After surpassing the United States as the world’s largest producer of household garbage, China has embarked on a vast program to build incinerators as landfills run out of space. But these incinerators have become a growing source of toxic emissions, … [Read more...] about Burning China’s Trash
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Cows Greener than Soy?
I am dismayed that so many people have been so easily fooled on the meat eating and climate change issue following the UN report. The culprit is not meat eating but rather the excesses of corporate/industrial agriculture. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Cows Greener than Soy?
White Bark Pine Trees: A Note on Climate Change from Larry Fields
THE last Ice Age killed off all of the coniferous trees in Finland. After the ice sheet retreated, trees from elsewhere – like the Scots Pine – gradually colonized the vacant niche. On a smaller scale, the same thing happened in many high mountains … [Read more...] about White Bark Pine Trees: A Note on Climate Change from Larry Fields
No Hurricanes – Yet
A slow start is no guarantee of a mild hurricane season. In 1992, the first named storm did not form until late August. When it did form, though, Hurricane Andrew became a Category 5 storm that poleaxed south Florida. Read more here. … [Read more...] about No Hurricanes – Yet
Malcolm Turnbull Needs to Go
THE release of Malcolm Turnbull's "Greener, Cheaper, Smarter ETS" puts the seal on his demise. You can explain Utegate away as a bizarre, once-in-a-lifetime accident, but the idea that you fight the government's ETS by producing one of your own, is … [Read more...] about Malcolm Turnbull Needs to Go
Defining the Scientific Sceptics (Part 9): John Izzard
IF you are going to set up a new cult, which is what the emissions trading bill [currently before the Australian Senate] is all about, you really have to get in quickly and corner all of the best descriptive and emotive words; seize the moral high … [Read more...] about Defining the Scientific Sceptics (Part 9): John Izzard
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
