When I worked for the sugar industry, there was a guy who lived in Ingham, in Far North Queensland, who used to regularly pull the same fish out of the freezer when there was a fish kill and get it on television as an example of poisoning from acid … [Read more...] about Keeping Wildlife In the Freezer
Forestry
Switch to Concrete Railway Sleepers, Negates Wind Farm Savings
There is much community concern about global warming and an expectation we will all do our bit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. So why did the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) decide to transfer its annual requirement for 400,000 … [Read more...] about Switch to Concrete Railway Sleepers, Negates Wind Farm Savings
‘Déjà Vu on the ABC’ by Roger Underwood
What happens to ABC journalists found to have performed unprofessionally? In August 2006, a Four Corners program on forestry in Tasmania was found by the The Australian Communications and Media Authority to be bias and inaccurate. This program … [Read more...] about ‘Déjà Vu on the ABC’ by Roger Underwood
Rats Destroyed the Forests on Easter Island: Terry Hunt
Easter Island has been described by Jared Diamond as the "clearest example of a society that destroyed itself by overexploiting its own resources". Prof Diamond has told and retold the story and drawn a parallel between the ecological disaster he … [Read more...] about Rats Destroyed the Forests on Easter Island: Terry Hunt
The End of Private Native Forestery in NSW: Jim Hoggett
Under the NSW Native Vegetation Act 2003 harvesting of timber for what government describes as "the purposes of private native forestry" will require approval through the preparation of a Property Vegetation Plan (PVP) or through an application for … [Read more...] about The End of Private Native Forestery in NSW: Jim Hoggett
ABC Should Apologize For Misleading Viewers on Forestry: Cinders
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) breached the ABC’s own Code of Practice 2002 by failing to make every reasonable effort to ensure that a Four Corners program about the … [Read more...] about ABC Should Apologize For Misleading Viewers on Forestry: Cinders
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
