Sustainable use for conservation has been a focus of two recent articles at BBC News. Eugune Lapointe put the argument for commercial trade in ivory in a piece entitled 'Hunting for Conservation Solutions' and a second piece by Eli Leadbeater … [Read more...] about A Sumatran Tiger
Weekend Reading
Following are links to some interesting opinion pieces: 1. Lessons From the Lavender Boys Denis Avery’s Hudson Institute Thursday October 26, 2006 Researchers have finally found the first confirmed gender-bending consumer products: natural lavender … [Read more...] about Weekend Reading
But Farmers Are Not Meant To Grow Crops During Drought
According to M. Chalmers from Bundaberg, "It has taken a long time, many years in fact, but the Government has finally admitted that Australia is suffering from a severe drought." So begins this letter to the editor in Queensland's rural weekly The … [Read more...] about But Farmers Are Not Meant To Grow Crops During Drought
Evidence Linking Ice Shelf Collapse with Human Activity
A direct link between human activity and the break-up of the Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica has been demonstrated according to Dr Gareth Marshall, the lead author of a recent paper entitled 'The Impact of a changing Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode … [Read more...] about Evidence Linking Ice Shelf Collapse with Human Activity
About Richard Ness, by Eric
My Dad, Richard Ness, is the President Director of PT Newmont Minahasa Raya and is currently on trial in Indonesia. He and my step mom Nova, have five sons. My step Mom was born in Indonesia and Dad has spent a total of over 20 years in various … [Read more...] about About Richard Ness, by Eric
Environmentalists Win, Win, Win on Climate Change: Ben Oquist
The "environmentalists' arguments about climate change" are being accepted across Australia: embraced by everyone from Mel and Kochie, presenters of popular TV program Sunrise, to the Prime Minister John Howard. That was the message from Ben Oquist, … [Read more...] about Environmentalists Win, Win, Win on Climate Change: Ben Oquist
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
