I’ve received a few bits and pieces on global warming from readers of this blog: Cathy sent me a link to an article explaining that the European Commission is set to roll out the first phase of a major pan-European marketing campaign to raise … [Read more...] about Global Warming Bits & Pieces
Australian Environment Foundation Update
Australian Environment Foundation Chairman Don Burke will be attending the Great Aussie Breakfast at Federation Square in Melbourne on Wednesday October 4th as a guest of the Victorian Farmers Federation. The breakfast runs from 7 - 10am . The … [Read more...] about Australian Environment Foundation Update
How Are Plastic Bags a Symbol of Inefficiency?
Plastic bags are free, convenient, versatile, re-usable and through a voluntary program Australians apparently use nearly 50 percent less of them than we did three years ago. But from 2009 you will need to pay for every plastic bag you take from a … [Read more...] about How Are Plastic Bags a Symbol of Inefficiency?
Pharming in Denmark: A Note from Roger Kalla
Jennifer, During my trawls of the www I came across the following blog which purports to describe a future where Denmark has transformed its agriculture and land use in through large scale adaptation of molecular pharming . The blog is … [Read more...] about Pharming in Denmark: A Note from Roger Kalla
Switch to Concrete Railway Sleepers, Negates Wind Farm Savings
There is much community concern about global warming and an expectation we will all do our bit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. So why did the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) decide to transfer its annual requirement for 400,000 … [Read more...] about Switch to Concrete Railway Sleepers, Negates Wind Farm Savings
The Head of a Blue Whale
The head of a Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, just below the surface. Part of a group of three photographed off Spitsbergen in the Norwegian arctic three weeks ago by George McCallum. For wildlife photographs visit: whalephoto.com. … [Read more...] about The Head of a Blue Whale
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
