I thought it was cattle and cane that was driving the destruction of rainforests in the Brazilian Amazon, but according to an article in New Scientist titled Forests paying the price for biofuels by Fred Pearce, it is soybean grown for … [Read more...] about Kyoto Fuels Forest Fires
Saving the Environment: What Individual Australians Can Do
I am no Sandra Sully, but I did try and read with expression on ABC radio national's Ockham's Razor on Sunday. Hosted by Robyn Williams I got the spot after complaining to Williams about Jared Diamond hogging a whole hour of 'The Science Show' some … [Read more...] about Saving the Environment: What Individual Australians Can Do
Catholic Church Believes in Global Warming
If there was ever a good reason to be skeptical, it is surely when catholic bishops and government scientists start preaching from the same poster! Following is the announcement from the catholic climate change conference: Catholic leaders warn … [Read more...] about Catholic Church Believes in Global Warming
Misleading Reporting on GM
The Courier Mail has published a piece by me today titled Let's be smart on genetic crops. I suggested the article to the opinion editor at the newspaper after the front page story on Friday titled Genetic food plan axed. What surprised me about … [Read more...] about Misleading Reporting on GM
Forget Balance, but Consider History
The guys at Real Climate have posted a piece outlining their frustration with the media giving 'global warming skeptics' a hearing: We here at RC continue to be disappointed with the tendency for some journalistic outlets to favor so-called … [Read more...] about Forget Balance, but Consider History
An Eye on the Present
The Courier Mail published a piece by Prof Bob Carter earlier in the week titled Keep a Weather Eye Open in which Bob has a bit of fun at the expense of 'global warming believers'. Bob writes: The subject of the report [by the Queensland … [Read more...] about An Eye on the Present
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
