AUSTRALIA'S rural economic forecaster has challenged predictions the world is about to run out of oil, saying it has enough to last at least another 30 years. ABARE executive director Phillip Glyde told a Senate estimates committee that the peak-oil … [Read more...] about Enough Oil ‘For At Least 30 Years’
What is Wilderness? (Part 5)
"Absolute wilderness is those boundless places in the eye of the mind of the beholder where no human footprints can be found and for which all those enter there and become lost have no hope of rescue. Only the most reckless trapper or sibylline … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness? (Part 5)
The Future of Farming – GM Organics?
At the Genetically Modified Crops Summit in Melbourne last week Dr TJ Higgins from CSIRO Plant Industries suggested there was a place for both organic and GM food crops including by using organic methods to cultivate superior varieties breed through … [Read more...] about The Future of Farming – GM Organics?
Tracks for Cyclists
"It can be quite tricky traversing a car dominated city by bicycle, particularly when you need to travel an unknown route to a new destination. "But the chances are, someone has cycled that way before you. Bikely.com makes it easy for him or her to … [Read more...] about Tracks for Cyclists
New Premier, No Pulp Mill for Tasmania?
The new Tasmanian premier, David Bartlett, today said the future of the state's key project, the pulp mill, was in the hands of its proponents and their financiers. His predecessor, Paul Lennon, tied his political fortunes closely to the mill, which … [Read more...] about New Premier, No Pulp Mill for Tasmania?
Lead Poisoning in Australian Children
ELEVEN per cent of Mount Isa children have lead poisoning, a Queensland Health study has confirmed. The results, released today in Mt Isa, confirm stories in The Australian in recent weeks and years. The study shows that of 400 children aged one to … [Read more...] about Lead Poisoning in Australian Children
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
