The UK government on Tuesday backed the exploration of shale gas nearly one year after it temporarily banned the drilling method which triggered two earthquakes in Britain but that has also revolutionised the U.S. energy market. An expert report … [Read more...] about Britain Gives Shale Gas Fracking Green Light: Benny Peiser
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My Submission to the Murray Darling Basin Authority
I've just sent off my submission, with John Abbot, on the Proposed Basin Plan. You can download the document [10MB] here: http://jennifermarohasy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MDBA_Submission_Marohasy_Abbot_April16_2012.pdf We … [Read more...] about My Submission to the Murray Darling Basin Authority
Brown Leaves Greens
ON Friday, the leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Bob Brown, announced he was stepping down and also retiring from Australian federal politics. Miranda Devine has a piece in today's Herald Sun that begins: "THE intergalactic phones still … [Read more...] about Brown Leaves Greens
Why the Lower Lakes are Important to the Proposed Basin Plan
OVER the last decade, the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, and other groups, have successfully lobbied for the environmental needs of Australia’s river systems to have a guaranteed first priority call on water. This became reality with the … [Read more...] about Why the Lower Lakes are Important to the Proposed Basin Plan
Murray Darling Carbon Tax Link: Josephine Kelly
TWO of the most controversial issues that will face the Gillard government in the coming months -- the allocation of water in the Murray-Darling Basin and the carbon tax -- have something in common. They arise from legislation based on the … [Read more...] about Murray Darling Carbon Tax Link: Josephine Kelly
How Many Polar Bears in Nunavut?
FOLLOWING aerial surveys to estimate polar bear numbers, it was recently reported in The Globe and Mail [1] that polar bear population numbers are higher than originally thought: “The number of bears along the western shore of Hudson Bay, believed … [Read more...] about How Many Polar Bears in Nunavut?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
