Geoff Russell

Geoff Russell is an Australian advocate for nuclear power, animal liberation and a published author. His most recent book is GreenJacked!: The derailing of environmental action on climate change. He previously wrote CSIRO Perfidy, a critical analysis of the research behind CSIRO's Total Wellbeing Diet. The book revealed that CSIRO scientists' findings were not accurately represented in the publication.

His articles have been published in newspapers and magazines including The Monthly, Australasian Science, Dissent, The Age and The Advertiser. Russell's writing on both mathematics and nutrition has also been published in peer reviewed scientific journals. Russell believes that a reduction in human consumption of red meat and the expansion of nuclear power to displace coal-fired electricity generation are necessary to reduce the impacts of climate change. He argues that a reduction in grazing pressure and stocking intensity of livestock would reduce loss of vegetation and create opportunities for reforestation.

As an animal rights advocate, Russell has closely examined research protocols on the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committees at Flinders Medical Centre and the Department of Primary Industries in South Australia (PIRSA). He has also written computer software for transport scheduling and timetabling and he has qualifications in mathematics and philosophy. He is a life member of the RSPCA and a member of Animal Liberation (SA).