I started this blog on April 14, 2005, pondering what it means to be a progressive environmentalist. For more than two years various people made a significant contribution to the blog including Neil Hewett and Paul Biggs. About a year ago I asked … [Read more...] about Upcoming Changes to the Blog
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Interpreting Eastern Australian Rainfall Data
In The Weekend Australian I wrote that many false claims are made about the state of our environment on an almost daily basis but because most Australians are illiterate when it comes to science and maths, they are mostly just accepted. My first … [Read more...] about Interpreting Eastern Australian Rainfall Data
GM Becomes Election Issue in Western Australia
The growing of genetically modified (GM) food crops is currently illegal in several Australian states including Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Western Australian Premier Alan Carpenter has promised to continue the ban while the … [Read more...] about GM Becomes Election Issue in Western Australia
Clouds at the Edge of Space
Two years after the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, the Indonesian supervolcano, Robert Leslie published a note in the journal Nature describing wispy blue filaments in the night sky. He is now credited with the discovery of noctilucent clouds … [Read more...] about Clouds at the Edge of Space
Barack Obama’s Running Mate is Very Green
Joe Biden is Barack Obama's running mate and perhaps the next vice president of the USA. Popular website Grist has examined his environmental record and found it to be very 'green'. The Senator: 1. was a cosponsor of the Boxer-Sanders Global … [Read more...] about Barack Obama’s Running Mate is Very Green
David Dilley Predicts Global Cooling Now
"IN a new e-book 'Global Warming—Global Cooling, Natural Cause Found', meteorologist and climate researcher David Dilley utilizes nearly a half million years of data linking long term gravitational cycles of the moon explain the recent global … [Read more...] about David Dilley Predicts Global Cooling Now
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
