THE Australian government has committed to the introduction of an emissions trading scheme – officially named the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. I have previously suggested that this scheme may reduce the amount of energy available to every … [Read more...] about Australia Lacks Capacity to Meet Carbon Reduction Targets
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Emissions Spike for Inauguration
The 600 private jets expected to fly visitors to and from the Inauguration of Barack Obama will produce 25,320,000 pounds of CO2. The Institute for Liberty. … [Read more...] about Emissions Spike for Inauguration
Fish Reduce Risk of Ocean Acidification
The total mass of bony fish in the ocean is between 812 million tons and 2,050 million tons, producing around 110 million tons of calcium carbonate per year - reducing the risk of ocean acidification. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Fish Reduce Risk of Ocean Acidification
More Nuclear for the UK
Germany's two largest power companies joined forces yesterday and announced an ambitious plan to build at least four nuclear reactors in the UK at an estimated cost of £20 billion. Read more here. … [Read more...] about More Nuclear for the UK
Congratulations to Winners of the 2008 Weblog Awards
BASED on 933,022 votes cast in 48 categories over seven days of voting winners of The 2008 Weblog Awards have now been announced. Veteran political blogger, columnist and author, Andrew Sullivan, won the best blog beating the Huffington Post and … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Winners of the 2008 Weblog Awards
Valuing Passion Over Wisdom: Hansen Awarded Highest Honour by American Meteorologists
THE director of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies, James Hansen, was awarded the 2009 Carl-Gustaf Rossby Medal in Phoenix yesterday. This is the highest honour bestowed by the American Meteorological Society and was awarded for Dr Hansen’s … [Read more...] about Valuing Passion Over Wisdom: Hansen Awarded Highest Honour by American Meteorologists
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
