A new feature for the blog: an irregular look at endangered species and how climate change is predicted to further affect them. Manatees are native to Florida, and have no native predators there. They are endangered because they are slow-moving… Read More ›
environment
“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.”
Science! fluffy marsupials in treetops! with Crittercams!
The elusive tree kangaroos of Papua New Guinea are revealing more about themselves to scientists thanks to a new videocam technology project.
My two unfavourite memes of this week
People who keep harassing someone for a deleted copy of someone else’s raw data instead of going to the originator of that raw data for a copy of their own? Even when it’s been explained to them over and over that the originator is the only person who can provide another copy of that raw data? Now that’s unethical.
Show your vote
a virtual ballot box that can be embedded into any website allowing people to register their support for sealing a fair and effective climate deal at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, which runs for two weeks from Monday.
Procrastination aid Of The Day: UEA CRU hyperbole
The emails largely had to do with dealing with an already known problem with dendrochronology. The oceans are still rising, the Arctic ice is still melting back worse in the summer, the glaciers are still withdrawing. And all of this is still exceeding IPCC models, as the modelers well know. The hockey stick has acquired another crook.
The great Leader of the Opposition yawnfest
Rudd has so effectively wedged the Libs on virtually every issue of importance over the last year that they simply might as well not even bother turning up to the House, and I don’t think that’s a good thing for our system of government at all. I wish we actually had a more effective Federal Opposition (one here in NSW would be good as well), because I’m a firm believer that those holding the reins of government ought to be scrutinised and challenged effectively on a regular basis.
Weekend wibble: Newborn orang-utan at Perth Zoo!
There’s a new baby orangutan at the Perth zoo! *dies of teh cute* There’s video of the new arrival here at the West, including a keeper who is obviously completely smitten with the orangs. Transcription of the video by the… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
This rescued baby North American river otter is brought to you by the Oregon Zoo. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s otter is brought to you by “Eric”, via Sea Otter Scoop: The Official Blog of the Otter Project. The Otter Project exists to promote the rapid recovery of the California sea otter, an indicator of near shore ocean health,… Read More ›
Watching Whales Watching Us
From the NYT: a heartbreakingly beautiful essay that combines lyrical descriptions of whales with sobering facts about how our oceanic noise pollution threatens them. And then, within moments, the mother was surfacing again off to our stern and doubling back… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 