International media reported back in August that Iceland will not issue new whaling permits for commercial whaling next season due to a “ lack of markets and demand”. Unfortunately for the whales , the Icelandic Government did a turn –around some … [Read more...] about Update on Whaling in Iceland – A Note from Ann Novek
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What do ‘Climate Sceptics’ Really Believe?
Richard Black from the BBC News website sent out a questionnaire to climate sceptic groups in order to test the alternative 'consensus.' He is now able to report the results: What do "climate sceptics" believe? Despite having reported on … [Read more...] about What do ‘Climate Sceptics’ Really Believe?
After the ‘Top Island’ Fire in the Barmah Red Gum Forest
Aborigines managed much of the Australian landscape with fire. This management strategy favoured fire tolerant and fire resistant species – perhaps why gum trees dominate so much of the Australian landscape. But river red gums, Eucalyptus … [Read more...] about After the ‘Top Island’ Fire in the Barmah Red Gum Forest
Glacier Dynamics and Why Greenland Not in Danger of Collapse
Dear Jennifer, Professor Ollier takes on James Hansen's claim that the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are in danger of collapse due to global warming. Hansen's claims are the basis for Al Gore's suggestion, in An Inconventient Truth, that the … [Read more...] about Glacier Dynamics and Why Greenland Not in Danger of Collapse
Bias and Concealment in the IPCC Process
The climatic “hockey stick” hypothesis has systemic problems. I review how the IPCC came to adopt the “hockey stick” as scientific evidence of human interference with the climate. I report also on independent peer reviewed studies of the “hockey … [Read more...] about Bias and Concealment in the IPCC Process
Weather Channel Founder Calls Global Warming ‘A Scam’
Environmental extremist, notable politicians among them then teamed up with movie, media and other liberal, environmentalist journalists to create this wild "scientific" scenario of the civilization threatening environmental consequences from Global … [Read more...] about Weather Channel Founder Calls Global Warming ‘A Scam’
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
