I was interested to read at ABC Online yesterday, that Greenpeace has thrown its support behind ambitious plans for a solar powered water desalination plant in Whyalla, South Australia. I have previously only heard environmental groups criticise … [Read more...] about Greenpeace Backs Desal Plant!
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Cows in Kakadu
I spent yesterday in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park. It was a truly magnificent experience. I was surprised to learn that in the wet season 75 % of the park becomes covered in water much of it runoff from the Arnhem Land escarpment. … [Read more...] about Cows in Kakadu
So Many Crocodiles
There were once only about 5,000 crocodiles in the Northern Territory. The population was decimated in the late 1940 and 1950s by hunters. A ban was placed on hunting and the exportation of skins in the early 1970s. Croc numbers have bounced back … [Read more...] about So Many Crocodiles
Tim Flannery on Hockey Sticks
In his new book the 'The Weather Makers' (Text Publishing, Melbourne, $32.95) Professor Tim Flannery suggests that the medieval warm period was unique to Europe with "a survey of global temperature records (from ice-cores, tree-rings and lake … [Read more...] about Tim Flannery on Hockey Sticks
Close Down the IPCC
The US Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works continues to hear testimonials on climate change and related issues. Earlier this week Lord Nigel Lawson from Britian's House of Lords told the Americans what he thought: "I am grateful for … [Read more...] about Close Down the IPCC
New Port to Open as Ice Melts
While planet earth has warmed only 0.6C on average over the last 150 or so years, warming in the artic has been more significant. Clifford Kauss et al have written in the New York Times about new opportunities in the Artic as the ice melts: It … [Read more...] about New Port to Open as Ice Melts
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
