Toyota is reported at CNN to be going to double the number of hybrid cars in its vehicle line-up soon after 2010 meaning it has targetted sales of 1 million hybrid cars annually. I wonder what percentage of total sales this will make … [Read more...] about Double the Number, Half the Price: Toyoto’s Vision for Hybrid Cars
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Doublethink on Groundwater (Part 2)
Water is meant to be a really precious commodity in Australia, particularly in the Murray Darling Basin. Yet the Murray Darling Basin Commission recently announced, and with some pride, that the 'National Salinity Prize' had been awarded to Pyramid … [Read more...] about Doublethink on Groundwater (Part 2)
Doublethink on Groundwater (Part 1)
Doublethink is when we hold two contradictory beliefs in our minds simultaneously and accept both of them. Doublethink has been described as a form of trained, willful blindness to contradictions. I reckon it afflicts a good percent of academics, … [Read more...] about Doublethink on Groundwater (Part 1)
More Grass for Less Salt
About 75 percent of the landmass of Australia could be classified as 'rangeland' and about 60 percent of this area is under pastoral lease. Many pastoral leases are not well managed and campaigning by the Wilderness Society and others tends to miss … [Read more...] about More Grass for Less Salt
Florida Corals Not At Risk of Global Warming: Gary Sharp
Dr Gary Sharp, Scientific Director of the Center for Climate/Ocean Resource Study in Monterey Bay, California, makes a few good points regarding global warming and coral bleaching with particular reference to the Florida Keys in a recent article … [Read more...] about Florida Corals Not At Risk of Global Warming: Gary Sharp
Counting Energy Efficiencies: Wooden Verus Cement Floors
At the recent Timber Communities Australia national conference, prominent federal Labor politician Martin Ferguson called for a rethink of the national energy efficiency standards for residential buildings in Australia. He told conference … [Read more...] about Counting Energy Efficiencies: Wooden Verus Cement Floors
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
