IT was all over the news again this morning, that unless action is taken to improve water quality the Great Barrier Reef could be placed on the World Heritage list of sites in danger and by the way, there has already been a 50 percent decline in … [Read more...] about The Great Barrier Reef: Have we Really Lost Half of It? [Part 1: Water Quality]
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Greg Hunt’s Carbon Buy-Back Scheme for Australia
THE Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Greg Hunt MP, was in Brisbane yesterday explaining the Coalition’s plan to tackle climate change post September 14, 2013. You can download the manifesto as presented at the seminar here: The Coalition's … [Read more...] about Greg Hunt’s Carbon Buy-Back Scheme for Australia
Consensus and Controversy: The Debate on Man-Made Global Warming
'IN open societies where both scientists and the general public are equipped with critical skills and the tools of inquiry, not least enabled by the information revolution provided through the Internet, the ethos of science as open, questioning, … [Read more...] about Consensus and Controversy: The Debate on Man-Made Global Warming
Sarah Ferguson Defends Abattoir Footage of Dubious Origin
IN June 2011 the Australian government halted all live cattle exports to Indonesia after ABC Four Corners broadcast disturbing footage of Australian cattle being mistreated in Indonesian abattoirs. As I wrote in May 2012, Australians were lead to … [Read more...] about Sarah Ferguson Defends Abattoir Footage of Dubious Origin
Remembering Why There Are Carbon Markets
CARBON is the key building block for all life on earth. We are made of it, we eat it and we breathe it. To label carbon dioxide, which is a component of the natural carbon cycle, a pollutant as the US Supreme Court did in 2007, is absurd. So, is the … [Read more...] about Remembering Why There Are Carbon Markets
Why to ‘Like’ a Legal Rhino Horn Trade
I’M often confronted, via my Facebook News Feed, with grotesque images of butchered animals and an expectation that I participate in the emotionally satisfying activity of clicking ‘like’ and thus demonstrating that I’m against animal cruelty and for … [Read more...] about Why to ‘Like’ a Legal Rhino Horn Trade
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
