"The US House of Representatives has taken an unprecedented step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions, as it passed a Bill requiring utility companies to produce 15 per cent of their electricity from wind and solar power. "Today, the House … [Read more...] about USA Now Mandating Solar and Wind Power
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Starck Reminder: Australia Doesn’t Need to Import Fish
"THE protection of Australia's fisheries is pushing seafood imports to record levels, driving overfishing in other countries and exposing consumers to unacceptable levels of antibiotics and other contaminants. "Marine biologist Walter Starck said … [Read more...] about Starck Reminder: Australia Doesn’t Need to Import Fish
Climate Crisis Gender Bias: A Note from Woody
This reminds me of a satirical headline that I saw regarding the bridge over the Mississippi River that collapsed recently. "Bridge falls...Women and Minorities Hit Hardest" http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38770 When the United Nations … [Read more...] about Climate Crisis Gender Bias: A Note from Woody
Asian Brown Clouds
Readers may already have seen the ABC News story 'Big brown Asian cloud blamed for glacial melting.' This story is based on a new paper published in the weekly journal Nature, also featured in the News and Views section. The paper, which looks at … [Read more...] about Asian Brown Clouds
Lockwood and Frohlich, Part 2
‘Recent oppositely directed trends in solar climate forcings and the global mean surface air temperature’ There’s nothing really new in this paper, which is a review partly written in response to the controversial Wag TV documentary ‘The Great … [Read more...] about Lockwood and Frohlich, Part 2
Toxic Dolphins: A Note from Ann Novek
Japanese officials have publicly condemned the eating of dolphin meat especially in school lunches due to mercury contamination: “We tested some samples purchased at the Gyokyo supermarket in Taiji and Super Center Okuwa in the nearby city of Shingu … [Read more...] about Toxic Dolphins: A Note from Ann Novek
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
