The biggest global warming conference since Kyoto, opened today in Montreal, Canada. The 10,000 experts from 180 nations are to spend the best part of the next 10 days deliberating about how best to "slow the alarming effects of greenhouses gases … [Read more...] about Are Australian Cities Getting Hotter?
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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
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
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
Camel’s Poo Too
Just back from another day at the beach: this time Mooloolaba which is an hour and a bit north of Brisbane. The sky was a perfect blue and a terrific breeze chopped the tops off some of the waves. There are no camels at Mooloolaba. But I see today … [Read more...] about Camel’s Poo Too
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