In Sydney, the Premier of New South Wales, Nathan Rees, yesterday blasted former state treasurer Michael Costa for being a global warming sceptic, and said a new era of climate change action would start immediately. Read more here. … [Read more...] about No Place for Climate Sceptics
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How Melbourne’s Climate Has Changed: A reply to Dr David Jones (Part 3)
IN an opinion piece entitled ‘Our hot, dry future’ published by Melbourne’s The Age newspaper on October 6, 2008, Dr David Jones, head of climate analysis at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, suggested global warming was responsible for the … [Read more...] about How Melbourne’s Climate Has Changed: A reply to Dr David Jones (Part 3)
GM Crops Implicated in Global Warming
It is absurd to suggest that genetically modified plants could influence the global climate, but the ABC, the public broadcaster in Australia, has suggested as much: read more here. … [Read more...] about GM Crops Implicated in Global Warming
Skeptics to Gather in New York Again
A highlight of my year so far is the climate change conference in New York in March. It was a gathering of more than 500 skeptics, including many scientists, to discuss global warming. I was enthralled by a presentation from Stan Goldenberg … [Read more...] about Skeptics to Gather in New York Again
Campaigning for National Parks is Against Australian’s Bush Ethos: Part 1, Buying Back Tooralee
THERE has been much written about Australia’s national character emerging from a bush ethos: the idea that a specifically Australian outlook emerged first amongst workers in the Australian outback. Banjo Paterson, perhaps more than any other writer, … [Read more...] about Campaigning for National Parks is Against Australian’s Bush Ethos: Part 1, Buying Back Tooralee
Government Spoils Resolution on Whaling
The Australian government is more virtuous and extreme on the issue of whaling than your average conservation group. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Government Spoils Resolution on Whaling
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
