The largest dam in the world, The Three Gorge Dam on the Yangtze River in China, was completed, and ahead of schedule, just last week. And last week controversy errupted where I live in south eastern Queensland, Australia, over plans to dam the Mary … [Read more...] about Dam the Yangtze, But Not the Mary?
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Calling C02 “Life”: New Advertisements from Climate Change Contrarians
The Competitive Enterprise Institute has produced two advertisements promoting carbon dioxide (C02) -- that's right promoting C02 -- for American television. To watch the video's click here. The key theme is that C02 is life giving and not a … [Read more...] about Calling C02 “Life”: New Advertisements from Climate Change Contrarians
More Oil Equals More Fish
The 3,739 oil Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico make for great fishing according to Humberto Fontova writing in Brookes News. He claims that 85 percent of fishing trips from Louisiana offshore are to the platforms, that there is 50 times more marine … [Read more...] about More Oil Equals More Fish
Kangaroo: Not Yet a “Smallgood”
Interestingly, 60-70% of kangaroo meat harvested in Australia, goes to feed cats and dogs. Of that used for human consumption, 70% is exported, mostly to Russia. It seems there is little demand in Australia for this low fat, and dare I suggest … [Read more...] about Kangaroo: Not Yet a “Smallgood”
Broken Trust, Broken Carbon Trading, Broken Kyoto?
Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are thought to be responsible for the elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide that are thought to be driving global warming. The Kyoto Protocol has been considered an important first step in reducing … [Read more...] about Broken Trust, Broken Carbon Trading, Broken Kyoto?
Sunspotting & Climate
Some (not all) global warming skeptics complain that the IPCC doesn't adequately acknowledge the influence of the sun, including sunspot cycles, on climate. There is new information at the NASA website about recent past and future solar activity … [Read more...] about Sunspotting & Climate
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
