Sir Richard Branson is offerering a prize of $32 million to the inventor who can come up with a design which removes harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Great idea? What about genetically modified diatoms designed to consume more carbon … [Read more...] about How to Get CO2 Out of the Atmosphere?
Ice Packs Thwart Fishing & Strand Bears
According to Fishupdate.com: "Fish merchants on the Humber may be throwing up their hands in frustration at the worrying decline in fish supplies from Iceland since the beginning of the year. But the underlying cause is something they would never … [Read more...] about Ice Packs Thwart Fishing & Strand Bears
Japanese Whalers Help Eco-Terrorists: Media Release from Institute of Cetacean Research
"Eco-terrorist group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society telephoned Greenpeace yesterday to inform them of the position of their vessels and those of the Japanese research fleet. ICR Director General Hiroshi Hatanaka said that while Sea Shepherd was … [Read more...] about Japanese Whalers Help Eco-Terrorists: Media Release from Institute of Cetacean Research
Could ‘Global Warming’ and ‘Tim Flannery’ Cost Kevin Rudd the Election?
There will be a federal election in Australia later this year and the leader of the Labor opposition, Kevin Rudd, has indicated he plans to make climate change a key issue. There has been a big change in public opinion in Australia over the last … [Read more...] about Could ‘Global Warming’ and ‘Tim Flannery’ Cost Kevin Rudd the Election?
What’s Opinion from a Skeptic Worth?
In the movie 'An Inconvenient Truth' Al Gore falsely claims that all climate change skeptics are in the pay of big oil. Just last week there were more false claims inparticular claims that the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is recruiting … [Read more...] about What’s Opinion from a Skeptic Worth?
Jakarta Floods: A Note from Mitchell Porter
Hi Jennifer, I've only just noticed this week's Jakarta floods. Most of the reportage has concentrated on the immediate disaster and the associated political recriminations, but I see in the Sydney Morning Herald that, "meteorologists have claimed … [Read more...] about Jakarta Floods: A Note from Mitchell Porter
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
