Conventional thinking treats ice primarily as a consequence of climate change: when the planet cools, ice grows; when the planet warms, ice melts. Alex Pope has convinced me that this view is mostly wrong. Furthermore, Alex’s somewhat radical … [Read more...] about How Climate Works. Part 5, Freeze with Alex Pope
Archives for April 2025
Oceans Giving Back a Little C02. The Good News from Bud Bromley’s Zoom Webinar on ANZAC Day
Carbon dioxide is indeed the 'stuff of life', underpinning photosynthesis, boosting plant growth, enhancing agricultural yields, and enabling practical applications in industry. While discussions so often focus on its role in climate change, CO₂’s … [Read more...] about Oceans Giving Back a Little C02. The Good News from Bud Bromley’s Zoom Webinar on ANZAC Day
The Electric Car Rort
Tesla had a 71% drop in first quarter profits compared to last year, but those losses were minimised because they picked up $595,000,000 US in regulatory credits for the quarter. Indeed, according to Tesla’s Q1 2025 earnings, net income fell 71% … [Read more...] about The Electric Car Rort
Be Part of the Climate Resilience Conversation – Last Chance to Register
Before climate science became ‘settled science’, there were various theories suggesting that because the amount of carbon dissolved in the Earth’s oceans exceeds that in the atmosphere by about a factor of 60, the atmospheric CO₂ content must be … [Read more...] about Be Part of the Climate Resilience Conversation – Last Chance to Register
Vale Pope Francis: A Legacy of Faith Over Facts
Pope Francis’s death marks the end of a papacy that boldly thrust the Catholic Church into climate change politics, most notably through his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. His fervent advocacy, framed as a moral imperative to save “our common … [Read more...] about Vale Pope Francis: A Legacy of Faith Over Facts
Biological Realities – What Matters. Part 3
We can’t always be what we want to be. There is a real world, and it needs to be acknowledged. Denying this risks fairness in sports, safety in spaces, even winning wars that require a grip on reality. In most species, males are larger, stronger, … [Read more...] about Biological Realities – What Matters. Part 3