Greenpeace has been fined $A15,000 after the Rainbow Warrior II sliced through a large coral reef formation as it pulled into the Phillipines as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of protecting coral reefs, including from … [Read more...] about Greenpeace Hits Coral Reef
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Tree Clearing in Queensland: One Man’s Battle Against Bureaucracy
About six years ago Ashley McKay a softly spoken cattleman from south western Queensland was prosecuted by the Queensland Government for clearing cypress pine on his property. McKay had a permit to clear trees from the Department of Natural … [Read more...] about Tree Clearing in Queensland: One Man’s Battle Against Bureaucracy
Should We Take a Faith-Based Approach to AGW?
In today's The Age Geoff Strong repeats federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell's announcement of last week in The Australian, and Tim Flannery's recommendation in The Weather Makers, that we should stop debating the science of global warming and … [Read more...] about Should We Take a Faith-Based Approach to AGW?
Recycle Sewerage Through The Local Aquifer
I chaired a water seminar for Martin Leet of The Brisbane Institute a couple of weeks ago. Martin has put a report together on the event, click here. I introduced the seminar by suggesting there was nothing more important, after water, than the … [Read more...] about Recycle Sewerage Through The Local Aquifer
GW Politics – An Update
Some of my colleagues were amazed to see The Australian newspaper run Environment Minister Campbell on its front page yesterday with some anxious comments about the threat of global warming. On the same day former NSW Premier Bob Carr launched a new … [Read more...] about GW Politics – An Update
GM Politics – An Update
I was getting bored with all the posturing about how Australian farmers would be sued for growing canola contaminated with genetically modified (GM) material, but now it seems there has been some resolution to the issue. Melissa Marino reported in … [Read more...] about GM Politics – An Update
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
