Economies of scale, glacial progress and a heatwave!
What the hell is all that about??? Those are the thoughts, linked together under the theme of devastation as a consequence of global warming, which […]
Environment
Truffle munching wallabies shed new light on forest conservation
Edith Cowan University Media Release Feeding truffles to wallabies may sound like a madcap whim of the jet-setting elite, but it may give researchers clues […]
The Odour of Rotten Eggs
Just after WW2 my parents settled into their new home. The stove and cooktop were powered by gas and my mother cooked with gas for […]
Worrying Aspects of Climate Change
By Keith Antonysen There is one thing that those sceptical of human caused climate change get right, they say the climate has always changed. Except, […]
‘Letters’ Tells Urgent Tale of Bushfire Survival in new film supporting Climate Change Act from Photoplay
Media Release, 21st October 2020 – Photoplay Films has launched the provocative ‘Letters’, a film aiming to raise awareness and mobilise political support for the Climate […]
‘Climigration’: Whole communities are moving due to climate change
By Dr Tony Matthews Climate change increasingly threatens communities all over the world. News of fires, floods and coastal erosion devastating lives and livelihoods seems […]
Priority in this pandemic must be solving people’s problems, pontificating on politics and profits must be postponed
The current crisis has fully disclosed the inability of the Coalition government, led by Scott Morrison, to understand how to develop adequate policies. This comes […]
Maximising solar self-consumption by rethinking PV panel orientation
University of South Australia Media Release Over two million Australian households – more than 20 per cent – now have rooftop photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, […]
Climate Snippets #2
Electric cars Chris Mitchell wrote in The Australian, July 6, 2020 (pay walled) attacking the ABC again: “Panic is most obvious in reporting about climate […]
Climate Snippets #1
Reef Bleaching From James Paten Gilmour, Research Scientist, Coral Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science writing in The Conversation (July 15, 2020): “With no work […]
Seagrass paves the way for a carbon-neutral Rottnest
Edith Cowan University Media Release The stunning turquoise bays of Rottnest Island could be key to a carbon-neutral future for Perth’s favourite island getaway, according […]
Coronavirus/climate computer modelling failures
In The Australian (18/6/2020) Adam Creighton, Economics Editor, wrote: “Coronavirus: Inflated pandemic estimates weaken climate forecasts.” It is obviously an attempt to make some connection […]
New study sparks fresh call for seagrass preservation
Edith Cowan University Media Release An increase in carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to 5 million cars a year has been caused by the loss of […]
Drinking water under threat from bushfire
Edith Cowan University Media Release Rainfall after fire brings immediate relief but the environmental effects can sometimes be as significant as the fire itself. Edith […]
Solar farm powering Newcastle operations and revenue
City of Newcastle Media Release A solar farm built by the City of Newcastle on a rehabilitated landfill site has exceeded expectations in its first […]