The mining of uranium and the disposal of spent fuel are the largest components of the costs in the uranium fuel cycle. The disposal of long-lived radioactive waste within Australia could be one of the single biggest contributions we can make to … [Read more...] about Waste Not, Want Not: A Note from Tom Quirk on Nuclear Waste Disposal
Opinion
Government Misrepresents Extent of Land Clearing: A Note from Ian Mott
The latest satellite (SLATS) data on Queensland clearing is now available and it provides an interesting insight into how data can be presented in a way that is quite remote from the truth on the ground. The report, Landcover Change in Queensland … [Read more...] about Government Misrepresents Extent of Land Clearing: A Note from Ian Mott
Monthly Maxima and Minima and What it Means: A Note from Ian Mott
Hello Jennifer, Further to recent posts on the need for new perspectives on Global Warming that can only come from revised graphical treatment, I enclose two graphs that provide us with valuable information on the exact nature and threat potential … [Read more...] about Monthly Maxima and Minima and What it Means: A Note from Ian Mott
New Perspective on Global Temperatures: A Note from Ian Mott
Hello Jen, It has been obvious for some time now that the world has been encouraged to regard temperature changes as being overly significant by the use of anomaly graphs that use the entire vertical scale to portray the extent of the temperature … [Read more...] about New Perspective on Global Temperatures: A Note from Ian Mott
Rising Sea Levels or Just Sinking Islands: A Note from Ian Mott
Hello Jen, Our national broadcaster, the ABC, has struck again with a new low in responsible journalism. In 'PNG - That Sinking Feeling', broadcast last night as part of the 'Foreign Correspondent' program, reporter Steve Marshall has trashed … [Read more...] about Rising Sea Levels or Just Sinking Islands: A Note from Ian Mott
‘Snow Job on the Snowy’ by Ian Mott
As the Murray Basin gets another “summit” for it's troubles it is timely to take a good hard look at the facts behind the last river to get the “can do” swagger from our politicians and environmental saviours. In October 2000 the Feds, NSW and … [Read more...] about ‘Snow Job on the Snowy’ by Ian Mott
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
