The Australian government's climate change advisor, Professor Ross Garnaut, has suggested that reducing sheep and cattle numbers and replacing them with 175 million farmed kangaroos would help to dramatically reduce Australia's greenhouse … [Read more...] about Better Reason Than ‘Climate Change’ for Eating Kangaroo
Hello from Bowen, North Queensland
I am in North Queensland at the moment, looking at mangroves. Today I drove from Townville to Mackay; here I am at Horseshoe Beach, Bowen. … [Read more...] about Hello from Bowen, North Queensland
Key Australian Government Advisor Hands Down Final Report on Climate Change
The Australian Government's climate change adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, says a global agreement must be reached to successfully reduce the world's carbon emissions and has urged action without delay. Indeed Professor Garnaut went so far as to … [Read more...] about Key Australian Government Advisor Hands Down Final Report on Climate Change
Financial Crash, Not Good for Concept of Carbon Trading
The proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street failed to pass the US Congress last night. Across the world disappointed investors are now fleeing stock markets as the global economy teeters on ruin. With the likely arrival of more austere … [Read more...] about Financial Crash, Not Good for Concept of Carbon Trading
More Problems with Computer Models: Our World is One of Novelty and Change
The risk of a climate crisis, like the risks associated with sub-prime mortgage securitisation, are calculated using complex computer models and both are too complex for the average punter to understand. As Graham Young wrote last week in a … [Read more...] about More Problems with Computer Models: Our World is One of Novelty and Change
The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Consensus
“A pervasive myth has taken hold in the public consciousness: That there was a consensus among climate scientists of the 1970s that global cooling or a full-fledged ice age was imminent.” At least that is according to Thomas Peterson, William … [Read more...] about The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Consensus
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
