The politics of biotechnology (e.g. GM food crops) in Africa is as thorny as the savannah acacias according to Roger Kalla who has contributed the following: Kenyan officials have put off approving the field testing of a genetically modified virus … [Read more...] about Imperialism, Greenpeace Style
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About The Precautionary Principle
A new book has been published by the International Policy Network titled Arbitrary and Capricious with the subtitle The Precautionary Principle in the European Union Courts by Gary Marchant and Kenneth Mossman. It looks like a detailed review of a … [Read more...] about About The Precautionary Principle
Farms Run on Oil
Farm Online has the following report on the impact of rising oil prices on Australian farm businesses: Farm incomes have been tipped to fall by a third in 2005-06, despite the optimism generated from the winter crop comeback and good prices for many … [Read more...] about Farms Run on Oil
Australia: Best Place on Earth for Nuclear Waste
After Bob Hawke suggested we should take the world's nuclear waste, I agreed. Geoff Hudson gives six good reasons why at Ockham's Razor: One. The site should be well away from any fault line. Storage sites would not be recommended for Japan, the … [Read more...] about Australia: Best Place on Earth for Nuclear Waste
Glaciers Melting
There is a new long article at BBC Online about variations in warming, melting, and thickening across Antartica and Arctica. There is also info on glaciers, I was impressed by this graph: The graph was accompanied by the following text: "The … [Read more...] about Glaciers Melting
Neelum River Blocked by Falling Villages
I was upset to read that 20 people, including 4 Australians, were killed in the Bali bombings of last week. I just can't get my mind around the idea of 18,000 people dead from yesterday's earthquake in Pakistan. According to the Associated Press of … [Read more...] about Neelum River Blocked by Falling Villages
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
