Tim's Bits and Pieces: Environment http://blog.timp.com.au My personal blog, covering many random topics Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:03:54 +0200 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:03:54 +0200 http://23.fi/kukkaisvoima/ en Mountain Lions http://blog.timp.com.au/mountain_lions%3A2010-07-13%3AEnvironment%2CLinkage%2COddities http://blog.timp.com.au/mountain_lions%3A2010-07-13%3AEnvironment%2CLinkage%2COddities#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:03:54 +0200 TimP Environment Linkage Oddities http://blog.timp.com.au/mountain_lions%3A2010-07-13%3AEnvironment%2CLinkage%2COddities/ Look at the cute little Look at the cute little Lion; isn't it adorable? :-)

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]]> http://blog.timp.com.au/mountain_lions%3A2010-07-13%3AEnvironment%2CLinkage%2COddities/feed/ Criticized for not killing a protected animal http://blog.timp.com.au/criticized_for_not_killing_a_protected_animal%3A2010-01-01%3AEnvironment%2COddities http://blog.timp.com.au/criticized_for_not_killing_a_protected_animal%3A2010-01-01%3AEnvironment%2COddities#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:03:53 +0200 TimP Environment Oddities http://blog.timp.com.au/criticized_for_not_killing_a_protected_animal%3A2010-01-01%3AEnvironment%2COddities/ A family in Cairns is being criticized [...]]]> A family in Cairns is being criticized in the comments on this article for not saving a joey from a large python. With some of the comments I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

From the category of "Don't understand the difference between humans and wallabies"* we have:

I still think this family was wrong in just letting the snake eat the joey. How disgusting that they just stood and watched it without trying to do anything. Would they just stand and watch it if it were a child being eaten.....I think not. These adults are disgusting and teaching their kids the wrong thing. Linda G of Perth

Then we have some comments from people that don't understand that snakes need to eat:

I know this is nature but how on earth could this family standby and watch this poor little wallaby get killed? Not only that, they took pictures so they could get in the paper!!!!! I'm not suggesting the kill the python at all but surely they could have helped the little wallaby????

On the other hand with some comments I know exactly where I stand:

I blame this on climate change / global warming whatever you want to call it.... MK

:-)

*. Of course as a self-identified kangaroo I must admit that it would be different if it where a kangaroo, but no one likes wallabies. :-)

]]> http://blog.timp.com.au/criticized_for_not_killing_a_protected_animal%3A2010-01-01%3AEnvironment%2COddities/feed/ Private Property http://blog.timp.com.au/private_property%3A2009-12-30%3AEconomics%2CEnvironment%2CPolitics%2CSocialism http://blog.timp.com.au/private_property%3A2009-12-30%3AEconomics%2CEnvironment%2CPolitics%2CSocialism#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:03:54 +0200 TimP Economics Environment Politics Socialism http://blog.timp.com.au/private_property%3A2009-12-30%3AEconomics%2CEnvironment%2CPolitics%2CSocialism/ ... Labour doesn't respect it. (Not that the Coalition are necessarily much [...]]]> ... Labour doesn't respect it. (Not that the Coalition are necessarily much better) Man Protests decision to make his farm a carbon sink:

As his health begins to fail, protesting farmer Peter Spencer swore yesterday he would die before giving in to a Federal Government decision to make his farm a carbon sink.

Mr Spencer ... claims the government declared his property in Shannons Flat, north of Cooma, a carbon sink without offering any compensation. He says the move has left him unable to earn a living because he cannot clear land and redevelop the farm.

A spokesperson for Mr Rudd said ... "The Government sets policy in the national interest. This policy will not be changed by threats of violence or self-harm.

]]> http://blog.timp.com.au/private_property%3A2009-12-30%3AEconomics%2CEnvironment%2CPolitics%2CSocialism/feed/ Roos 'on the Brink of Extinction' http://blog.timp.com.au/roos_on_the_brink_of_extinction%3A2008-08-12%3AHumour%2CEnvironment http://blog.timp.com.au/roos_on_the_brink_of_extinction%3A2008-08-12%3AHumour%2CEnvironment#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:03:54 +0200 TimP Humour Environment http://blog.timp.com.au/roos_on_the_brink_of_extinction%3A2008-08-12%3AHumour%2CEnvironment/ Four wildlife groups are claiming that kangaroos are Four wildlife groups are claiming that kangaroos are "on the brink of extinction" in three Australian states. If you read to the end of the article you find that that means they believe that "there are less than five kangaroos per square kilometre across most of NSW, South Australia and Queensland". OK, even accepting their figures on face value according to Wikipedia the land areas of these three state are 809,444 sq km, 1,043,514 sq km, and 1,852,642 sq km respectively, for a total of 3,705,600 sq km. In other words they believe that because kangaroo numbers between those three states have dropped below approximately 18,528,000 they are now "on the brink of extinction".

