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Hansen lectures heat up coal mining issue
Climate change expert James Hansen kicked off his nation wide lecture tour last night in Auckland. His pointed analysis of […]
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources. Dominion Post reporter Kiran […]
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Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California San Diego, will be coming to New […]
Continue readingExploring science and the irrational
Why do some people staunchly maintain their beliefs in the face of irrefutable evidence to the contrary? Journalist Chris Mooney […]
Continue readingMedia Coverage: Geo-engineering against climate change
Kiran Chug reported in today’s Dominion Post on a recent workshop run by the Royal Society covering geo-engineering techniques that […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Climate Futures forum – How should scientists communicate on climate?
In a session at this week’s Climate futures: Pathways for society forum in Wellington, a panel of science writers and journalists […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: Earth Observing, Nanotech and Job opening at SMC
We’re hiring! One of our media advisors has been snapped up by the science sector which means the SMC is […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Govt announce green initiatives at Bluegreens Forum
This weekend, the National Party held its Bluegreens Forum in Akaroa, announcing a environmentally-related initiatives. Among those announced were an […]
Continue readingRadioNZ: Scientists look at new plants to reduce emissions
One of the 18 science programmes to receive funding last year from the Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Centre will look at […]
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