I've a Facebook account and I've started posting information there that is not about the natural environment, but that I think is important. A reader of this blog, Neville, sent me a link to a podcast of Alan Jones on 2GB talking this morning about … [Read more...] about Facebook, And
How the Oceans Get Warm: Robert E. Stevenson
THERE are only ever a small number of scientists who can explain a phenomenon from first principles and these experts will often speak in jargon that is unintelligible[1]. But every so often one comes across a real expert who appears to not only … [Read more...] about How the Oceans Get Warm: Robert E. Stevenson
IPCC Commissioned Report Damning of IPCC Processes and Procedures
THE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) commissioned a review of its processes and procedures with a report handed down in October 2010, but only just now made publically available at its website.[1] I’ve only just started to examine … [Read more...] about IPCC Commissioned Report Damning of IPCC Processes and Procedures
How Scientific Ideas Become Fashionable (Part 1)
THERE is no doubt that many people are susceptible to the repetition of a single message. No matter how stupid the message, if enough people say it often enough, a large percentage of those who hear it will begin to believe it. That’s the basis of … [Read more...] about How Scientific Ideas Become Fashionable (Part 1)
Activist Scientists Crying Wolf on Coral Bleaching and Climate Change
THE propaganda from our Great Barrier Reef scientists at the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium is relentless. According to Janice Lough, Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the rate of change from anthropogenic global warming is … [Read more...] about Activist Scientists Crying Wolf on Coral Bleaching and Climate Change
Carbon Taxing Refrigerants But Not Carbon Dioxide?
ON July 1, Australia not only got a carbon tax, but also a tax on refrigerants based on their global warming potential. Refrigerants are used to keep things cool, for example, food in our refrigerators and people in cars and shopping centres. The … [Read more...] about Carbon Taxing Refrigerants But Not Carbon Dioxide?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
