According to ABC Online : A cloud-seeding project is expected to bring extra snow to the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales this season. The State Government says when clouding-seeding was done in the area last year, it created 25 per cent more … [Read more...] about Cloud Seeding
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Church to Campaign Against Climate Change
According to ABC Online, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has turned to the Church in its campaign to halt climate change. The ACF has formed an alliance with the National Council of Churches to encourage Christians to write to, or … [Read more...] about Church to Campaign Against Climate Change
On Michael Duffy
The worst thing about Michael Duffy is that unless you buy the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday, chances are you will never get to read his column. While the Herald puts most of its stuff (and staff) on the internet, trying to find Duffy's column … [Read more...] about On Michael Duffy
Pictures of Whales
The Sydney Morning Herald has started a site called 'whales watch' with photos of whales emailed in from readers. Some of the photos are truly magnificent. http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2005/06/21/1119250965027.html … [Read more...] about Pictures of Whales
Managing our Rangelands (Part 1)
I am passionate about Australia's rangelands. They cover about 75 percent of the land area of this continent - according to a website that I've just discovered. The Australian Burea of Statistics (ABS), from memory, suggests about 60 percent of … [Read more...] about Managing our Rangelands (Part 1)
The Land (June 16, 2005)
I write a fortnightly column for The Land; the NSW Rural Weekly. Last week I wrote about drought and Jared Diamond and I have got lots of positive and negative feedback. The Land doesn't put a lot of stuff on the web, but the piece is up at the IPA … [Read more...] about The Land (June 16, 2005)