The Prime Minister has just announced: Today I am pleased to release the report of the Biofuels Taskforce. I commissioned the Taskforce in May of this year to examine the latest evidence on the impacts and benefits of ethanol and other … [Read more...] about PM Announces Support for Biofuels
Killing Elephants
Up TO 10,000 elephants, including whole families, are facing slaughter as South Africa prepares to end its ten-year ban on culling according to various news reports, including at Times Online. The South Africa government is expecting an outcry from … [Read more...] about Killing Elephants
‘Red Poles’ Also Costs Lots
Louis was perhaps somewhat baffled by my recent post on salinity. A reader of this weblog who lives closer to the issue sent in this comment from 'The Ringer', Download file. It perhaps provides an additional perspective. The Ringer suggests the … [Read more...] about ‘Red Poles’ Also Costs Lots
Good News for Four Dolphins
The NOAA Fisheries Service and the Marine Life Aquarium of Gulfport, Miss., working with a number of other partners, rescued the last four of the eight trained bottlenose dolphins that were swept out of an aquarium tank torn apart by the storm surge … [Read more...] about Good News for Four Dolphins
Minister Likes His Tuna
The Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell has decided not to include the southern bluefin tuna on the threatened species list, according to the news at ABC Online. The report states that the Minister made the decision on the basis it would not … [Read more...] about Minister Likes His Tuna
Another Hurricane
According to this map, at the time of writing this post, there are 5 hurricanes in the West Pacific, Central Pacific and North Atlantic. When Dennis struck in July, I followed its path at Jeff Master's blog. He is now following Hurricane Rita and … [Read more...] about Another Hurricane
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
