"Australian cities must join a global network in which urban farmers grow produce on rooftops, a leading science commentator says. Professor Julian Cribb, author of The Coming Famine, said the global food crisis was a forewarning of what could be … [Read more...] about Sydney to Have Farmers on Rooftops
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Aynsley Kellow on Popular Nonsense in Perth
A couple of weeks ago Aynsley Kellow, Professor and Head of the Department of Government at the University of Tasmania, gave a lecture in Perth. He said: "I am pleased to present this lecture today in Perth.I am particularly pleased to find that … [Read more...] about Aynsley Kellow on Popular Nonsense in Perth
Proof of the Atmospheric Greenhouse Effect: Arthur Smith
Arthurs Smith does not explain the specific contribution of carbon dioxide to global warming, nor does he deal with the issue of convective overturning, but in ‘Proof of the Atmospheric Greenhouse Effect’ he elegantly explains the greenhouse effect … [Read more...] about Proof of the Atmospheric Greenhouse Effect: Arthur Smith
Leading Climate Scientists Don’t Really Believe Their Climate Theory (Part 1)
Belief in the truth of a theory is inversely proportional to the precision of the science. At least that is what someone called Harris once said. Modern climate science theory seems to be a case in point with imprecise extrapolation from often … [Read more...] about Leading Climate Scientists Don’t Really Believe Their Climate Theory (Part 1)
Bull Market in Environmental Guilt
"This is strange territory. The Dow is down. Wall Street needs a bailout. But in the Washington area and across the country, there is still a bull market in environmental guilt. Sales of carbon offsets -- whose buyers pay hard cash to make amends … [Read more...] about Bull Market in Environmental Guilt
World’s Mammals under Increasing Threat, including The Sumatran Tiger
Leaders from government and non-government organisations as well as celebrities and scientists have converged on Barcelona, Spain, for a meeting of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Yesterday at the Congress a new study … [Read more...] about World’s Mammals under Increasing Threat, including The Sumatran Tiger
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
