Early environmentalists wore the badge of 'skeptic' as an honor. Thomas Huxley, a colleague of Charles Darwin, wrote: The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of … [Read more...] about Warwick Hughes
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Greenpeace wants nuclear waste sent to Australia
I remember attending People for Nuclear Disarmament rallies in the early 1980s. We held placards and chanted - mostly against nuclear weapons testing at Muroroa Atoll by the French. Twenty years later there has been no nuclear war. France now uses … [Read more...] about Greenpeace wants nuclear waste sent to Australia
$10,000 funding limit misleading
The impression from the media over the last week has been that green groups are now only going to get a maximum of $10,000 each year in funding from the government The reality is quite different. Some groups will have their federal government … [Read more...] about $10,000 funding limit misleading
Is stressed dead?
Today's Australian (pg 6) states that 75 per cent of red gums along the Murray River are either dead, dying or stressed. Imagine if a journalist ran the story: 75 per cent of Melbournians are either dead, dying or stressed. The obvious question … [Read more...] about Is stressed dead?
A Progressive Environmentalist?
On Tuesday night Greg Bourne (CEO of WWF Australia) told a crowd at the Brisbane Institute that WWF was a progressive organization essentially because WWF believed in climate change and wanted to do something about it. I am not sure that I can agree … [Read more...] about A Progressive Environmentalist?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.