IN a rare display of sympathy and understanding for forest contractors, ABC journalist Tom Tilley has put the hard word on protestors in the Upper Florentine Valley, accusing them of perhaps even being “unethical”. You can play the interview … [Read more...] about Unethical Forest Protestors in Tasmania: A Note from Alan Ashbarry
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HundredsThousands Protest Global Warming
IT was predicted to be the largest demonstration yet against coal and climate change, 10,000 activists to descend on a coal-fired power plant in Washington DC.
According to the Capitol Climate Action website, they are there now, as I … [Read more...] about HundredsThousands Protest Global Warming
Shark Numbers and Shark Attacks
THERE have been three shark attacks in Sydney waters over the last three weeks, but there is no agreement as to whether shark numbers are on the increase – or not. According to NSW Deputy Premier, Carmel Tebbuts, there is no evidence of increased … [Read more...] about Shark Numbers and Shark Attacks
Canadian Satellite Already Searching for Missing Carbon
NASA lost its carbon observatory satellite on launch earlier this week, Read more here. But a 30-centimetre-long University of Toronto satellite is already orbiting and searching for the carbon that cannot be accounted for each year. Read more … [Read more...] about Canadian Satellite Already Searching for Missing Carbon
Cheetahs in the Sahara
Rare cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) recently photographed (via PlanetArk). … [Read more...] about Cheetahs in the Sahara
Muzzled Australians Gain a Voice on ETS
The Australian Environment Foundation today launched an online petition opposing the federal government’s “Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme”. The petition will eventually be presented to Parliament by Dr Dennis Jensen, MHR for Tangney. AEF Chair … [Read more...] about Muzzled Australians Gain a Voice on ETS
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
