Consider supporting the Taronga Zoo captive breeding program for the Tasmanian Devil. Captive breeding programs can work, indeed we now have Nailtail Wallabies in Scotia National Park. You can donate here. Picture via Mike. More … [Read more...] about Saving Tassie Devils
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News Reports for October Indicate Global Cooling
Following are 12 pages of sampling of news reports from the US and around the world for October 2008, via Marc Morano in Washington, providing some anecdotal evidence that global warming has perhaps stalled: Delayed World Series raises anger after … [Read more...] about News Reports for October Indicate Global Cooling
The Tassie Devil Appeal
Hi Jennifer, We are trying to raise funds for an important cause that you and your readers may be interested in. The Tassie Devil Appeal “breed and release” program is made up of 17 of Australia’s most acclaimed zoos and wildlife parks all … [Read more...] about The Tassie Devil Appeal
Worldwide Surge in Atmospheric Methane Levels
"The amount of methane in Earth's atmosphere shot up in 2007, bringing to an end a period of about a decade in which atmospheric levels of the potent greenhouse gas were essentially stable, according to a team led by Massachusetts Institute of … [Read more...] about Worldwide Surge in Atmospheric Methane Levels
Farmland to Coal Mine: Darling Downs, Queensland
On 1st Sep 2008 the Queensland Government issued a Mineral Development Licence for coal to the wholly Queensland Government owned Tarong Energy Corporation over the iconic Haystack Road farmlands. Harvest has begun on the Haystack Plain which has … [Read more...] about Farmland to Coal Mine: Darling Downs, Queensland
Carbon Fools’ Day in London
"October 28, 2008, will go down in history as ‘carbon fools day’, a sad day for democracy and science, a day when opposition parties [in the British Parliament] failed to challenge a dangerously unsound policy, devoid of any real scientific basis, … [Read more...] about Carbon Fools’ Day in London
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
