LAST November Ross Garnaut was commissioned, for an unknown fee, to produce an Update of the Review of climate change he completed in 2008. Garnaut is an economist who describes himself as an independent expert but he acts like a believer in a … [Read more...] about More Politics from Ross Garnaut: A Note from Des Moore
Archives for February 2011
Gay & Lesbian Lobby Attacking Freedom of Speech
Two corporations, IBM and the ANZ Bank, are part of a boycott of this blog and my advertising revenue has plummeted. It was never a lot of money, but it had helped pay the bills. The boycott is a consequence of an article attacking gay marriage … [Read more...] about Gay & Lesbian Lobby Attacking Freedom of Speech
Britain’s Forests for Sale
In Australia the general trend is for governments to lock-up more and more forest often through the conversion of land managed as forest reserve into national park. The conversion of land into national park is often accompanied by a reduction in … [Read more...] about Britain’s Forests for Sale
Daintree Intact: A Note from Neil Hewett
Dear Jennifer, It was a torrid night, but we survived. Already exhausted from the preparations, the ensuing challenges of responding to the impacts of Yasi as its devastation was unleashed, has left us utterly humbled and in a presently … [Read more...] about Daintree Intact: A Note from Neil Hewett
28Storms.com on Cyclone Yasi
A Note on the Stefan-Boltzmann Equation
According to American climatologist, Judith Curry, there are plenty of things to be skeptical about when it comes to Anthropogenic Global Warming, but the basic physics of gaseous infrared radiative transfer is not one of them. Dr Curry, is the … [Read more...] about A Note on the Stefan-Boltzmann Equation