I can’t work out whether ‘the environment’ is more or less important as an issue in Australia this federal election. Both the Coalition and ALP have agreed to allow a pulp mill to be built in Tasmania, both are hell bent on buying back water … [Read more...] about Election 07 in Australia and The Environment
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Kansas Rejects Coal-Fired Power Plant due to CO2 Emissions
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment yesterday became the first government agency in the United States to cite carbon dioxide emissions as the reason for rejecting an air permit for a proposed coal-fired electricity generating plant, … [Read more...] about Kansas Rejects Coal-Fired Power Plant due to CO2 Emissions
Australia and Kyoto
MONDAY'S tax cut announcement by the Coalition means the election campaign is off to a good start. Economic policy has been moved to the top of the political agenda, as it should be. At the end of the first Kyoto commitment period in 2012, New … [Read more...] about Australia and Kyoto
Russian Scientist: What Does Arctic Climate Tell Us?
A Russian scientist claims global warming can be just a temporary inconvenience, since climatic changes show their natural fluctuating patterns and depend on our Sun’s activity level. A Research fellow of the Arctic and Antarctic research and science … [Read more...] about Russian Scientist: What Does Arctic Climate Tell Us?
Listen to Scientists, Not Activists
Listening to the Speech from the Throne Tuesday, one could be forgiven for thinking that the Conservatives were copying Stephane Dion’s leadership campaign tactics of 13 months ago. In Dion’s case, he took his climate change phraseology essentially … [Read more...] about Listen to Scientists, Not Activists
Team Gore Responds to UK AIT Judgment
Washington Post Blog: Last Friday, shortly after Vice President Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on global warming, we posted an item on a recently concluded court case in Britain that questioned some of the facts in his movie, An … [Read more...] about Team Gore Responds to UK AIT Judgment
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
