Last year the United States produced 3.9 billion gallons of ethanol from corn. Brazil produced 4.2 billion gallons over the same period all from sugar and mollasses. The United States Department of Agriculture has just published a report entitled … [Read more...] about The Economics of Ethanol: New American Study
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Australian Environment Foundation First Conference
You can now register for the first conference of new environment group the Australian Environment Foundation (AEF) by downloading the registration brochure here. Keynote speaker is Mike Archer, palaeontologist, author and Dean of Science at the … [Read more...] about Australian Environment Foundation First Conference
Blame Drought on the Sun: Malcolm Hill
Dear Jennifer, Here at ABC News Online, in an article titled 'Study shows more severe droughts ahead for Australia', is another example why there are so many cynics/sceptics about Anthropogenic Global Warming [1]. On the one hand the alarmists bang … [Read more...] about Blame Drought on the Sun: Malcolm Hill
Three Pressing Issues for the Macquarie Marshes
It was good to see Professor John Quiggin drawing attention to the problems with the Macquarie Marshes in his post of last Sunday titled 'Macquarie Marshes again'. But it's a pity he can't get beyond ad hominem attacks [1] and a pitch for his ARC … [Read more...] about Three Pressing Issues for the Macquarie Marshes
Did It Really Get That Cold in Stanthorpe?
A couple of hours drive west from my home in Brisbane, is a place called Stanthorpe up on the Great Dividing Range. The town has an abattoir and according to its operator John Allen, as reported by James Nason at Farm Online, it closed on Monday … [Read more...] about Did It Really Get That Cold in Stanthorpe?
The Aral Sea in 2006: A Note from Frank McKinnell
The following comments by Australian forester Frank McKinnell are based on three visits to the Aral Sea region between 2004 and 2006, including trips out onto the Dry Aral Seabed (DAS) on both the Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan sides of the border: "The … [Read more...] about The Aral Sea in 2006: A Note from Frank McKinnell
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
