KEVIN RUDD'S post-election visit to the Bali climate change conference to announce that Australia would ratify the Kyoto Protocol cost taxpayers more than $530,000. The cost of taking the Prime Minister, five ministers and dozens of advisers and … [Read more...] about Cost of Rudd’s Kyoto Team Trip to Bali
Federal Budget Cuts Mean CSIRO Shake – Up
Up to 100 jobs will be axed at the nation's science research agency as a result of Federal Budget cuts. Dozens of jobs will be lost and CSIRO laboratories will close in Mildura in Victoria and Rockhampton in Queensland. Mike Whelan from the CSIRO … [Read more...] about Federal Budget Cuts Mean CSIRO Shake – Up
Cyclosa Spiders and Stabilimenta
When I first spotted this messy web, I could barely make out the spider. In its own right, it was tiny; a mere 3-4 mm long, but in the circumstances of its concealment, it was marvellously blended into the broader clutter of debris, at the centre of … [Read more...] about Cyclosa Spiders and Stabilimenta
Another New Cosmic Rays and Climate Paper
Jasper Kirkby of CERN has published a new paper examining the potential link between cosmic rays and climate. The paper concludes: Numerous palaeoclimatic observations, covering a wide range of time scales, suggest that galactic cosmic ray … [Read more...] about Another New Cosmic Rays and Climate Paper
Climate Charlie Part 2: 18 Months to Save the World
Blog readers may remember Prince Charles' previous climate rantings during his 'eco-friendly' trip to the West Indies involving a £280,000 per week Yacht, when he spoke about the "sheer madness" of climate scepticism. Now Climate Charlie is back … [Read more...] about Climate Charlie Part 2: 18 Months to Save the World
Flannery: Change the Sky’s Colour
Scientist Tim Flannery has proposed a radical solution to climate change which may change the colour of the sky. But he says it may be necessary, as the "last barrier to climate collapse." Professor Flannery says climate change is happening so … [Read more...] about Flannery: Change the Sky’s Colour
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
