Category Archives: Science
History Is Now
The Sum Total of Human Experience For 2000 Years A little while ago the Economist put up this chart in their Daily Chart section. I’ve been meaning to blog it but life has a way of getting in the way … Continue reading
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Carbon Price Banter
Finally Something In Place We know the story: Kevin Rudd swept to power in 2007 with the promise of an ETS. He decided to negotiate one with the Coalition, finding common cause with his counterpart Malcolm Turnbull, which led to … Continue reading
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Why Don’t They Get Angry In Japan?
Explosive Allegations About Fukushima Plant During this week it’s come to light that radioactive Iodine, Cesium and Tellurium were found in the areas around Namie and Ohkuma nearby the Fukushima plant on the 12th March this year. That is, they … Continue reading
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What Prof. Ross Garnaut Has To Say About The Carbon Price
And The Charcoal On The Wall Says… Pleiades sent me this link today. Professor Ross Garnaut had a few words to say about the way the big end of town is conducting itself in the carbon pricing debate. Garnaut takes … Continue reading
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Censorship Blues – 13/May/2011
How About Arguments Based On Intellectual Merit? Where does one start with the idiotic submission by Bravehearts to the Senate? ONE of Australia’s most prominent child protection advocate, Bravehearts, has weighed into the art censorship debate, calling for the Classification … Continue reading
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Peak Oil Is Knocking
Today’s Peak Oil Article Here it is. Peak oil is forcing its way to the top of the agenda with stark warnings from the International Energy Agency and others repeated on ABC radio and television this week, after an investigation … Continue reading
Fail Safe Part II
Aeschylus Was His Name… I’ve been arguing a lot about the inferences that can be drawn from the Fukushima plant going into meltdown and a category 6 disaster in the wake of 12m high waves as well as a magnitude … Continue reading
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Fail Safe
Acts of God And Risk I’ve been pondering the issue of nuclear power in light of the Fukushima crisis, and I have to say the problems of how things got to this point are so complicated that it’s impossible to … Continue reading
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A New, Clear Dawn
The Tapes Have Recorded Their Names Okay, so that’s about the best line I can cite from Emerson Lake and Palmer’s ‘Karn Evil 9 Impression 3′, but it’s strangely fitting what with an apocalyptic sequence of events taking place over … Continue reading
The Peasants Are Revolting
Yes, It’s Bizarre You can tell how mature or immature a polity is by the way it deals with issues. In the instance of Australia and climate change, it seems our polity is not as mature as it should be. … Continue reading
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