One of Neil Hewett's first contributions to this blog was a picture of a buttressed tree trunk. He has since made valuable contributions to discussion on a range of topics from whaling to the practicalities of powering a home in remote Far North … [Read more...] about Neil Hewett
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Richard Lindzen on Hockey Sticks
There has been more published in the last week about the hockey stick with summaries of what it all means at Real Climate and Climate Audit. David J commented yesterday at this blog that, It would seem the Hockey Stick "debate" is fast going the … [Read more...] about Richard Lindzen on Hockey Sticks
Whales Fed to Dogs
I received a note from marine ecologist Walter Starck this morning. He wrote, Here's an interesting news item on whaling. A growing stockpile of unsold whale meat would seem to indicate that the Japanese whaling effort is driven by political rather … [Read more...] about Whales Fed to Dogs
Blog Update, Comments and Rules
I began this blog in April last year. More and more people are visiting the site. I was surprised to see that there were 7,458 unique visitors to the site last month (January 2006), they came a total of 20,677 times and looked at 59,939 pages … [Read more...] about Blog Update, Comments and Rules
Coffee Banned in 1777, GM Food Banned in 2006
Banning genetically modified (GM) food is just another example of promoters of "incumbent products" seeking to restrict competition argues Calestous Juma in yesterday's Financial Times: Take coffee: in the 1500s Catholic bishops demonised coffee as … [Read more...] about Coffee Banned in 1777, GM Food Banned in 2006
WTO Rejects GM Moratorium
I missed the big news of two days ago, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has issued a preliminary report (which I have not yet read) indicating that the European Union (EU) moratoriums on GM food crops constitute a breach of WTO trade rules. You … [Read more...] about WTO Rejects GM Moratorium
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
