My recent writings on GM food crops, including in The Land newspaper last Thursday, have resulted in some emails suggesting that I am wrong and that organics, rather than GM, really are the answer. I received an email with a link to a paper titled … [Read more...] about Organics Use Less Energy?
Food & Farming
On Jared Diamond and Environmental Law
I had mentioned that I was reviewing Chapter 13 of Jared Diamond's not so new book 'Collapse'. There have been some offline requests for copies of the review which has now been published by British Journal Energy and Environment. The chapter can be … [Read more...] about On Jared Diamond and Environmental Law
Uranium Mining, but Not Croc Hunting
The NT government has conceded the Federal government has ultimate power of approval over new uranium mines - making the NT ban on new mines ineffective. And according to today's Financial Review, this concession could result in new uranium exports … [Read more...] about Uranium Mining, but Not Croc Hunting
Whales, Dugongs & The Blue Pool
The Indigenous community in south-east Queensland is divided over dugong hunting. According to ABC Online today, Three Indigenous groups in north Queensland have agreed to stop traditional hunting for dugongs. The landmark agreement has been … [Read more...] about Whales, Dugongs & The Blue Pool
Eating Whales (Part 2)
Whalers in Norway, Iceland and Greenland have called Australia's attempts to ban commercial whaling "ridiculous", according to a report on ABC Online. Federal Environment Minister Senator Ian Campbell is lobbying in Europe and the Pacific to get an … [Read more...] about Eating Whales (Part 2)
Eating Whales
I lived in Africa from 1985 to 1992 and I worked for a period in Kenya with a fellow who grew up along the shores of Lake Victoria. The first time David saw the ocean was when we traveled together from Nairobi to Mombassa and then on to Malindi … [Read more...] about Eating Whales
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
