Early environmentalists wore the badge of 'skeptic' as an honor. Thomas Huxley, a colleague of Charles Darwin, wrote: The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of … [Read more...] about Warwick Hughes
Philosophy
$10,000 funding limit misleading
The impression from the media over the last week has been that green groups are now only going to get a maximum of $10,000 each year in funding from the government The reality is quite different. Some groups will have their federal government … [Read more...] about $10,000 funding limit misleading
A Progressive Environmentalist?
On Tuesday night Greg Bourne (CEO of WWF Australia) told a crowd at the Brisbane Institute that WWF was a progressive organization essentially because WWF believed in climate change and wanted to do something about it. I am not sure that I can agree … [Read more...] about A Progressive Environmentalist?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
