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’
Tasmanian Forests – The Wildcard in Australian Politics
Over the last decade or so Tasmanian forestry issues have emerged as the predictable wildcard in Australian federal politics. I say predictable because the issue is always there but tends to manifests itself in unpredictable ways. At the last … [Read more...] about Tasmanian Forests – The Wildcard in Australian Politics
Digging Up the Roots of the IPCC : An Essay by Tony Gilland
"Many have criticised the scientific debate [on climate change] for becoming politicised – whether that be in terms of underplaying or overplaying the dangers presented by climate change – and this is an important issue to explore. But what has … [Read more...] about Digging Up the Roots of the IPCC : An Essay by Tony Gilland
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
