There are two criteria which should be applied to the harvest of an animal species: 1. Are the numbers taken sustainable, and 2. Is the method of killing humane? At least that’s what I said on ABC Radio National last Friday morning when Steve … [Read more...] about Ignoring the slaughter of dugongs in Northern Australia
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List of Climate Change Skeptics Continues to Grow (Part 4)
Hi Jennifer, Five more scientists have been added to the over 400 scientists in the Minority Senate Report who dispute man-made global warming claims: 1. Physics professor Dr. Frederick Wolf of Keene State College in New Hampshire has taught … [Read more...] about List of Climate Change Skeptics Continues to Grow (Part 4)
An Inconvenient Democracy
Recently I have encountered a couple of prominent believers in a carbon dioxide driven climate catastrophe, who see democracy as an obstacle to reducing emissions. Mayer Hillman is 76 years old and he is still senior fellow emeritus at the … [Read more...] about An Inconvenient Democracy
Affairs of the Scutigeromorph Heart
These voracious, venomous predators of the night are seldom seen and even more infrequently in pairs, but what can be said of the affairs of the Scutigeromorph heart? Well first of all, they have a series of trachea originating at dorsal openings … [Read more...] about Affairs of the Scutigeromorph Heart
Hollow Victory for the Humane Society against Japanese Whaling
The Humane Society International brought an action against Japanese whalers in Australia’s Federal Court for breaking the law by killing whales in Australia’s southern whale sanctuary. On January 15, Justice James Allsop ruled that the Japanese … [Read more...] about Hollow Victory for the Humane Society against Japanese Whaling
It’s Summer in the Southern Hemisphere – Time to Wheel Out the Melting Antarctic Ice Scare
Yes, it's summmer in the Southern Hemisphere again. Last year I complained to the UK's ITN News about a series of climate alarmist reports including one showing glaciers melting in the Antarctic, without mentioning the 'S' word. 2007 was the year … [Read more...] about It’s Summer in the Southern Hemisphere – Time to Wheel Out the Melting Antarctic Ice Scare