It will be Easter soon and if you live in Australia you can buy a chocolate bilbie instead of a chocolate rabbit to celebrate the occasion. I understand that rabbits are traditionally associated with Easter because they represent fertility. Bilbies … [Read more...] about Busting Dams to Save Bilbies
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Technologically Advanced, Modern Economy, Survives Category 5 Cyclone With Out Single Fatality
A category 5 cyclone, more severe than Cyclone Tracy or Hurricane Katrina, lashes Far North Queensland and there is not a single fatality. It perhaps says something about Australia, modern economies and democracies and their potential capacity to … [Read more...] about Technologically Advanced, Modern Economy, Survives Category 5 Cyclone With Out Single Fatality
Blair Bartholomew on Carbon Trading and Taxi Licenses
Last week, after reading 'Nine Lies About Global Warming' in which Ray Evans draws a comparison between the issuing of taxi licenses and carbon trading, I posted a quote from Ray and some related information at this blog. I was interested in … [Read more...] about Blair Bartholomew on Carbon Trading and Taxi Licenses
Tasmanian Greens Not Happy
There were elections in Tasmania and South Australia yesterday. Despite help from a San Francisco based environmental group, and an expectation that they would win more seats at the election, the Tasmanian Greens look like they have lost one of … [Read more...] about Tasmanian Greens Not Happy
Cyclone Larry Intensifies
I am guessing that Neil Hewett and his family have spent the day preparing for Cyclone Larry. The cyclone is already a category 4 (225-279 km/hr winds) and expected to intensify before crossing the coast somewhere south of Cairns (and the Daintree) … [Read more...] about Cyclone Larry Intensifies
Global Warming: More Water, But Not More Floods
After reviewing more than 100 peer-reviewed studies, Thomas Huntington from the United States Geological Survey, has concluded that there is more water circulating as a consequence of global warming. This includes more rainfall and more evaporation, … [Read more...] about Global Warming: More Water, But Not More Floods