The ANZ bank recently released it Forest and Biodiversity Policy as part of its corporate responsibility on the environment. The bank developed the policy over the last few years in consultation with its customers and stakeholders. The policy … [Read more...] about Campaign Against ANZ Forest Policy Disingenuous – A Note from Alan Ashbarry
Australian Labor Government to Fund Desalinated Water
The Honourable Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, delivered the first budget for the new Labor government tonight. The listed major new iniatives in the environmental area include: $14 million for the 'National Urban Water … [Read more...] about Australian Labor Government to Fund Desalinated Water
We Live in an Electric Universe (Part 2) by Louis Hissink
"The boom of thunder and crackle of lightning generally mean one thing: a storm is coming. Curiously, though, the biggest storms of all, hurricanes, are notoriously lacking in lightning. Hurricanes blow, they rain, they flood, but seldom do they … [Read more...] about We Live in an Electric Universe (Part 2) by Louis Hissink
Sustaining the Seas – New Issue of New Journal
The new issue of The Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development is online at www.ejsd.org. In this issue, "Sustaining the Seas": Measuring the biological sustainability of marine fisheries: property rights, politics, and science: Michael de … [Read more...] about Sustaining the Seas – New Issue of New Journal
A Potential Role for Arctic Currents in Global Warming
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising far faster than in other parts of the world. Climate models produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which are tuned to reproduce the human-made greenhouse effect, predict the region … [Read more...] about A Potential Role for Arctic Currents in Global Warming
What is Wilderness? (Part 3)
"An infamous media type said, 'In essence we're a conceited naked ape but in our mind we're a divine legend and we see ourselves as some sort of God that we can walk around the earth deciding who will live and die and what will be destroyed and … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness? (Part 3)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
