I've been sent links to www.dipetane.net.. According to the website you add dipetane to your petrol or diesel and you get a 10-17percent efficiency increase and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. According to Wikipedia* it's a fuel enhancer that … [Read more...] about An ‘Advertisement’ for ‘Dipetane’
Guilty Until Proven Innocent Says Auditor-General
"Last week the Auditor-General stated that farmers have escaped land clearing prosecutions because the State Government had ‘problems with meeting the evidence requirements’ under NSW native vegetation laws,” said a spokesperson for the NSW Regional … [Read more...] about Guilty Until Proven Innocent Says Auditor-General
How to Save the Baiji?
The Yangtze River Dolphin, also known as the baiji, is perhaps the most endangered of the world’s large mammals. The last confirmed sighting was of a single adult in September 2004. The journal Conservation Biology recently published three short … [Read more...] about How to Save the Baiji?
Fewer Trees Means More Water for Macquarie Marshes: Ian Mott
In discussions about water allocation in the Murray Darling Basin it is generally assumed that runoff now is equivalent to what it was at the time of European settlement. Consider, for example, the following table from a Murray Darling Basin … [Read more...] about Fewer Trees Means More Water for Macquarie Marshes: Ian Mott
Humane Society To Sue Japanese Whalers
The Australian Federal Court ruled last friday that environment group the Humane Society International (HSI) could sue Japanese whaling company Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd to get an injunction forcing the Australian government to stop whaling within the … [Read more...] about Humane Society To Sue Japanese Whalers
Dams Leaving Us High & Dry: Ian Mackay
Ian Mackay [1] has just returned from visiting south east Queensland's many water storages. He clocked up 1,800 kilometres over the four days and this is what he found: 1. In pictures: http://www.stoppress.com.au/ . 2. In words: "Dam after dam, … [Read more...] about Dams Leaving Us High & Dry: Ian Mackay
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
