Professor Ian Lowe's new book titled 'A Big Fix: Radical solutions for Australia's Environemntal Crisis' will be launched in Melbourne tomorrow. Graham Young heard Lowe on radio national yesterday advertising the book and did an interesting post on … [Read more...] about A Big Fix
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No Info from David Paton @ Adelaide Uni
There was a piece in Melbourne's The Age newspaper last week in which Associate Professor David Paton from Adelaide University was quoted calling on the Federal Government to start actioning its pledge to put 500 gigalitres of water back into the … [Read more...] about No Info from David Paton @ Adelaide Uni
The Ocean is Also Warming
I received a note from a reader of this web-log who was a bit cranky with my post advertising the current review by Warwick Hughes, see post and thread here. The really relevant piece of information from the long email was perhaps this graph: View … [Read more...] about The Ocean is Also Warming
Eco-Fashion
The attached advertisement for environmentally and socially responsible fashion came with a note: "Not sure exactly what is ethical about fashion - isn't it all about throwing one set of clothes out each year and enlarging one's ecological … [Read more...] about Eco-Fashion
Mark Latham on Green Forests & Brown Bob
I got about half way through the first book about Mark Latham - the one by Bernard Lagan titled Loner: Inside a Labor Tragedy - before somehow misplacing my copy. It must be under a pile of papers somewhere in this house. Anyway, I decided to buy … [Read more...] about Mark Latham on Green Forests & Brown Bob
Finland to Vaccinate All Against Bird Flu
In response to World Health Organization advice that the avian influenza pandemic threat is real, Finland is preparing to vaccinate its entire population against the disease. Some of the pros and cons of this decision are outlined and argued here . … [Read more...] about Finland to Vaccinate All Against Bird Flu
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
