In a world where almost a billion people went hungry last year—119 million more than in 2007—and with food demand set to double by midcentury, the taboo against GM foods is crumbling. Read more. … [Read more...] about Biotechnology and Food Production in Africa
Opinion
White Possum Back from Extinction, but Now Possum Man Has Gone Bush
LATE last year academic Stephen Williams, from James Cook University, reported that a rare species of white possum was possibly extinct and that this was likely the first recorded mammalian extinction due to global warming. Not surprisingly his … [Read more...] about White Possum Back from Extinction, but Now Possum Man Has Gone Bush
Make a Night of It – Earth Hour
THE Carbon Sense Coalition today came out in support of Earth Hour, but said it should be renamed “Blackout Night” and be held outdoors, for the whole night, in mid-winter, on the shortest and coldest day of the year. The Chairman of “Carbon … [Read more...] about Make a Night of It – Earth Hour
Save the Snake, Graze Some Bush?
WHILE some armchair environmentalists believe that burning bush is bad for biodiversity, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting otherwise. Ongoing research at Sydney University by a group lead by Rick Shine suggests Australia’s most … [Read more...] about Save the Snake, Graze Some Bush?
Confirmation Bias at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
THROUGH his ongoing study of US weather stations, Anthony Watts has uncovered some remarkable examples of poor placement resulting in a warming bias. I am increasingly of the opinion that the problem in Australia is not so much placement of weather … [Read more...] about Confirmation Bias at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
The Available Evidence Does Not Support Fossil Fuels as the Source of Increasing Concentrations of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (Part 1)
BECAUSE the increase in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide has correlated with an increase in the use of fossil fuels, causation has been assumed. Tom Quirk has tested this assumption including through an analysis of the time delay … [Read more...] about The Available Evidence Does Not Support Fossil Fuels as the Source of Increasing Concentrations of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (Part 1)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
