The rangelands cover some 81% of Australia and are popularly known as 'the outback'. A new report, 'Rangelands 2008 — Taking the pulse', is the first time that disparate datasets have been brought together at a national and regional scale to … [Read more...] about New Report on Australian Rangelands
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Mars Rover & Carbon Emissions
Mars has a simple climate compared to earth - but NASA now admits that its GCM for Mars just does not predict the climate. http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE4BF0AA20081216 Is it posisble that carbon emissions from the Mars … [Read more...] about Mars Rover & Carbon Emissions
Saving African Animals
A note from the African Wildlife Foundation: "We need to help develop understanding everywhere, seek the courage and energy to make change, and have the confidence to envision bold, new programs to effect permanent solutions to guarantee the … [Read more...] about Saving African Animals
More Scepticism in the Mainstream Media
Folks, As you might expect, Australia's Canberra Times is a conformist newspaper that mostly goes along with the capital's political fashions, and has long run the alarmist AGW line. Over the weekend there has been a turn-around. Their economics … [Read more...] about More Scepticism in the Mainstream Media
New Papers from ‘Science & Public Policy Institute’
YOU may find these new papers of interest: http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/climate_action_plans_fail_to_deliver.html We update this paper … [Read more...] about New Papers from ‘Science & Public Policy Institute’
Always Scared to Death?
With reference to the crisis in financial markets, Sydney-based think tank The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) held a forum yesterday entitled ‘The End of Capitalism’. CIS Research Fellow, Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich, suggested that doom and … [Read more...] about Always Scared to Death?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
