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Undemocratic Politics Again Determines Land Use in Tasmania: Alan Ashbarry

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A decision made in Cambodia in June by the United Nation’s World Heritage committee could add 172,000 hectares of forest to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The Gillard government is seeking to have the deal sealed without proper … [Read more...] about Undemocratic Politics Again Determines Land Use in Tasmania: Alan Ashbarry

The Great Barrier Reef: Have we Really Lost Half of It? [Part 1: Water Quality]

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IT was all over the news again this morning, that unless action is taken to improve water quality the Great Barrier Reef could be placed on the World Heritage list of sites in danger and by the way, there has already been a 50 percent decline in … [Read more...] about The Great Barrier Reef: Have we Really Lost Half of It? [Part 1: Water Quality]

Consensus and Controversy: The Debate on Man-Made Global Warming

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'IN open societies where both scientists and the general public are equipped with critical skills and the tools of inquiry, not least enabled by the information revolution provided through the Internet, the ethos of science as open, questioning, … [Read more...] about Consensus and Controversy: The Debate on Man-Made Global Warming

The Apple on the Banana Again: Marcott Admits Temperature Spike Not Robust

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IT is terribly unfashionable to admit it, but I’ve just never been able to believe that the late 20th Century was particularly warm. This admission despite ‘the hockey stick’ graph that featured so prominently in the United Nation’s third IPCC … [Read more...] about The Apple on the Banana Again: Marcott Admits Temperature Spike Not Robust