Last night the Australian Treasurer, Peter Costello, handed down the budget for the nation for the next financial year (2007-08). There were tax cuts, big increases in spending on higher education, but surprisingly little in response to all the … [Read more...] about Budget Not Big on Climate
Richard Ness and Newmont Acquitted, But Indonesian Government Appeals
I was recently in Indonesia to hear the verdict in the criminal trial of Richard Ness, an American gold miner, accused of knowingly polluting Buyat Bay, its fringing coral reefs and local villagers, with mercury and arsenic. On the morning of the … [Read more...] about Richard Ness and Newmont Acquitted, But Indonesian Government Appeals
On Quoting the Environmental Movement: John Berlau Responds to Tim Lambert
"I have recently been informed that a couple weeks ago I had the distinct honor of being ‘Lamberted.’ That is, I was the object of a tirade by Australian blogger Tim Lambert, a computer science professor who fancies himself an expert on everything … [Read more...] about On Quoting the Environmental Movement: John Berlau Responds to Tim Lambert
Mitigation of Climate Change: UN Summary Released
A summary of 'Mitigation of Climate Change' -- the much awaited third report from the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) -- was issued last night. According to Michael Casy writing for The Guardian: International … [Read more...] about Mitigation of Climate Change: UN Summary Released
Bushfire Management in Australian Forests: A Note from Roger Underwood
"There is an old saying that one of the greatest of human failings is the inability to learn from the mistakes of others. One example is that of my 2-year old grandson who, despite being warned, could not resist testing the heat of the stove, and got … [Read more...] about Bushfire Management in Australian Forests: A Note from Roger Underwood
A Plankton-based Carbon Offset
I'm not sure that dumping tons of iron powder in the ocean is going to stop 'climate change', but I am hopeful it can reduce atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide: "The first commercial venture into growing vast plankton blooms big enough to suck … [Read more...] about A Plankton-based Carbon Offset
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
