Hello Jennifer, My paper, “Rhodes Fairbridge and the idea that the solar system regulates the earth’s climate”** has now been published. Here is the link: http://www.griffith.edu.au/conference/ics2007/pdf/ICS176.pdf I would be most grateful if … [Read more...] about Rhodes Fairbridge and the Idea that the Solar System Regulates the Earth’s Climate: A New Paper by Richard Mackey
Waste Not, Want Not: A Note from Tom Quirk on Nuclear Waste Disposal
The mining of uranium and the disposal of spent fuel are the largest components of the costs in the uranium fuel cycle. The disposal of long-lived radioactive waste within Australia could be one of the single biggest contributions we can make to … [Read more...] about Waste Not, Want Not: A Note from Tom Quirk on Nuclear Waste Disposal
The politics of environmentalism
The environmental movement has achieved much over the last few decades. Much of this can be dated from the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962, and the formation of Greenpeace in 1971 marks the effective birth of organised, high … [Read more...] about The politics of environmentalism
More Stern criticism – a new paper by Roger Pielke Jr.
From Benny Pieser's CCNet: Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events in the Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change Abstract The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change has focused debate on the costs and … [Read more...] about More Stern criticism – a new paper by Roger Pielke Jr.
“Arctic Ocean Getting Warm; Seals Vanish and Icebergs Melt.” A note from Woody.
Yes, not a recent newspaper article, but the page 2 headline in the Nov. 2, 1922 edition of The Washington Post, discovered by John Lockwood at the Library of Congress in Washington DC - a reminder that the 1920's and 1930's were warm. In fact, 1934 … [Read more...] about “Arctic Ocean Getting Warm; Seals Vanish and Icebergs Melt.” A note from Woody.
Parliaments Review the Evidence on Global Warming: A Note from Bob Carter
Parliamentary legislatures around the world, diverse though they are, generally all share a committee system of review. The review process usually consists of either ad hoc or standing committees that are convened to discuss particular issues or … [Read more...] about Parliaments Review the Evidence on Global Warming: A Note from Bob Carter