According to an online NBC news report the FBI considers ecoterrorism the most widespread and damaging form of domestic terrorism in the US. It has been carried out against forestry activities and against biotechnology (genetically modified plants) … [Read more...] about Ecoterrorism: 11 Charged
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My Aversion to Whaling is Not Cultural: Libby Eyre
Libby Eyre sent me the following letter which is really a critique of an article that I wrote for Online Opinion titled No Science and No Respect in Australia's Anti-Whaling Campaign. In the letter Libby asks why I put the case for whaling and also … [Read more...] about My Aversion to Whaling is Not Cultural: Libby Eyre
Why Isn’t the Antarctic Warming as Much as the Arctic?
I was really impressed by this picture when I first saw it. It is from the NASA website and shows the extent of warming in the Arctic relative to the rest of the globe. An American newspaper included comment that: A University of Alabama … [Read more...] about Why Isn’t the Antarctic Warming as Much as the Arctic?
How This Blog Rates
If you want to know how popular a blog is you can go to Alexa and check its rating. A week or so ago blogger Tim Lambert listed the 'Top ten right-wing Australian blogs' based on their Alexa-rank. The lower the number the more popular the … [Read more...] about How This Blog Rates
Fishing: Could It be Banned?
Members of a Murray River recreational fishing club took me fishing soon after the IPA published my controversial Backgrounder 'Myth and the Murray: Measuring the Real State of the River Environment'. They wanted to pick my brains on various issues … [Read more...] about Fishing: Could It be Banned?
Contrasting Views on Global Warming: James Lovelock versus Patrick Moore
According to Michael McCarthy writing in The Independent today: "The world has already passed the point of no return for climate change, and civilisation as we know it is now unlikely to survive, according to James Lovelock, the scientist and green … [Read more...] about Contrasting Views on Global Warming: James Lovelock versus Patrick Moore
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
