This blog is a year old tomorrow, the 14th April. Interestingly there are comments at that first post from Walter Starck, Tim Lambert and Michael Duffy. I have learnt a lot over the last year, especially about people and how they view different … [Read more...] about First Birthday & Going Fishing
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AntiFreeze Gene from Antarctic Grass
It is interesting that during this period of overwhelming concern about global warming, and given bans on GM food crops in all Australian states except Queensland, that Australian scientists should find an antifreeze gene in Antarctica and begin a … [Read more...] about AntiFreeze Gene from Antarctic Grass
But Reed Beds Need Water!
I have previously expressed concern that graziers in the Macquarie Marshes are diverting environmental water from the Ramsar-listed nature reserve to private land. About two weeks ago I asked the NSW government whether the levy bank, as shown in … [Read more...] about But Reed Beds Need Water!
Coral Bleaching & The Reef: Walter Starck
There is a widespread belief, cultivated at least in part by Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg that global warming has resulted in more coral bleaching. Given the interest in the subject, I have copied the following comment from Dr Walter Starck, from … [Read more...] about Coral Bleaching & The Reef: Walter Starck
Global Warming & The Reef: Andrew Bolt &
On 31st January there was a piece in The Age titled 'Scientists worried by reef bleaching' quoting Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg from the University of Queensland, with Don Henry from the Australian Conservation Foundation suggesting the problem of … [Read more...] about Global Warming & The Reef: Andrew Bolt &
Jeffrey Smith To Reveal New GM Food Risks, But Not Until August
Jeffrey Smith's book 'Seeds of Deception' has been translated into several languages, so presumably it sold well in english when it was first published a couple of years ago. A basic premise of the book is that genetically modified (GM) food is … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Smith To Reveal New GM Food Risks, But Not Until August
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
