The catastrophe wrought by Cyclone Nargis on the Burmese people has provoked an extraordinary campaign by the US and allied powers, and in the international media, demanding that the military junta open its borders to aid and aid officials as well as to American military aircraft, troops and warships. Read more »
Last Wednesday was the launch of a new initiative between the University of Queensland and the Institute of Public Affairs for environmental research. Read more »
A lot of people blame 'market failure' for environmental problems like pollution or over-fishing. More often, though, it's political failure that causes the problems, by preventing markets from even existing. Like in water. As I explain in my new book, The Best Book on the Market: Read more »
There has been some criticism of the administrators of this blog for not posting something on Earth Hour. Apparently the contribution from Art Raiche wasn't enough.
Anyway, by popular demand, here is a piece by Rex Murphy in Canada entitled 'The darkness that is Earth Hour': Read more »
ALL three surviving species of African zebras could lose their stripes in as little as 50-70 years as global warming threatens their habitat and way of life, Greenpeace UK reveals. Read more »
A fellow called Robyn Williams has a monopoly on the reporting of science on Australia's publicly funded national radio, the ABC. He runs several programs including Ockam's Razor broadcast on Sunday morning. Read more »
One week ago I was captured by a headline in a Swedish tabloid paper, “Dolphins saved my life.” This statement was made by a farmer’s partner, who suffered from depression and had participated in a swim with the dolphins program in Florida.
I became very curious about the issue, since the statement was made by a farmer’s partner, who was surrounded by animals every day. It made me wonder if dolphins had superior abilities/ properties than other animals to cure humans. Read more »
ALL three surviving species of African zebras could lose their stripes in as little as 50-70 years as global warming threatens their habitat and way of life, Greenpeace UK reveals. Read more »
"It is 76 years since Cheeta the chimp was plucked from the African jungle to become a Hollywood star in the Tarzan movies. Yet incredibly, he is still going strong.
"The oldest known living chimpanzee enjoys a leisurely retirement in California, where he enjoys painting, piano and strolling in the sunshine... Read more »
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