Looks as though I managed to spell Kangaroo correctly this time. Could this help Rudd 'save the planet,' even though atmospheric Methane levels are stable or falling? Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and … [Read more...] about Australia to Develop Eco-Friendly Kangaroo-Style Stomachs for Cattle?
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A Biography of the Sun
Dr David Whitehouse is an astronomer and author of 'The Sun: A Biography' (John Wiley, 2004). He has written an article for The Independent, normally the home of hype and alarmism about the small, diminishing logarithmic effect of increased … [Read more...] about A Biography of the Sun
Protecting the integrity of Eco-accreditation
In what has been described as an important victory, Ecotourism Australia has been granted a number of interlocutory court orders by the Queensland Supreme Court, to protect both intellectual property and also the public from potentially misleading … [Read more...] about Protecting the integrity of Eco-accreditation
Indonesia Under the Media Spotlight
The Bali climate conference has inevitably put Indonesia under the media spotlight. The conference itself is not the only story deemed to be newsworthy: Indonesian scientists say many of Indonesia's islands may be swallowed up by the sea if world … [Read more...] about Indonesia Under the Media Spotlight
New Paper Halves the Global Average Surface Temperature Trend 1980 – 2002
In a new article just published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Pat Michaels and I have concluded that the manipulations for the steep post-1980 period are inadequate, and the global temperature graph showing warming is an … [Read more...] about New Paper Halves the Global Average Surface Temperature Trend 1980 – 2002
Uluru to be Banned from Climbing?
According to Zoie Jones of ABC News, University of Western Sydney Researcher, Sarah James has found that attitudes to climbing Uluru have changed, and the time might be right to close the climb altogether. Interesting that it has taken so long to … [Read more...] about Uluru to be Banned from Climbing?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
