Things we can learn from flies

A fly goes into a barn and sees a fresh cow pat on which he immediately begins to gorge himself, to extent that he is unable to fly. Seeing a rake leaning against a wall he reasons that if he climbs up the handle and flies off he should become airborne. He does this but crashes to his death.Moral of story: Don’t fly of the handle when you’re full off shit!

Arctic melt drives Alaskan Walrus onto land

The Warlus are shifting onto the land. "The Big question is, whether they'll find sufficient prey where they are looking".Clip stolen from Pokkets: clipped from www.mail.comBy DAN JOLING Thousands of walrus have appeared on Alaska's northwest coast in what conservationists are calling a dramatic consequence of

Polar bears on the way out

U.S. Ge­o­log­i­cal Sur­vey sci­en­tists do not hold out much hope that car­bon di­ox­ide can be turned around in time to help the po­lar bears... clipped from www.world-science.netReport: Most polar bears to die out by 2050Two-thirds of the world’s po­lar bears will be killed off by 2050 — and the en­tire

Consumerism: The Musical

Encore.... encore...clipped from www.grist.org

Car makers abandon petrol for electricity

This is a big shift in our energy balance. With car manufacturers desperately trying to "counter a backlash" against the fuel guzzlers, by capitalising on the run away success of Toyota's Prius, they are articulating their solution to emissions problems, a flick pass to the electricity providers. Bob Lutz, GM of Product Planning puts it bluntly, "If people want an electric car, we can deliver it

Right Brain vs Left Brain test

I can only see her moving clockwise! clipped from www.news.com.auTHE Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise? If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa. Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try

UK scientists defend Gore film

clipped from news.bbc.co.ukTwo of the UK's leading climate scientists have hit out at the judge who made the controversial ruling last week on Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient TruthProfessor Chris Rapley, head of the Science Museum (and also a Gore science adviser) and Professor John Shepherd from the National

Melt opens Northwest Passage to science

I'm all for science, but I would have preferred the Northwest Passage frozen. clipped from news.bbc.co.ukOn Monday, the Canadian Coast Guard is preparing to send one its research vessels, the Amundsen, through the Northwest Passage with about 40 scientists on board. Equipped with a remotely operated robot

Peak fitness hour

National Ride to Work was an unmitigated success, given that the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, pledged $30 million over five years to construct 55 kilometres of separated cycle ways.I am yet to bite the bullet, giving in easily to my partner's argument that the 50km round trip is too far. I will let loyal blog readers know if and when I change my mind. Anyone a cyclist? Is 50km too much

World poll tolls death knell for global warming denialists

I really like my BBC climate change news feed I embedded into my Firefox browser. Love it.For example, coming up for quick air during a hard stint working, I mouseover the feed icon, to catch up on GW headlines of news pieces I may have missed over the last three weeks or so.Seems I missed a sweet moment of poignancy when Howard was hosting his fascist-fence APEC green-bath with Bush, selling us

Dreaded hyacinth returns to Lake Victoria, wreaks havoc

Can't beat that for a headline, so I am stealing it. clipped from www.mcclatchydc.com OFF THE SHORES OF LAKE VICTORIA, Kenya — The common water hyacinth, a floating weed that's spreading across the world's largest tropical lake like a moss-green carpet, is known to botanists as "Eichhornia crassipes." Fishermen

Australia 10 England 12

Bugger that. Well done England. I'm getting some sleep. Good luck NZ in yr game against France. clipped from www.rugbyheaven.com.auAustralia 10 England 12John Connolly's worst nightmares came to fruition as England'sJonny Wilkinson kicked the Wallabies out of the World Cup with a12-10 quarter-final boilover at

ANZ calls independent Gunns pump mill environmental assessment.

The ANZ is creating an image for itself as a greener bank, as I discovered when researching who is behind Project Andromeda, a climate initiative by business.So, what are they going to do about the Gunns pulp mill, which as already pulped Turnbull and Garrett and it is only in approval stage? As Gunns' bank for the last 20 years, they face a dilemma.They have gone public when they could have

Wallabies — 24, England — 15

That's my prediction for the game tonight. The Rugby Heaven article linked reckons it will all come down to how well we can tie down Johnny Wilkinson, he of the magic boot. While we keep 'em in their half, and don't give away penalties under the inevitable pressure, our backs will pick them off. Rugby World Cup

What happens after global warming?

So this century is going to be a scorcher for Australia, but the next one is going to see Australia become a (relatively) desirable place to live for populations fleeing the big freeze:clipped from www.abc.net.auA new study from the Australian National University (ANU) has found that this country may not be as

GetUp! gets $250K to put down Government climate campaign

Story so far ... John Howard, the Australian Prime Minister, still hasn't made that trip to the Governor General to call the election date. That's because he is so far behind in the polls that he is foisting every bit of taxpayer funded pro-Government advertising he legitimately can while the election hasn't been called. Kevin Rudd, leader of the Labor opposition, is saying the Liberal's spend is

New addition to blogroll

I came across a groovy little global warming blog:回転ドア — Revolving Doors (kaiten doa)A blog mainly devoted to the concern of our madly accelerating world, destined to crumble if we don't slow down. Global Warning Climate Change Energy

Climate Change in Australia

The CSIRO and the BOM put their heads together to work out what the findings of the 2007 IPCC Report means to Australia.In a nutshell, we have to dramatically reduce emissions to keep Australia's average temperature from increasing more than the 1% that is already programmed into the system.If this is a Government agency report, then how can any self-respecting Government ignore the implications