THIS blog now has a moderator. In time we might even have some rules. Ray grew up on a farm along the Tweed River in New South Wales. He started, but never completed, a degree in earth and biological sciences at the University of New England, … [Read more...] about Ray the Moderator
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Climate4You Update June 2014: Ole Humlum
“ALL five global temperature estimates presently show an overall stagnation, at least since 2002. There has been no increase in global air temperature since 1998, which however was affected by the oceanographic El Niño event. This stagnation does not … [Read more...] about Climate4You Update June 2014: Ole Humlum
Most Unsuccessful Tax in History: Marita Noon on Repeal of the Carbon Tax
THE Wall Street Journal states: “The public hates it.” The (UK) Telegraph calls the tax: “one of the most unsuccessful in history” and points out that it is “unique in that it generated virtually no revenue for the Australian Treasury due to its … [Read more...] about Most Unsuccessful Tax in History: Marita Noon on Repeal of the Carbon Tax
Tax Has Been Axed
THE Australian Senate just passed the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill with a 39-32 vote effectively axing Australia's carbon tax. Labor and the Greens voted against. South Australian senator Nick Xenophon was absent. Greens … [Read more...] about Tax Has Been Axed
Philosophising on Bushfires: A Note from David Ward
FIRE in the landscape, or bushfire, is Australia’s most lethal and costly natural hazard. Big, uncontrollable bushfires can kill millions of trees and wild animals, thousands of farm animals, and sometimes humans too. Apart from deaths, bushfires … [Read more...] about Philosophising on Bushfires: A Note from David Ward
Science Fiction & Climate Change: A Speech by George Christensen MP in Vegas
"I KNOW good science fiction when I see it. And that is what I have seen in the climate change debate – a lot of fiction dressed up as science. Most great works of fiction end up on the silver screen so it was inevitable that climate change would … [Read more...] about Science Fiction & Climate Change: A Speech by George Christensen MP in Vegas
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