OK, lets see what other animals are also "on the brink of extinction". First up: Cows according to the figures available from Meat & Livestock Australia we get a total of approximately 19.5 million cows in those three states, well that is a little worrying, but there not quite "on the brink of extinction"... yet. OK, how about Cats? According to statistics from PetNet those three states (and the NT) have between them a minuscule total of 1,474,000 domestic cats. Oh well, it's not like I'm overly fond of cats anyhow. (Obviously there are also some feral cats, but there numbers would not be sufficient to put cat numbers over the 18.5 million "brink of extinction" mark) Well since the cats are goners, what about Dogs? Again from PetNet we get 2,411,000, darn it, while it's a bit better than the cats, their still quite blatantly facing extinction as well.

Wait a second, what about Humans? Going back to Wikipedia we find that these three states populations are: 6,889,100 (NSW), 1,584,500 (SA), and 4,182,100 (QLD), or 12,655,700. Oh no, Humans are "on the brink of extinction".

]]> http://blog.timp.com.au/roos_on_the_brink_of_extinction%3A2008-08-12%3AHumour%2CEnvironment/feed/ Ice-Free North Pole? http://blog.timp.com.au/ice-free_north_pole%3A2008-07-01%3AEnvironment http://blog.timp.com.au/ice-free_north_pole%3A2008-07-01%3AEnvironment#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:03:54 +0200 TimP Environment http://blog.timp.com.au/ice-free_north_pole%3A2008-07-01%3AEnvironment/ Apparently an Apparently an US "Expert" believes that the North Pole may have an ice-free period this year. The reason expert is in inverted commas, is because apparently Mr. Serreze, a scientist from the National Snow and Ice Data Centre, believes that this has "certainly not [happened before] in modern times", since most people consider 2000 to be "modern times" I'm forced to concluded that Mr. Serreze is a moron or a liar. Either way, his opinions are largely irrelevant.

]]> http://blog.timp.com.au/ice-free_north_pole%3A2008-07-01%3AEnvironment/feed/ Fuel prices WILL rise under carbon trading scheme http://blog.timp.com.au/fuel_prices_will_rise_under_carbon_trading_scheme%3A2008-06-26%3APolitics%2CEnvironment http://blog.timp.com.au/fuel_prices_will_rise_under_carbon_trading_scheme%3A2008-06-26%3APolitics%2CEnvironment#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:03:53 +0200 TimP Politics Environment http://blog.timp.com.au/fuel_prices_will_rise_under_carbon_trading_scheme%3A2008-06-26%3APolitics%2CEnvironment/ Apparently Kevin Rudd won't rule out a rise in fuel prices under his new carbon trading scheme. What the ...? Does no one else realise that "carbon trading" is basically just forcing people who use fuel to pay another fee? Of course carbon trading will cause fuel prices to go up!

]]> http://blog.timp.com.au/fuel_prices_will_rise_under_carbon_trading_scheme%3A2008-06-26%3APolitics%2CEnvironment/feed/ Global Cooling http://blog.timp.com.au/global_cooling%3A2008-04-25%3AOddities%2CEnvironment http://blog.timp.com.au/global_cooling%3A2008-04-25%3AOddities%2CEnvironment#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:03:53 +0200 TimP Oddities Environment http://blog.timp.com.au/global_cooling%3A2008-04-25%3AOddities%2CEnvironment/ Sorry to ruin the fun, but an ice age cometh, via Kim du Toit.

]]> http://blog.timp.com.au/global_cooling%3A2008-04-25%3AOddities%2CEnvironment/feed/ Carbon Debits http://blog.timp.com.au/carbon_debits%3A2008-04-16%3AHumour%2CEnvironment%2COddities http://blog.timp.com.au/carbon_debits%3A2008-04-16%3AHumour%2CEnvironment%2COddities#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:03:53 +0200 TimP Humour Environment Oddities http://blog.timp.com.au/carbon_debits%3A2008-04-16%3AHumour%2CEnvironment%2COddities/ Carbon Debits for when you [...]]]> Carbon Debits for when you realise that increased water temperature = increased evaporation = increased rainfall = end of the drought.

]]> http://blog.timp.com.au/carbon_debits%3A2008-04-16%3AHumour%2CEnvironment%2COddities/feed/ Not Conservative http://blog.timp.com.au/not_conservative%3A2008-03-28%3APolitics%2CEnvironment http://blog.timp.com.au/not_conservative%3A2008-03-28%3APolitics%2CEnvironment#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:03:54 +0200 TimP Politics Environment http://blog.timp.com.au/not_conservative%3A2008-03-28%3APolitics%2CEnvironment/ The Federal Opposition (The Coalition) is far from conservative. The Federal Opposition (The Coalition) is far from conservative. Case in point.

]]> http://blog.timp.com.au/not_conservative%3A2008-03-28%3APolitics%2CEnvironment/feed/ Heh http://blog.timp.com.au/heh%3A2008-03-25%3APolitics%2CEnvironment%2COddities http://blog.timp.com.au/heh%3A2008-03-25%3APolitics%2CEnvironment%2COddities#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:03:54 +0200 TimP Politics Environment Oddities http://blog.timp.com.au/heh%3A2008-03-25%3APolitics%2CEnvironment%2COddities/ This [...]]]> This amuses me. Apparently the "Power companies say they need carbon trade compensation".

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