The consensus from Australian scientists in positions of authority on the issue of 'river salinity' and the 'spread of dryland salinity' appears to be crumbling. As Mick Keogh wrote yesterday in The Australian Financial Review with respect to the … [Read more...] about Salt Threat Grossly Exaggerated (Part 2)
Salt Threat Grossly Exaggerated (Part 1)
Mick Keogh from The Australian Farm Institute had a piece published in yesterday's Australian Financial Review titled 'Getting a balanced perspective on salinity'. It reiterated what some scientists have been saying since late last year, that they … [Read more...] about Salt Threat Grossly Exaggerated (Part 1)
Hydrogen Cars: President Bush’s Environmental Focus
In his State of the Union Address, President Bush pledged $1.2billion in funding for hydrogen cars and mentioned a 'Healthy Forests Initiative' focused on reducing the impact of bushfires. Speaking to the American Congress he said: ...Our third … [Read more...] about Hydrogen Cars: President Bush’s Environmental Focus
I Would Rather be a Minke Whale
I didn't expect Greenpeace Expedition Leader Shane Rattenbury to hesitate for so long and then to be so coy, when he was asked by Michael Duffy on ABC Radio Counterpoint (23rd January 2006) whether he would have blamed the Japanese if one of his men … [Read more...] about I Would Rather be a Minke Whale
Gagging Who? James Hansen! Impossible!
James Hansen has already featured on the front page of most the world's influential newspapers at least once telling us the sky is about to fall in ... well, not exactly. James Hansen has though been in the media a lot, over the last decade or so, … [Read more...] about Gagging Who? James Hansen! Impossible!
Whaling Off Norway is Sustainable: Rune Frovik
I have just been reading about the High North Alliance, an organisation representing whalers, sealers and fishermen from Canada, The Faroes, Greenland, Iceland and Norway. Their base is in Reine, Norway, which is a long way away from me here in … [Read more...] about Whaling Off Norway is Sustainable: Rune Frovik
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
