The box costs about $6 to make, and ironically uses the greenhouse effect to boil and bake... It should also halve the need for firewood, saving an estimated two tonnes of carbon per family per year. Read more here. … [Read more...] about A Cardboard Box that Cooks
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Six Tons of ‘Geoengineered’ Iron: Just another Drop in the Ocean
THERE were concerns that a plan by the German government to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by dumping iron in the southern ocean would have all sorts of perverse outcomes. Earlier in the year a spokesperson for the World Wildlife Fund … [Read more...] about Six Tons of ‘Geoengineered’ Iron: Just another Drop in the Ocean
Australian Farmers Finally Benefit from GM Canola
MONSANTO Australia Ltd has released the final results from a survey of its 2008 Roundup Ready canola growers – that is those farmers who choose to grow genetically modified canola this last season. Canola is an important crop in Australia, … [Read more...] about Australian Farmers Finally Benefit from GM Canola
Italian Authorities Ignored Earthquake Warning
An Italian scientist, Gioacchino Giuliani, predicted Monday's earthquake at L'Aquila, Italy, weeks ago but his warning were not taken seriously ... he based his forecast on concentrations of radon gas around seismically active areas. Read more … [Read more...] about Italian Authorities Ignored Earthquake Warning
Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapse
GIVEN it is still really cold at the Antarctic, is it really very scientific to blame global warming for the likely collapse of the Wilkins Ice Shelf? How good is the evidence supporting this hypothesis as the possible cause of the possible shelf … [Read more...] about Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapse
Uneven Population Growth
Although the population of the world continues to grow substantially, 79 million a year, the rate of growth has declined by nearly half in the last 40 years - from 2.0 to 1.2 per cent per annum. It have varied significantly by continent ... Read … [Read more...] about Uneven Population Growth
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
