I was really impressed by this picture when I first saw it. It is from the NASA website and shows the extent of warming in the Arctic relative to the rest of the globe. An American newspaper included comment that: A University of Alabama … [Read more...] about Why Isn’t the Antarctic Warming as Much as the Arctic?
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How This Blog Rates
If you want to know how popular a blog is you can go to Alexa and check its rating. A week or so ago blogger Tim Lambert listed the 'Top ten right-wing Australian blogs' based on their Alexa-rank. The lower the number the more popular the … [Read more...] about How This Blog Rates
Fishing: Could It be Banned?
Members of a Murray River recreational fishing club took me fishing soon after the IPA published my controversial Backgrounder 'Myth and the Murray: Measuring the Real State of the River Environment'. They wanted to pick my brains on various issues … [Read more...] about Fishing: Could It be Banned?
Contrasting Views on Global Warming: James Lovelock versus Patrick Moore
According to Michael McCarthy writing in The Independent today: "The world has already passed the point of no return for climate change, and civilisation as we know it is now unlikely to survive, according to James Lovelock, the scientist and green … [Read more...] about Contrasting Views on Global Warming: James Lovelock versus Patrick Moore
A Nation of Bigots: Glenn Inwood on Whaling
I have just checked my dictionary on the meaning of bigot. It says "obstinate and intolerant adherent of creed or view". Glenn Inwood describes New Zealanders as bigots because they are opposed to whaling. He was writing for the Sunday Star Times … [Read more...] about A Nation of Bigots: Glenn Inwood on Whaling
Cost of ‘Green’ Electricity
My colleague Alan Moran, had an article published in Melbourne's Herald Sun on the weekend. I was interested in his comment about the relative cost of different electricity sources in a Victorian context. He wrote: "Extracting carbon dioxide from … [Read more...] about Cost of ‘Green’ Electricity
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
