Cetacean Strandings – a plea for honesty

Although I have previously written an article entitled “Do seismic surveys cause whales to strand?”, the recent passionate and vitriolic claims by eNGOs that strandings...

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Inconvenient Truths Suppressed by OIL free SEAS_Kangaroo Island

Having heard rumblings about the hate campaigns adopted by OIL free SEAS_Kangaroo Island (OFSKI – and their previous incarnations) to suppress balanced debate on oil/gas...

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Is the Greenpeace NZ campaign against seismic surveys fraudulent?

It appears that the current campaign being waged by Greenpeace NZ is at best hysterically misinformed and, at worst, deliberate deception.  Greenpeace’s claims about the...

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The right to protest or lobby should not be abused

The Norwood Resource wholeheartedly defends the right of individuals and groups to protest or lobby against perceived or actual injustice. However, those that do protest...

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Are Petition Signatories Duped by Clean Ocean Action?

The petition by Clean Ocean Action (COA) is yet another example of signatories being misled in order to secure their support. Ironically, they are using...

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Is a petition that is based on misinformation null and void?

The petition currently being run by the Endangered Species Coalition and supported by “Deep Sea Oil Free NZ”, is an attempt to prevent seismic surveys...

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Comparison of Seismic Sounds with Typical Examples of Sounds in Water and Air

The tabulation below has been prepared to address the often confusing claims made by environmental groups such as Oceana  and Wild Migration regarding the loudness...

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How can Oceana justify misleading the public?

An article by Oceana back in September 2013 made me consider how they can justify publishing such misinformation and distortion of the facts and science...

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Why is society bombarded with ideological propaganda in the guise of science?

There are many reasons why we are bombarded with ideological propaganda in the guise of science, given the information age we live in, but the...

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Is the publication, “Seismic Seas:…..” by Wild Migration, a text-book case of the manipulation of science?

This article is a follow-up to my article in which I discussed the manipulation of science by environmental groups (eNGOs) and some researchers.  It was...

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