Continuing my blog posts on salt ... Mick Keogh, from The Australian Farm Institute, wrote in the Australian Financial Review that, "Dryland salinity is a challenge that Australian farmers must continue to deal with, and cannot ignore. However, … [Read more...] about What the Farm Lobby Had Wanted: Salt Threat Grossly Exaggerated (Part 3)
Michael Duffy on Property Rights
Michael Duffy wrote about 'property rights' in his regular column for the Sydney Morning Herald on 7th January 2006. Michael Duffy began: I've been surprised in the past year by how many stories I've come across that have involved property rights. … [Read more...] about Michael Duffy on Property Rights
Salt Threat Grossly Exaggerated (Part 2)
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
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
