Abu Bakar Bashir, the well known spiritual leader of militant Islamic group, Jemaah Islamiya, has now joined forces with Indonesia's largest environmental organisation, WALHI, to protest against US-based mining corporation Newmont. from … [Read more...] about Militant Islamic Group Joins Environmental Campaign in Indonesia
Tiger an Endangered Species: A Note from Brendan Moyle
SUPPOSE you took an endangered species and put in a plan to save it. But after five years, there is no sign of reversing the catastrophic decline in numbers. Surely you would recognise the plan is not working and look for alternatives? There has … [Read more...] about Tiger an Endangered Species: A Note from Brendan Moyle
More from Marc Morano (Part 6)
1. Renewable energy wrecks environment, scientist claims Excerpt: Renewable energy wrecks environment, scientist claims Renewable does not mean green. That is the claim of Jesse Ausubel of the Rockefeller University in New York. Writing in … [Read more...] about More from Marc Morano (Part 6)
Australia’s Energy Future: Barracking for Technology
Banning the development of a nuclear power industry in Australia on the basis of the Chernobyl disaster, would be like banning PO Cruises on the basis the Titanic sank. This was one of the many comments I made when I was part of a panel at the … [Read more...] about Australia’s Energy Future: Barracking for Technology
Stealing Water from the Macquarie Marshes: A Note and More Pictures from Chris Hogendyk
During the past month there has been a tributary flood event in the Macquarie Valley resulting in a moderate but valuable volume of water (approximately 26,000 megalitres) making its way down to the drought ravaged Macquarie Marshes. Over 30% of … [Read more...] about Stealing Water from the Macquarie Marshes: A Note and More Pictures from Chris Hogendyk
CO2 Record in Ice Cores Unreliable: A Note from Paul Williams
The Intergovernmental Panel on Cllimate Change (IPCC) estimates pre-industrial levels of CO2 based largely on information derived from ice cores. These are kilometres long cylinders of ice drilled (in short sections) from the Greenland and Antarctic … [Read more...] about CO2 Record in Ice Cores Unreliable: A Note from Paul Williams
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
