There are claims that the presence of too many sheep, cattle and kangaroos are damaging Australia’s rangelands and that commercial shooting of kangaroos will reduce overall grazing pressure. In an article published today at On Line Opinion … [Read more...] about Shooting Roos to Save Rangelands? by Nichole Hoskin
What is Wilderness (Part 12)
The chief executive of the National Parks Association of New South Wales, Andrew Cox, was reported in today's The Sydney Morning Herald saying that he would "die in a ditch" protecting national parks from commercialisation by the tourism … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness (Part 12)
Misbehaving Models and Missing Mammals by Jennifer Marohasy
Following is my review of 'Science and Public Policy: The Virtuous Corruption of Virtual Environmental Science' by Aynsley Kellow (Edward Elgar, 2007, 218 pages) as published in The IPA Review, May 2008 (Vol 59/4): In 2000 the International Union … [Read more...] about Misbehaving Models and Missing Mammals by Jennifer Marohasy
A Note on Temperature Anomalies by Tom Quirk
One of the most vexing things about climate change is the endless debate about temperatures. Did they rise, did they fall or were they pushed? At times it seems like a Monty Python sketch following either the Dead Parrot or the 5 or 10 Minute … [Read more...] about A Note on Temperature Anomalies by Tom Quirk
Economist Ross Garnaut Confuses ‘Skepticism’ and ‘Dissent’
Australian economist Ross Garnaut has been commissioned by Australia's Commonwealth, state and territory governments to examine the impacts, challenges and opportunities of climate change for Australia. There will be a final report by 30 September … [Read more...] about Economist Ross Garnaut Confuses ‘Skepticism’ and ‘Dissent’
Carbon Costs Soar as World Cools: Christopher Booker in The Sunday Telegraph
"In just 16 months we have seen global cooling greater than the 0.7 degrees net warming recorded by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the whole of the 20th century. Yet it was on this figure more than anything else that the whole … [Read more...] about Carbon Costs Soar as World Cools: Christopher Booker in The Sunday Telegraph
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
