A new report The Nature of Northern Australia** advocates responsible conservation and development of one of the world’s great ecological treasures – the northern Australian tropical savanna. This vast area represents some 25% of the world’s … [Read more...] about New Future for the Last Great Savanna: A Note from Luke Walker
Giant ocean current discovered around Australia and Tasmania
Thanks to Luke for alerting us to this new research. Following hot on the heels of recent climate revelations, such as the warming aerosols of Asian Brown Clouds, Climate Shifts, 1934 replacing 1998 as the warmest recorded year in the USA, and the … [Read more...] about Giant ocean current discovered around Australia and Tasmania
Different Emotional Responses to Mining and Logging in Jarrah Forests: A Note from Boxer
The response by our society to mining on one hand and logging on the other in the jarrah forests of Western Australia could not be more in contrast. Alcoa’s bauxite mining is met with silence, but to oppose logging of virtually any sort (even of … [Read more...] about Different Emotional Responses to Mining and Logging in Jarrah Forests: A Note from Boxer
Scientific Hypothesis as Ideological Dogma: And More from Benny Peiser
On Monday Benny Peiser quoted from the teachings of Marcus Aurelius: "The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." Benny Peiser publishes CCNet, an e-newsletter with links to … [Read more...] about Scientific Hypothesis as Ideological Dogma: And More from Benny Peiser
Water Diversions in the Marshes: Finally a Mainstream Issue
Chris and Gill Hogendyk, with a bit of help from this blog, have been working hard to draw attention to the levy banks in the Macquarie Marshes starving the two nature reserves of water. It seems the mainstream media have finally caught-on with an … [Read more...] about Water Diversions in the Marshes: Finally a Mainstream Issue
Bunny fence prompts land use study in Western Australia
There's an interesting article in The New York Times entitled 'At Australia’s Bunny Fence, Variable Cloudiness Prompts Climate Study.' "A fence built to prevent rabbits from entering the Australian outback has unintentionally allowed scientists to … [Read more...] about Bunny fence prompts land use study in Western Australia