There has been a bit of discussion at this web-log about GM versus organic food. My position is well known including that I consider the aversion to GM irrational. I have written in the IPA Review (March 2004, Vol 56, No. 1) that GM is the new … [Read more...] about Food Taboos – Harris’ View
Build Dams So Hydra Can Wash Her Hair
I don't think KPMG partner Bernard Salt would like Hydra Sustainable -a member of the Victorian Government's eco-perfect family. In today's The Australian, Salt complains about hotels suggesting he re-use his towel to save water. Hydra goes as far … [Read more...] about Build Dams So Hydra Can Wash Her Hair
Saving the Planet Starts with The Sustainables?
The Victorian government has endorsed the activites of a family called the Sustainables. This family has identified 10 things that we can all do to save the planet. They are: 1. Take a four minute power shower 2. Take reusable bags with you when … [Read more...] about Saving the Planet Starts with The Sustainables?
On Politics (Part 3)
This follows my earlier two postings 'on politics' including the proposition that the left think the right are evil: "The truth is not as simple as the question are people good or bad, as we so often put it. It is not as easy as Hobbes or Rousseau, … [Read more...] about On Politics (Part 3)
Drinking Sewage – Request for More Information
Toowomba is Ausralia's largest inland regional city situated at the headwaters of the Murray Darling Basin. The population in the 'Greater Toowoomba Region' is 135,000 and expected to grow. The Mayor of the city has committed to an ambitious waste … [Read more...] about Drinking Sewage – Request for More Information
More on Jared Diamond & ‘Collapse’
"The fundamental flaw in Jared Diamond's treatment of Easter Island is that he approaches the problems of its evolution and history with the zeal of an environmental campaigner, and not with the dispassionate detachment of a scientist. He is too much … [Read more...] about More on Jared Diamond & ‘Collapse’
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
