises and Gridlock: Bjorn Lomborg Reflects on Earth Hour
The Cost of Symbolism
How can one justify an emissions trading scheme that imposes large costs for purely symbolic benefits? Read more. … [Read more...] about The Cost of Symbolism
Biotechnology and Food Production in Africa
In a world where almost a billion people went hungry last year—119 million more than in 2007—and with food demand set to double by midcentury, the taboo against GM foods is crumbling. Read more. … [Read more...] about Biotechnology and Food Production in Africa
White Possum Back from Extinction, but Now Possum Man Has Gone Bush
LATE last year academic Stephen Williams, from James Cook University, reported that a rare species of white possum was possibly extinct and that this was likely the first recorded mammalian extinction due to global warming. Not surprisingly his … [Read more...] about White Possum Back from Extinction, but Now Possum Man Has Gone Bush
Make a Night of It – Earth Hour
THE Carbon Sense Coalition today came out in support of Earth Hour, but said it should be renamed “Blackout Night” and be held outdoors, for the whole night, in mid-winter, on the shortest and coldest day of the year. The Chairman of “Carbon … [Read more...] about Make a Night of It – Earth Hour
Save the Snake, Graze Some Bush?
WHILE some armchair environmentalists believe that burning bush is bad for biodiversity, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting otherwise. Ongoing research at Sydney University by a group lead by Rick Shine suggests Australia’s most … [Read more...] about Save the Snake, Graze Some Bush?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
