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
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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?
ABC Still in Denial about History of Lower Murray and Estuary
‘Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated … [Read more...] about ABC Still in Denial about History of Lower Murray and Estuary
What the Carbon Tax and ETS will Really Cost: Peter Lang
Tomorrow, July 1, Australia gets the carbon tax the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, promised she would never introduce. The nation’s 500 “biggest polluters” will start paying a $23-a-tonne carbon price. Retired geologist and engineer, Peter Lang, … [Read more...] about What the Carbon Tax and ETS will Really Cost: Peter Lang
Save the Carbon, Harvest the Forest?
Government policies across the world generally favour locking-up forests for carbon sequestration. But a new study by the NSW Government’s Department of Primary Industries suggests: Total greenhouse gas emissions abatement and carbon storage from a … [Read more...] about Save the Carbon, Harvest the Forest?
Rio+20 Was Different
'APPARENTLY, the Rio + 20 Conference ended on Friday. The word apparently is used jokingly. Saturday's headlines of both the New York Times and the Washington Post failed to include any mention of the closing of the conference. These "newspapers of … [Read more...] about Rio+20 Was Different
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
