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
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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?
No Global Warming For 15 Years: David Whitehouse
NEW UK Met Office global temperature data confirms that the world has not warmed in the past 15 years. Analysis by the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) of the newly released HadCRUT4 global temperature database shows that there has been no … [Read more...] about No Global Warming For 15 Years: David Whitehouse
Adelaide Advertiser: Yet to Correct Errors of Fact
Dear Jen The Adelaide Advertiser has not published your letter to the editor in response to the very crazy claims it published on Saturday from Minister Paul Caica. It published errors of fact and has not corrected them.[1] The news today … [Read more...] about Adelaide Advertiser: Yet to Correct Errors of Fact
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
