Entries Published On April, 2018
Changes in Climate Have Nothing to Do With Changes in Atmospheric CO2
CO2 is not a driver of climate. Climate changes constantly. There is no long-term correlation between rises in CO2 and subsequent rises in globally averaged temperatures. CO2 is vital for all life on earth. At levels below 300 ppm, plant growth and productivity begins to be severely impaired. Optimum levels for plant growth seems to …
The City of Adelaide
In 1916 the ship the City of Adelaide was wrecked near Magnetic Island in Queensland. This is what remains now. Seems like an appropriate time for one of my favourite poems: Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said — “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand …
Multivitamins and Supplements
For almost everyone, multivitamins and supplements are not necessary, do not work, and are probably harmful. Taking vitamin A dramatically increases the risk of developing lung cancer in smokers. Excess intake of vitamin E increases mortality (in other words, you are likely to die sooner), increases rates of heart failure, and significantly increases the risk …