The big trend for [last] year was the growth of environmental language: of ecocentrism, referring to the philosophy in which the ecosphere is more important than an organism or human activity ... of climate porn, referring to alarmist predictions … [Read more...] about ‘Climate Porn’ & Other New Words
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Magazine Duped by anti-GM Activist – A Case of More of the Same
I SUBSCRIBE to a magazine called Quadrant. It comes out every couple of months and often includes interesting articles by well-known Australian conservatives, libertarians and mavericks on a range of topics from dinning in New York to global … [Read more...] about Magazine Duped by anti-GM Activist – A Case of More of the Same
More on Global Warming and Malaria
Dear Jennifer, Prof Paul Reiter has just informed me of a recently published article of his in Malaria Journal that may be of interest to you. The article is based on the chapter he wrote for the Civil Society Report on Climate Change. It is … [Read more...] about More on Global Warming and Malaria
It’s Cold in Europe
Governments across Europe declared states of emergency and ordered factories to close as Russia cut all gas supplies through Ukraine yesterday in their worsening dispute over unpaid bills. Read more here. … [Read more...] about It’s Cold in Europe
A Cold Snap in a Warming World?
"A COLD front is sweeping across Europe after gripping swathes of North America last month, but the deep freeze does not mean the threat of global warming has abated, caution scientists." [Read more here.] But at least one cartoonist in … [Read more...] about A Cold Snap in a Warming World?
Surface-based Temperature Records
THE warmaholics are fond of using the phrase "official records going back to 1850", but the simple facts are that prior to the 1970s, surface-based temperatures from a few indiscriminate, mostly backyard locations in Europe and the US are fatally … [Read more...] about Surface-based Temperature Records
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
