The Greenpeace-commissioned report looking at the estimated impact of a deep water oil well leak in New Zealand waters has received a lot of attention this morning and for good reason. In the whole argument over oil exploration and whether we should drill or not, there’s been little science-based public discussion of the impact of […]
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MoreI spent a couple of hours last weekend browsing the stands at the Go Green Expo which filled the TSB Arena with vendors promoting “sustainability, organics and green living”. For me the expo represents the best and worst of the green movement. On one hand we had companies displaying photovoltaic panel kits to allow you […]
MoreLike myself, many who work in and around science will have been shocked and dismayed at the controversy that has engulfed Scientific American and its blogs editor Bora Zivkovic in the last week. If you aren’t up to date, this cringeworthy incident started here with the deplorable treatment of science writer Dr. Danielle N. Lee […]
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MoreFrom laptops and smart phones to the fibre optic cables and wifi antennae supplying us broadband internet – rare Earth metals are essential to the tech-laden world we live in. This infographic gives a good idea of the metals in demand around the world for technological applications and the pressure now coming on those supplies […]
More[Ed: We like to keep away from politics as much as possible here at Sciblogs, but this is the first time I know of that a candidate has run in local body elections based on a vision for science. This is well worth hearing more about] by Dr Peter Gilberd, Wellington City Council – Northern […]
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MoreThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing up the current state of climate science and the global outlook regarding climate change. Government representatives and scientists have approved the Summary for Policymakers of the first part of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, subjecting it to line-by-line scrutiny. […]
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