Some of my colleagues were amazed to see The Australian newspaper run Environment Minister Campbell on its front page yesterday with some anxious comments about the threat of global warming. On the same day former NSW Premier Bob Carr launched a new … [Read more...] about GW Politics – An Update
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GM Politics – An Update
I was getting bored with all the posturing about how Australian farmers would be sued for growing canola contaminated with genetically modified (GM) material, but now it seems there has been some resolution to the issue. Melissa Marino reported in … [Read more...] about GM Politics – An Update
Galarrwuy Yunupingu Says Yes to Nuclear Waste
The Northern Territory Chief Minister, Clare Martin, has said she will fight "tooth and nail" the building of even a small nuclear waste facility in the Territory. Australia produces nuclear waste at Lucus Heights., where the Sydney facility … [Read more...] about Galarrwuy Yunupingu Says Yes to Nuclear Waste
Global Warming for Dummies
Several people have emailed me a piece from the Washington post titled World Temperatures Keep Rising With a Hot 2005 by Juliet Eilperin. The piece was published a couple of weeks ago (October 13, 2005) and evidently impressed many. It begins: New … [Read more...] about Global Warming for Dummies
Marsh Graziers Don’t Pay for Water
According to the Environment Australia website, Macquarie Marsh grazier's have a saying "Fat ducks mean fat cattle". Of course all this is dependent on water. Across Australia there is an expectation that we will all have to pay a bit more for our … [Read more...] about Marsh Graziers Don’t Pay for Water
The Environmental Romantics will Change Their Tune
Stewart Brand predicts that over the next ten years the mainstream of the environmental movement will reverse its opinion and activism in four major areas: population growth, urbanization, genetically engineered organisms, and nuclear power. I hope … [Read more...] about The Environmental Romantics will Change Their Tune
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
