Nearly one year after Iceland resumed commercial whaling, the country has decided to not issue new whale hunting quotas until market demand increases and gets an export license from Japan. “Iceland's fisheries minister, Einar K. Guofinnsson, told … [Read more...] about Commercial whaling ends in Iceland and starts in Africa? A Note from Ann Novek
The evolutionary power of persuasion
Why would a fungus want or need to create light? According to the Wet Tropics Management Authority, no one knows why many species use bioluminescence, but across its incredible evolutionary history, in circumstances of such windlessness, the fungi … [Read more...] about The evolutionary power of persuasion
The French Mix Pulp Mills & Wineries: A Media Release from Barry Chipman
The Australian media has been in a frenzy over a proposed pulp mill for the Tamar Valley in Tasmania. Most recent objections have included the idea that the mill should be located away from wineries. Yesterday, Barry Chipman from the NGO Timber … [Read more...] about The French Mix Pulp Mills & Wineries: A Media Release from Barry Chipman
Giving the Narwhals a Voice: A Note from Ann Novek
In a recent whaling thread Andy Ottaway, director of the anti-whaling NGO, Campaign Whale, wrote “If whaling can’t be conducted humanely , it should not be conducted at all”. There is a real unwillingness to address the issue of aboriginal whale … [Read more...] about Giving the Narwhals a Voice: A Note from Ann Novek
Geoengineering not the answer to global warming – a note from Luke
A recent paper by IPCC lead author Kevin Trenberth and Aiguo Dai: Effects of Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption on the hydrological cycle as an analog of geoengineering suggests that there would be adverse effects, including drought, as a result of … [Read more...] about Geoengineering not the answer to global warming – a note from Luke
Hurricane ‘handbags’
As Hurricane Dean works its way through Mexico, we are reminded of the debate between those who link Hurricanes with global warming, and those who don't. Scientists Chris Landsea of NOAA and Greg Holland of UCAR find themselves on opposite sides of … [Read more...] about Hurricane ‘handbags’
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
