LATE last year, Jennifer Marohasy posted an article offering her opinion on why asbestos use has a place in modern society [1]. We recently reached out to her about offering another perspective, and she graciously opened the floor up for us at The … [Read more...] about Why to Avoid Asbestos at All Costs: Faith Franz
Opinion
Metres of Sea-Level Rise: Climate Commissioner
WILL Steffen is the executive director of the Australian National University Climate Change Institute and also a member of the Australian Climate Commission. This is the Climate Commission established to provide all Australians with an independent … [Read more...] about Metres of Sea-Level Rise: Climate Commissioner
How Scientific Ideas Become Fashionable (Part 1)
THERE is no doubt that many people are susceptible to the repetition of a single message. No matter how stupid the message, if enough people say it often enough, a large percentage of those who hear it will begin to believe it. That’s the basis of … [Read more...] about How Scientific Ideas Become Fashionable (Part 1)
Activist Scientists Crying Wolf on Coral Bleaching and Climate Change
THE propaganda from our Great Barrier Reef scientists at the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium is relentless. According to Janice Lough, Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the rate of change from anthropogenic global warming is … [Read more...] about Activist Scientists Crying Wolf on Coral Bleaching and Climate Change
Really Reducing Emissions Would Mean Recession
In Australia we now have a carbon tax, to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. But I bet if there really was an across the board reduction in carbon emissions by industry the government would be complaining. Back in late 2008, when the price of oil … [Read more...] about Really Reducing Emissions Would Mean Recession
What the Carbon Tax and ETS will Really Cost: Peter Lang
Tomorrow, July 1, Australia gets the carbon tax the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, promised she would never introduce. The nation’s 500 “biggest polluters” will start paying a $23-a-tonne carbon price. Retired geologist and engineer, Peter Lang, … [Read more...] about What the Carbon Tax and ETS will Really Cost: Peter Lang
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
