SOME time ago I found myself seated next to a University academic – he had thin grey hair. We were squashed together at the end of a long table in a dim and noisy Vietnamese restaurant in Brisbane [Australia]. The gathering was organised in support … [Read more...] about Why You Should Support Independent Media (Part 1, For Koalas)
Climate Rationalist in Council Election
Hi Jennifer, I am a candidate for council election in the Sandridge (Port Melbourne) ward of Port Phillip, which is inner bayside Melbourne.Please view my campaign website www.scrinis.info for a comprehensive description of my beliefs and … [Read more...] about Climate Rationalist in Council Election
Physicist, Willie Soon, Not Paid by Greenpeace
I do not write papers because ExxonMobil or Greenpeace pays me to, but because my academic researches demonstrate that the sun, not carbon dioxide, is the chief driver of Arctic temperatures. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Physicist, Willie Soon, Not Paid by Greenpeace
Bear Conservation in Nunavut
from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/cartoon/ … [Read more...] about Bear Conservation in Nunavut
Polar Bear Hunt Quota for Baffin Bay Announced
Hunters in Nunavut's Baffin Bay [a region near Greenland] will be able to kill up to 105 polar bears this season, after the territory's environment minister agreed to leave the quota unchanged. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Polar Bear Hunt Quota for Baffin Bay Announced
UN Chief Misled Sydney Audience
LAST month, a regular reader of this blog, Michael Duffy, witnessed something shocking: "Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, was giving a talk at the University of NSW [in Sydney, Australia]. The talk was … [Read more...] about UN Chief Misled Sydney Audience