the little green guide

Scientists takes sceptics to court

marksmann — Wed, 05 May 2010 07:40:25 +0000

There’s an interesting test case in the Canadian courts from a climate scientist suing the National Post newspaper for publishing climate sceptic articles that he claims contain “grossly irresponsible falsehoods”.

I’ve moved

marksmann — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:06:43 +0000

You can follow my blog at Ecoisms.com.au

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Ecoisms: Kevin Rudd’s a serial killer?

marksmann — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:03:47 +0000

US television reporter Erin Burnett has labelled Kevin Rudd a “serial killer” over Australia’s culling of feral camels.

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Ecoisms: Extinction, flooding, climate change… have you seen Miranda Kerr’s hair?

marksmann — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:27:38 +0000

Most of the Australian media missed it, but a survey out last week reported the world is in the midst of its “sixth great extinction event”, with Australia one of the planet’s worst extinction hotspots.

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Ecoisms: Sydney gets twice as much rain as London, why are we short of water?

marksmann — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:24:41 +0000

Sydney doesn’t need the $2 billion desalination plant. The Hunter doesn’t need the proposed $300 million Tillegra dam.

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Ecoisms: It’s what organic food leaves out that matters

marksmann — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:16:04 +0000

A new study says organic food has no more nutrients than conventional food. But the study leaves out some important points.

Continue reading: It’s what’s not in organic food that counts.

Ecoisms: Food is too cheap, not too expensive

marksmann — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:17:14 +0000

Food prices have doubled since 1980 but the real problem is that food is too cheap, not too expensive – and that comes at a cost to the soil that could compromise our future.

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Ecoisms: Is nuclear power the answer?

marksmann — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:49:26 +0000

Federal Opposition energy spokesman Ian Macfarlane has called for Australia to go nuclear. Is it the only answer to climate change?

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Ecoisms: how climate change can save farmers

marksmann — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:07:38 +0000

Global warming could just be the break our farmers need, if we start paying farmers to save us from climate change.

Now blogging at Ecoisms

marksmann — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:41:40 +0000

I’m now writing a regular Ecoisms blog for The Daily Telegraph, and I occasionally contribute to the EcoBlog at EcoDirectory.com.au. Please check out these blogs. I’ll add links to my blog posts on this site.