The UK Meteorology Bureau is running a training course on climate change, but not just any course. According to the flyer you don’t need any prior scientific training and you will learn how to “dispel sceptism”. Climate change — what you need … [Read more...] about Meteorology Bureau Running Training Course in Propaganda?
Polar Bears Move When Climate Changes: A Note from Nichole Hoskin
THIRTY years ago polar bear experts were discussing 'climatic fluctuations' rather than climate change, and the effect this can have on polar bear distribution in the Arctic. In fact, Christian Vibe, the Greenland representative on the Polar Bear … [Read more...] about Polar Bears Move When Climate Changes: A Note from Nichole Hoskin
Sarah Palin will Shake- up Environment Policy in the US
Americans will go to the elections in November and the Republican Presidential nominee, John McCain, has chosen a woman who believes in hunting wildlife and drilling for oil in Alaska as his running mate. Hunting and drilling in wilderness areas … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin will Shake- up Environment Policy in the US
Be Very Cautious of the Precautionary Principle. A Note from J. Richard Wakefield
Some who adhere to the global warming theory use the Precautionary Principle (PP) as a reason to act. Their claims are that even if the science is not guaranteed as to the cause and effect of our emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) that the PP … [Read more...] about Be Very Cautious of the Precautionary Principle. A Note from J. Richard Wakefield
Second Attempt to Deny the Medieval Warm Period: New Paper by Michael Mann
In yesterday’s The Australian science writer Leigh Dayton claims that the northern hemisphere is hotter now than at any time in the past 1500 years. The article qualified her comment with this is “according” to the most comprehensive reconstruction … [Read more...] about Second Attempt to Deny the Medieval Warm Period: New Paper by Michael Mann
PR Wins Top Journalism Prize
The Victorian Government has awarded a fiction writer, Richard Flanagan, their highest award for outstanding journalism. The judges awarded the John Curtin Prize for Journalism to Richard Flanagan for an article on "the tragedy" of Tasmania’s … [Read more...] about PR Wins Top Journalism Prize
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
