In recent years bears have been moving closer to villages and cities in search of food as the bear population has been rising. Read more here.
Scepticism Increasing Under Obama
Public hostility toward George Bush and the Republicans likely expressed itself in part as hostility toward global warming scepticism, with which Bush and the Republicans were identified. As soon as the Republicans lost power, many in the public lost their fervour in opposing climate change scepticism. Read more here from Lawrence Solomon.
Launch of Book by Well Known Sceptic: Heaven and Earth by Ian Plimer
The book entitled ‘Heaven And Earth’ by one of Australia’s foremost Earth scientists and outspoken climate change sceptic, Professor Ian Plimer, is “brilliantly argued”. At least that’s according to Paul Sheehan writing in the Sydney Morning Herald. Find out for yourself by attending one of the book launches and getting yourself a copy:
The ADELAIDE book-launch at Parliament House, Adelaide is SOLD OUT!
However, you can come to a ‘Second Launch’
Wednesday, 22 April 2009, 5.30pm
Pagoda Chinese Restaurant
189 Glen Osmond Road, Frewville SA 5063
Supper provided, drinks at bar prices
email – Damian Wyld – thomasmore@chariot.net.au
IN MELBOURNE – the book launch is SOLD OUT!
However, you can still meet Ian Plimer and have your copy signed
beforehand
6th May, 2009 between 04:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: The Hotel Windsor, 111 Spring Street, Melbourne
UPDATE MELBOURNE
I was hoping you could make a slight amendment to details about Ian Plimer’s Melbourne book launch on your blog. Due to demand, we’ve now booked a larger room and we’re able to accommodate more people.
The details are as follows:Date: Wednesday 6th May, 2009
Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Location: The Hotel Windsor, 111 Spring Street, Melbourne
RSVP essential: Bree Ambatzis, 03 9600 4744 or bambatzis@ipa.org.au
IN SYDNEY
Meet Ian Plimer at a book signing –
May12 between 3.30pm and 4.30pm
Abbey’s Bookshops
131 York Street Sydney
NSW 2000 Australia
IN WAGGA WAGGA
Meet Ian Plimer at a book signing
April 24th, at 11am
Angus and Robertson,
Shop 6, Marketplace,
Wagga Wagga
Wise Men Excluded from Bushfire Royal Commission
WE were all appalled by the death and destruction that was the Victorian bushfires early this year. On Black Saturday nearly 200 people died. The number of koalas incinerated probably runs into the thousands, the number of native birds dead in the millions.
A Royal Commission was established with the Victorian Government promising an inclusive process with the broadest possible terms of reference. Preliminary hearings by that commission begin today in Melbourne, but already many experts with local knowledge and experience have been advised their tesimonies won’t be heard; that they will not be given leave to appear before the commission.
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Panama Zoo Collects Endangered Frogs
How Many Times Can Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapse?
The annual media portrayal of the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica has become a predictable event. Read more here.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.