Yesterday the Prime Minister John Howard announced a $1.576 billion funding package over eight-years to promote alternative fuels. The package included rebates for converting cars to LPG and $17 million over three years for petrol stations to … [Read more...] about Forget Ethanol, Let’s Make Environmentally Friendly Diesel & Petrol: Ray Wilson
Wilderness Society Should Acknowledge Woody Weed Problem: Doug Menzies
Last week on Channel 9’s Sunday Program, Reece Turner from The Wilderness Society stated: “We haven’t seen any scientific evidence to show that biodiversity is being impacted negatively by these woody weeds.” Sunday reporter Ross Coulthart then … [Read more...] about Wilderness Society Should Acknowledge Woody Weed Problem: Doug Menzies
Counting Whales & Conservation Priorities
Have you ever wondered how scientists count whales and how accurate their population estimates are? The June issue of 'Significance' a journal focused on statistics has an article by Philip Hammond, a former Chairman of the Scientific Committee of … [Read more...] about Counting Whales & Conservation Priorities
More Tuna Than Agreed?
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority's managing director, Richard McLoughlin, claims Japan has been exceeding its quota of southern bluefin tuna for the last 20 years and not just by a few fish. In an article in today's Sydney Morning … [Read more...] about More Tuna Than Agreed?
The Smartest Guys in the Room?
Graham Young posted the following comment last night at an earlier blog post on climate change: "Good to see we've moved on to the Hockey Stick. I find it interesting that while Enron's auditor, Arthur Andersen, is virtually no more, because of its … [Read more...] about The Smartest Guys in the Room?
Energy from Sandalwood: Aaron Edmonds
I recieved the following note from Aaron Edmonds, 2002 Nuffield Scholar and Farmer: "Agriculture has evolved to the assumption that oil and gas will always be cheap. Large amounts of energy are used in food production making agriculture the third … [Read more...] about Energy from Sandalwood: Aaron Edmonds
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
