It is official, last year was the hottest on record in Australia. The following graph from the Bureau of Meterology shows 2005 was exceptionally warm and more than a degree warmer than the 1961-1990 average which is the standard reference period for … [Read more...] about Last Year: Hottest on Record!
Shortage of Gas, Not Oil
While discussion in 2005 was about imminent oil shortages - often under the title 'peak oil' - interesting the first significant energy crisis in 2006 is all about gas. How difficult the future is to predict. A good summary of the situation in … [Read more...] about Shortage of Gas, Not Oil
A New Year’s Resolution: No More Organic Food
Joe Fattorini writes in The (Glasgow)Herald about his new year's resolution which is to give up eating organic food: It's self-indulgent, wasteful and frankly immoral. But you know how it is. I was swept along with the trend, and it felt good at the … [Read more...] about A New Year’s Resolution: No More Organic Food
X-Democrat Senator Heads Queensland Farm Lobby
In March last year one-time Australian Democrat Senator John Cherry became CEO of the Queensland Farmer's Federation, click here for ABC news report. At the time I wondered how an x-Democrat who has been an outspoken critic of GM food crops could be … [Read more...] about X-Democrat Senator Heads Queensland Farm Lobby
New Year’s Eve 2005
A CNN/TIME survey of Asia-Pacific countries reports that avian flu is expected to be the biggest global issue in 2006, followed by economic slowdown and terrorism. What happened to global warming? Why didn't it rate a mention in the survey? The … [Read more...] about New Year’s Eve 2005
How Many Died at Chernobyl?
Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park and other best sellers, gave a lecture on 6th November with the text now 'doing the rounds' on the internet. Titled, 'Fear, Complexity and Environmental Management in the 21st Century' it is a bit of a … [Read more...] about How Many Died at Chernobyl?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
