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Brisbane: Lecture on Oceans and Climate Change

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BrisScience: Friend or Foe? The Ocean¹s Response to Climate Change presented
by Dr Ben McNeil
Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm (Doors open at 6pm)
Monday 8 December, 2008
Venue: Ithaca Auditorium, Brisbane City Hall
Refreshments: There will be complimentary drinks and nibblies following the
talk, and Ben will be available to answer any questions.

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Friend or Foe? The Ocean’s Response to Climate Change
Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is the principle driver of future
climate change. Atmospheric CO2 concentrations have increased 30% beyond
pre-industrial levels through human combustion of fossil-fuel carbon and
will continue to increase rapidly into the future. The ocean covers 70% of
the earths surface, is the largest active reservoir of carbon on earth and
is the most important natural sink for reducing anthropogenic atmospheric
CO2. The ocean controls atmospheric CO2through both biological cycling
(phytoplankton production) and solubility cycling (thermodynamics). Here I
will discuss the latest scientific understanding governing climate change
impacts on the ocean : including implications for global circulation and
heat transport, oceanic CO2 uptake, pH acidification and changes in oceanic
biological production. I can then synthesize the likely future implications
in order to answer whether the oceans will be working for us or against us
in slowing climate change.

Ben McNeil is an Australian academic who is an expert in a range of areas
relating to climate change science, policy and energy.
Completing his PhD in 2001 he worked as a research fellow at Princeton
University, USA and returned to Australia in 2004, where he is now a senior
research fellow at the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of
New South Wales. In 2007, he was chosen as an expert reviewer for the United
Nations Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change 4th assessment report and
was invited to present his research to the Prime Minister and cabinet at
Parliament House in Canberra. He was also recently elected to represent
young scientists in the Federation of Australian Science and Technological
Societies.

His writing on climate change and energy policy has been widely published in
Australia¹s newspapers including the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The
Australian and The Canberra Times. He has also made numerous radio and
television appearances including ABC Radio National, CNN, BBC and Sky News
Australia.

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A New Book by Geologist Marc Hendrickx

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Dear Jennifer,
I enjoy your work, here’s a new climate change book for your Christmas reading:
We’re not scared anymore Mr Gore.
A climate change parody by geologist Marc Hendrickx.
Synopsis:
Ms Green is surprised when Mr Gore comes to teach the class about the dangers of climate change.
Mr Gore looks at the evidence and the outcomes of man made global warming. It’s scary stuff.
He gets a lot of help on the way from Ms Green but in the end It’s Mr Gore who learns a thing or two about the climate. How fast can you run Mr Gore?
For more information see:
http://littleskepticpress.blogspot.com/2008/11/were-not-scared-anymore-mr-gore.html
Cheers
Marc Hendrickx

Should You Be in Amsterdam?

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Hello Friends,

We have very good news about our latest film Not Evil Just Wrong. The documentary has been selected to premiere at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, the largest and most prestigious documentary film festival in the world. The world premiere will be on Friday 21st November at 10.30 am. It would be amazing if you could come and join with us in celebrating the launch of the film and hopefully the beginning of a real debate about Global Warming.See www.idfa.nl for details

 

Thank You

Ann McElhinney
Phelim McAleer


www.noteviljustwrong.comWATCH THE TRAILER NOW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHMOEVRysWE

Asians will Eat GM

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FYI all,

 

Thought you might be interested to see this release from a recent survey of Asian consumers on their perception of biotechnology derived foods.   The results are quite positive and provide evidence that Asian consumers in five countries are ready to accept the benefits of these foods. The study was commissioned by the Asian Food Information Council, (AFIC) a non-profit organisation that communicates science based information on food safety, nutrition and health information to media, regulators and consumers in Asia. 

 

This information is available on the AFIC website – http://afic.org/2008/IdealsEngine/_filesmgr/File/Food%20Biotechnology%20Executive%20Summary.pdf.  You can view the press release at http://www.afic.org/2008/pressrelease.php?news_id=818&start=0&category_id=3&parent_id=3&arcyear=&arcmonth= or below.

 

Note that AFIC is currently analysing the individual data from each country and will be releasing summaries for each country in the near future.  I will circulate these to you when available. 

 

Thanks & regards,

Keryn

New Climate Change Video

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East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer has released his climate change video

online:

 

http://rogerhelmermep.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/climate-change-video/#respond

 

FREE CLIMATE CHANGE DVD

Roger Helmer has just published a DVD entitled “Straight Talking on Climate Change”. He argues that climate alarmism is misplaced, pointing out that the world has cooled in the last ten years (and cooled sharply in 2007); that increases in atmospheric CO2 from current levels will have a trivial impact on climate; and that the policies proposed to mitigate climate change and cut emissions will certainly cause vast economic damage, but will have little impact at all on climate. The DVD is available free of charge from his UK office at Boswell House, 9 Prospect Court, Courteenhall Road, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, NN7 3DG. Or e-mail pressoffice@eastmidsmeps.co.uk.