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Plimerite & Aust'n Humanist of 1995

I think it is worth noting Plimer's work as a skeptic fighting the creationists earlier, and also noting that :

- He has the mineral Plimerite - ZnFe4(PO4)3(OH)3 orthorhombic - named after him.
- Plimer was named ‘Australian Humanist of the Year’ in 1995.
- was president of the Australian Geoscience Council
- Plimer is the Patron of Lifeline (Broken Hill) & Patron of the Broken Hill Geocentre.
- Plimer is a regular communicator / populariser of science esp. geology and skepticism to the public via radio, print & TV.

Source : Page 4 ("About the Author") "Heaven & Earth", Connor Court, 2009. StevoR 124.182.226.16 (talk)

I will be sure to work this stuff in! --Shadowy Sorcerer (talk) 00:27, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you're going to work all that in, you should work this in too: http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3390224.htm -- 98.108.202.17 (talk) 21:21, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sections for His Arguments

As Plimer is noted for his skepticism, there should be sections in this article addressing his criticisms and not just pointing out the fact that he is a skeptic... Just like Kant being known for a philosophy, gets a section on his philosophy. I suggest renaming putting both creationism and climate change views under Works and a summary of his arguments can be given in the intro (since criticism of climate change is his primary claim to fame) and in the overview of his works. Also suggest collapsing affiliation/business career and early life in career, into a Career section. Perhaps with subsections if necessary. --Shadowy Sorcerer (talk) 00:26, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

International fame

In regard to the statement "He has been a staunch critic of creationism in Australia but it it is his critique of global warming science that has brought him international fame.", I tagged it as needing a citation as that last claim - that he achieved international fame as a result of his stance - seems a bit POV and overly strong. He did get a degree of international recognition, but whether or not that constitutes fame is a different matter. It was suggested that we use the Lateline debate with Monbiot as a source, [1], but that doesn't ascribe fame to Plimer, only to Monbiot. ("Monbiot is a renowned champion of climate science.") I think we'll need something a bit stronger to support the Plimer claim. - Bilby (talk) 01:05, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am fine with international recognition. I have changed it and added a link more supportive of the claim.--Shadowy Sorcerer (talk) 01:29, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]