Dr Peter Ridd from James Cook University gave a lecture in Townsville yesterday and it was reported in The Age. Not bad given that he wasn't pushing a doom and gloom message and doesn't believe the reef is at risk from global warming. He's some of … [Read more...] about Environmental Priorities Wrong & Reef Not at Risk: Peter Ridd
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More Intense Tropical Cyclones: Likely Impact of Global Warming
Meterologists from around the world gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, this week. At the World Meterological Conference a report was tabled summarizing information on the impact of global warming on cyclones including hurricanes and … [Read more...] about More Intense Tropical Cyclones: Likely Impact of Global Warming
How Many Cricket Pitches Burnt?
Jim Hoggett milks goats at his farm west of Gloucester in northern eastern NSW, he is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs, and he had the feature letter in last week's The Land (16th February). It read: Last weekend we had the … [Read more...] about How Many Cricket Pitches Burnt?
Organic Toilet Paper: For the Intelligent Consumer
Question: when is a tomato not a tomato? Answer: When it's an organic tomato. Those who are into organics say it's superior to anything you can get that has been grown using conventional production methods. They will tell you that an organic tomato … [Read more...] about Organic Toilet Paper: For the Intelligent Consumer
Lift Ban on GM Food Crops: Peter Corish
The federal government's Agriculture and Food Reference Group handed down its report last week titled 'Creating Our Future: Agriculture and food policy for the next generation' (4,700 kbs). It is very long, over 200 pages, and covers a range of … [Read more...] about Lift Ban on GM Food Crops: Peter Corish
Greenland Melting Faster Than, When it was Cooling?
I reckon it is nearly impossible to keep up with the climate change literature particularly the latest climate change scare story. Working out whether a particular piece of information is invented, real, real but exaggerated, etcetera, certainly … [Read more...] about Greenland Melting Faster Than, When it was Cooling?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
