Peter Garrett, Australia’s Opposition Environment Spokesperson, is reported in the Age as having said, A federal Labour government would commit $2million to a national plan to stop the spread of cane toads into the south and west of … [Read more...] about Campaigning Against Cane Toads
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Science is Not Agreement on a Course of Action, but the Pursuit of Truth.
Science is the pursuit of the truth, not consensus John Kay, Financial Times, 9 October 2007 The notion of a monolithic "science", meaning what scientists say, is pernicious and the notion of "scientific consensus" actively so. The route to … [Read more...] about Science is Not Agreement on a Course of Action, but the Pursuit of Truth.
A Balanced Article on Climate Models
How can you predict global warming if you can't predict rain? Some say climate change is part of a complex natural cycle – so complex, in fact, that it can't be forecast. Are current climate models reliable? By Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The … [Read more...] about A Balanced Article on Climate Models
Lichen Spiders
Lichen Spiders (Pandercetes gracilis) blend superbly with the surface characteristics of their tree. They remain strategically hidden from predatory birds and simultaneously well-positioned to ambush unsuspecting insects. Poorly disguised … [Read more...] about Lichen Spiders
Forest Saved from Sugar Plantations in Uganda?
Is this a case of biodiversity before biofuels? "Uganda's cabinet suspended the proposal by President Yoweri Museveni to give 7,100 hectares or nearly a third of Mabira Forest to Mehta's sugar estate in May, following a public outcry... "Critics … [Read more...] about Forest Saved from Sugar Plantations in Uganda?
Australian Miners Walk Against Warming
Miners join walk for cooler future The miners' union has joined a national campaign lobbying the Federal Government to combat global warming. National president of the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU), Tony Maher, joined political … [Read more...] about Australian Miners Walk Against Warming
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
