Hamilton Island is part of the magnificent Great Barrier Reef. I'm here to speak at a conference. There are lots of sulfur crested cockatoos about the hotel. The one in this photograph was sitting on my balcony yesterday afternoon. … [Read more...] about Hello From Hamilton Island
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About Walter Starck
Walter Starck grew up on, an island in the Florida Keys and began catching fish in salable quantities off the family dock at age five. At 6 he helped his grandfather build his first boat with which he began diving using a face mask. He started … [Read more...] about About Walter Starck
Killer Greenhouse Effect (or Pardon my Anoxia): A Note from Luke
Luke Walker reminds us that geological history includes evidence of mass extinctions from "killer greenhouse conditions": "Readers of this blog are often witness to accusations of alarmism by those opposed to scenario projections using contemporary … [Read more...] about Killer Greenhouse Effect (or Pardon my Anoxia): A Note from Luke
Florida Corals Not At Risk of Global Warming: Gary Sharp
Dr Gary Sharp, Scientific Director of the Center for Climate/Ocean Resource Study in Monterey Bay, California, makes a few good points regarding global warming and coral bleaching with particular reference to the Florida Keys in a recent article … [Read more...] about Florida Corals Not At Risk of Global Warming: Gary Sharp
More Oil Equals More Fish
The 3,739 oil Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico make for great fishing according to Humberto Fontova writing in Brookes News. He claims that 85 percent of fishing trips from Louisiana offshore are to the platforms, that there is 50 times more marine … [Read more...] about More Oil Equals More Fish
More Money for the Murray (Updated)
The budget for the Australian Government for the next financial year was announced tonight by our Treasurer Peter Costello. He didn't mention global warming, or the Great Barrier Reef, or saving Tasmanian forests. There was only one major … [Read more...] about More Money for the Murray (Updated)