There are competing theories about how male koalas go about procreating. The 'king koala' theory proposes that a powerful male dominates breeding and 'holds the fabric of koala society in the palm of his mighty paw', to quote Koala expert Dr Bill … [Read more...] about Counting Koalas
The Budget, Peer Review (Part 2) & A Worst Ever Report
Yesterday I wrote that the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the Murray Darling Basin (MDB) are the big ticket/big budget environmental issues. Well the Treasurer has even made special allocations for both in this year's budget. There is only ever going … [Read more...] about The Budget, Peer Review (Part 2) & A Worst Ever Report
Problems with Peer Review (Part 1)
There has been quite a bit of comment on this web-blog about the importance of peer review (e.g. see comments following my post of 29th April 2005, titled What do Geologists Know about Climate?). Peer review refers to a researcher's work being … [Read more...] about Problems with Peer Review (Part 1)
Wetland Group Pockets $3.8 Million in Water Sales
A student from RMIT (a Melbourne University) is doing a project on water and has asked me how environmental water is allocated. There is no national or state-wide ledger (or website) showing how environmental water is acquired and allocated. The … [Read more...] about Wetland Group Pockets $3.8 Million in Water Sales
If Another 5 Years of Tony Blair, And
The big news this morning is that exit polls suggest Tony Blair will be re-elected to lead Britain for another 5 years. What does this mean for the environment? Blair clearly cares about the environment and is concerned by what he sees as a … [Read more...] about If Another 5 Years of Tony Blair, And
Pilliga-Goonoo Lock-up Announced
The NSW Government has finally made a decision on the Pilliga-Goonoo forests and the decision is likely to decimate local timber communities. Click here (jpg 136kb) to see a picture of 24 Pilliga West State forest, one of the WCA so-called iconic … [Read more...] about Pilliga-Goonoo Lock-up Announced
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
