Bushfires have burnt more than 1.2 million hectares (4,600 square miles) of Australia this summer. Some blame the ferocity of this year’s fires on global warming, others on inadequate control burning claiming that fuel loads in many forests are too … [Read more...] about More Fuel Reduction Burning, More Fires: A Note from Bob McDonald
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Did Newmont Do It? (Continued …)
I met Richard Ness, the head of a gold mining company Newmont Minahasa Raya, through this blog. I posted a piece here in November 2005 asking the question: Did Newmont Do It? I was referring to Buyat Bay in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, and … [Read more...] about Did Newmont Do It? (Continued …)
A National Plan for Water Security (Part 1)
Last week the Australian Prime Minister John Howard launched ‘A Nation Plan for Water Security’. It is a 10 point plan with a $10 billion budget to run for 10 years and it has generally been well received perhaps because many Australians feel there … [Read more...] about A National Plan for Water Security (Part 1)
Sunday Reading
1. WWF Tips to Help Save Energy by Sun Xiaohua (China Daily), January 25, 2007. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) launched its two-year energy saving campaign, "20 Ways to 20 Percent" in China last weekend after the country flunked the first test to … [Read more...] about Sunday Reading
Negligible Temperature Increase Incompatible with Climate Models: A Note from Vincent Gray
Hi Jennifer, The draft 'Summary for Policymakers' of the Fourth Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been widely leaked to the Press. Its crucial conclusion is as follows: “It is very likely that anthropogenic greenhouse gas … [Read more...] about Negligible Temperature Increase Incompatible with Climate Models: A Note from Vincent Gray
‘Snow Job on the Snowy’ by Ian Mott
As the Murray Basin gets another “summit” for it's troubles it is timely to take a good hard look at the facts behind the last river to get the “can do” swagger from our politicians and environmental saviours. In October 2000 the Feds, NSW and … [Read more...] about ‘Snow Job on the Snowy’ by Ian Mott
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
