Stewart Franks, Bob Carter and I gave a presentation at Parliament House on Monday evening on Climate Change. Professor Carter focused on global temperatures, I followed with some rainfall graphs for different parts of Australia, and then Associate … [Read more...] about Jennifer Visits the Australian Parliament
News
World Food Day 2008
Tomorrow is the United Nation’s “World Food Day” and the focus is on the pressing need for the world to adapt to climate change. But even before “climate change” became a political concern, the poor have been unable to deal effectively with drought, … [Read more...] about World Food Day 2008
Canadian Election: Carbon Tax Cost Liberals Votes
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion has lost the Canadian election: “The owlish professor-turned-politician defied two central political tenets in this election campaign: avoid overly complex policy and, above all, don't even suggest new taxes. His beloved … [Read more...] about Canadian Election: Carbon Tax Cost Liberals Votes
WWF and Greenpeace as Well-Funded Successful Modern Political Organisations
I spent last weekend at The Annual Australian Environment Foundation (AEF) Conference at Rydges Hotel Lakeside in Canberra. The conference theme was a ‘climate for change’. But it wasn’t only about ‘climate change’, political analysis Graham … [Read more...] about WWF and Greenpeace as Well-Funded Successful Modern Political Organisations
Sydney to Have Farmers on Rooftops
"Australian cities must join a global network in which urban farmers grow produce on rooftops, a leading science commentator says. Professor Julian Cribb, author of The Coming Famine, said the global food crisis was a forewarning of what could be … [Read more...] about Sydney to Have Farmers on Rooftops
Leading Climate Scientists Don’t Really Believe Their Climate Theory (Part 1)
Belief in the truth of a theory is inversely proportional to the precision of the science. At least that is what someone called Harris once said. Modern climate science theory seems to be a case in point with imprecise extrapolation from often … [Read more...] about Leading Climate Scientists Don’t Really Believe Their Climate Theory (Part 1)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
