About 10 years ago the Pioneer River which runs through the North Queensland town of Mackay flooded and some mangroves died. A few years later the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched its ‘Save the Reef’ campaign focusing on claimed impacts of … [Read more...] about After 10 Years, Still No Evidence to Convict Herbicide in Mackay Mangrove Dieback
Opinion
Better Reason Than ‘Climate Change’ for Eating Kangaroo
The Australian government's climate change advisor, Professor Ross Garnaut, has suggested that reducing sheep and cattle numbers and replacing them with 175 million farmed kangaroos would help to dramatically reduce Australia's greenhouse … [Read more...] about Better Reason Than ‘Climate Change’ for Eating Kangaroo
More Problems with Computer Models: Our World is One of Novelty and Change
The risk of a climate crisis, like the risks associated with sub-prime mortgage securitisation, are calculated using complex computer models and both are too complex for the average punter to understand. As Graham Young wrote last week in a … [Read more...] about More Problems with Computer Models: Our World is One of Novelty and Change
The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Consensus
“A pervasive myth has taken hold in the public consciousness: That there was a consensus among climate scientists of the 1970s that global cooling or a full-fledged ice age was imminent.” At least that is according to Thomas Peterson, William … [Read more...] about The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Consensus
Dying, I’m Not: A Poem from the Murrumbidgee
I begin as a trickle, of melting snowflakes, High in the mountains as Springtime awakes. I ooze from the sedges, and springs neath the ground. Drawn by gravity, it’s downward I’m bound. I’m one of the elements of antiquity, The basis of life, I … [Read more...] about Dying, I’m Not: A Poem from the Murrumbidgee
Why Do Most Climate Skeptics Accept ‘The Consensus’ that Humans are the Principal Source of Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels? (Part 1)
WE have all heard about the rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Along with most people, I have accepted that this is mostly due to the burning of fossil fuels. After-all, this is the accepted view, even for most so-called climate … [Read more...] about Why Do Most Climate Skeptics Accept ‘The Consensus’ that Humans are the Principal Source of Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels? (Part 1)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
