NICK Heath is worried about the future of the Great Barrier Reef. He has a Bachelor of Commerce and after ten years in business and consulting, moved into political and policy advice for government. He’s now the national program leader for water at … [Read more...] about Which Pesticides Should be Banned?
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Good Advice from New York on the Murray Darling
A year or more ago a prominent climate sceptic suggested that he felt sorry for me whenever he heard me talking publicly about the Murray Darling. When I asked why, he suggested it was a lost cause… the Murray Darling. Furthermore, he hinted, it … [Read more...] about Good Advice from New York on the Murray Darling
Go buy a box of Reflex brand paper
WE are so connected to each other via the Internet, but so disconnected from reality when it comes to primary production including paper production. Indeed most Australians don't know the first thing about farming or forestry. So, we are so … [Read more...] about Go buy a box of Reflex brand paper
Universe Getting Colder: New Nobel Laureates
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three US-born scientists for overturning fundamental assumptions about the universe. According to the Nobel Physics Committee their research on supernovae implies the universe will get increasingly … [Read more...] about Universe Getting Colder: New Nobel Laureates
Extreme Weather Events are Killing Fewer People
DESPITE concerns about global warming and a large increase in the number of reported storms and droughts, the world’s death rate from extreme weather events was lower from 2000 to 2010 than it has been in any decade since 1900, according to a new … [Read more...] about Extreme Weather Events are Killing Fewer People
Insightful Ramblings on “The Greenhouse Effect” from Vincent Gray
I can't agree with Vincent Gray that the only true climate science is meteorology, but I can agree that meteorology as a climate science is in its infancy. There is much we don't understand about convection, evaporation and precipitation. And … [Read more...] about Insightful Ramblings on “The Greenhouse Effect” from Vincent Gray
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
