An Australian Department of Defence proposal to cull 400 Eastern grey kangaroos in Belconnen has generated a diverse range of responses on ABC News Online comments. A contributor, Annabelle, said, “The killing of kangaroos for convenience is … [Read more...] about To Cull Kangaroos, or Not: Nichole Hoskin
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Waiting for Global Cooling: Robert Fawcett and David Jones
There is very little justification for asserting that global warming has gone away over the past ten years, not least because the linear trend in globally-averaged annual mean temperatures (the standard yardstick) over the period 1998-2007 remains … [Read more...] about Waiting for Global Cooling: Robert Fawcett and David Jones
No Balance in Water Negotiations
Some years ago an irrigator in the Macquarie Valley explained to me that they had been giving back water for years as part of negotiated and then renegotiated water sharing plans. He then asked me how much more water I thought the environmentalists … [Read more...] about No Balance in Water Negotiations
The History of a Weather Station in Western Australia: Roger Underwood
I have recently made a superficial analysis of temperature trends at York, Western Australia, the nearest weather station to my place at Gwambygine. York is approximately 100 kms inland from the Indian Ocean, on about latitude 32. The weather data … [Read more...] about The History of a Weather Station in Western Australia: Roger Underwood
Where’s Al?
Some recent stops on Gore's travel schedule: May 4, 2008--Ohio May 3, 2008--Philadelphia April 15, 2008--Geneva April 11, 2008--San Francisco April 8, 2008--Iceland April 5, 2008--Montreal March 18, 2008--New York March 15, … [Read more...] about Where’s Al?
Serious Trouble Ahead for Whaling and Sealing in Norway
A new fisheries paper, Fiskeribladet, states that the Norweigan whaling and sealing industries are in serious trouble. According to the Marine Research Institute (Havsforskningsinstituttet), the seals in the East Ice Area (off Russia) and the … [Read more...] about Serious Trouble Ahead for Whaling and Sealing in Norway
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
