A new movie 'Mine Your Own Business' details how environmental campaigner have stopped development in parts of the world that crave development. How they have denied poor people opportunity. The same activists have also run campaigns against … [Read more...] about The Campaign to Jail Richard Ness
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GM Cotton More Water Efficient: A Note from David Tribe
Preliminary results from CSIRO research in Narrabri have shown that genetically modified insect-resistant cotton may also be more water efficient.* Two years of field experiments by CSIRO Plant Industry's Mr Dirk Richards and Mr Stephen Yeates, show … [Read more...] about GM Cotton More Water Efficient: A Note from David Tribe
The Human Impact On Climate – Additional to CO2: A Note from Paul Biggs
Paul Biggs from the University of Birmingham, UK, sent me the following summary of a presentation by Roger Pielke Sr. There is so much interesting information on the potential human impact on climate beyond a focus on carbon dioxide: "Roger Pielke … [Read more...] about The Human Impact On Climate – Additional to CO2: A Note from Paul Biggs
Publish or Perish: A Note from Anthony Gibson
Nyngan farmer Anthony Gibson, spokesperson for the NSW Regional Community Survival Group, has warned government officials and the public to be aware of Dr Barry Traill’s limited scientific credentials on the ecology of woody weeds. Following is the … [Read more...] about Publish or Perish: A Note from Anthony Gibson
What’s Australia’s Carrying Capacity?
Mitchell Porter sent me a note some time ago that began: "There is a thought I had a long time ago when talking with some zero-population-growth advocates, maybe your readership can shed some light on this. They were saying Australia was already … [Read more...] about What’s Australia’s Carrying Capacity?
Mine Your Own Business: Anti-Activist Film
Jennifer, The readers of your blog may be interested in the new anti-activist movie, 'Mine Your Own Business'. The page loads slowly, but patience will be rewarded with the film trailer: http://www.mineyourownbusiness.org/index.htm … [Read more...] about Mine Your Own Business: Anti-Activist Film
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
