I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy. Richard P. Feynman Photograph of the kangaroo taken in the Central Murray Valley by Faye Ashwin [click on the image for a larger/better view]. … [Read more...] about Open Thread
What Will Power Sydney in 5 Years, If Not Gas?
I'VE been some what dismayed by the approach of many agriculturalists to the development of a coal seam gas (CSG) industry in New South Wales. There have been many widely publicized claims that the CSG industry will pollute the air and water in … [Read more...] about What Will Power Sydney in 5 Years, If Not Gas?
Why the ETS will not Succeed: Peter Lang
JUSTIFICATION for Australia’s carbon-pricing scheme assumes there will be a global carbon pricing system with our ETS a part of it. This assumption is probably wrong. It is unlikely a global carbon pricing system will be implemented, let alone … [Read more...] about Why the ETS will not Succeed: Peter Lang
Carbon Credit Market is Neither Free nor Worth Anything: Jo Nova
THERE is an entire cannon of western philosophical thought, dating back to John Locke and John Stuart Mills, that explains why the prosperity of a nation is not so much linked to its natural wealth, but rather the proper functioning of … [Read more...] about Carbon Credit Market is Neither Free nor Worth Anything: Jo Nova
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"Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men's minds, which follows from the advance of science." Charles Robert Darwin *** The image/picture is of a fellow pretending to be Mr Darwin with the real Jen, taken in the … [Read more...] about Open Thread
Definitions of Science: Double Standards from Australian Government
The Australian legal system ruled on the definition of science some years ago, however, the Australian government is now pursuing the Japanese and their whaling program on the basis of an all together different definition, explains Charlotte … [Read more...] about Definitions of Science: Double Standards from Australian Government
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
