In Australia good people now carry green bags to the supermarket and come away with their groceries in the green bags - rather than plastic bags. I inspected my 'Go Green' bags this evening and found they are all made in China from polypropylene. I … [Read more...] about Why Ban the Plastic Bag?
Tony Blair Abandons Kyoto – Again
Earlier in the week British Prime Minister Tony Blair addressed a conference which took place under the climate change agreement reached at the recent meeting of the G8* in Gleneagles, Scotland. This weeks meeting included energy and environment … [Read more...] about Tony Blair Abandons Kyoto – Again
Don’t Shoot Me
Here's another photograph from my trip to the Northern Territory of Australia (NT), view image (90KB). This crocodile had just snatched a barramundi for afternoon tea. There was much talk in the NT about federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell's … [Read more...] about Don’t Shoot Me
How to Improve the IPCC
London-based critic of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) David Henderson has made some suggestions for reform of the IPCC process in a mini-report titled 'Challenging the IPCC Monopoly: The Way Ahead', Download file (104 … [Read more...] about How to Improve the IPCC
Greenpeace Hits Coral Reef
Greenpeace has been fined $A15,000 after the Rainbow Warrior II sliced through a large coral reef formation as it pulled into the Phillipines as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of protecting coral reefs, including from … [Read more...] about Greenpeace Hits Coral Reef
Tree Clearing in Queensland: One Man’s Battle Against Bureaucracy
About six years ago Ashley McKay a softly spoken cattleman from south western Queensland was prosecuted by the Queensland Government for clearing cypress pine on his property. McKay had a permit to clear trees from the Department of Natural … [Read more...] about Tree Clearing in Queensland: One Man’s Battle Against Bureaucracy
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
