I sold my home in Brisbane last year and I've now decided to live in a part of Australia known as The Blue Mountains. According to Wikipedia the mountains are not as the name suggests, a range of mountains, "but rather a series of cliffs surrounding … [Read more...] about Moving to the Cliffs
Weblog Cost-Recovery
Do you see what I see? There is a new ‘Donate’ feature on the home-page of The Politics & Environment Blog. Its purpose is self-evident and it is hoped that members of our weblog community will consider availing themselves of the facility to help … [Read more...] about Weblog Cost-Recovery
Another Climate Scare Goes into Reverse
I can barely keep up with the current raft of peer reviewed papers that drive yet more nails into the coffin of climate alarmism. Following on from the fading huricane scare that I recently blogged about here, a new paper published in Nature on 17th … [Read more...] about Another Climate Scare Goes into Reverse
You Can’t Tax the Sun
Yes, if you can't tax the Sun, the current highly politicised state of climate science suggests that there isn't much point spending money on understanding the Sun either. I refer to this article on the BBC website: 'Space weather science rues cuts' … [Read more...] about You Can’t Tax the Sun
IPCC Chairman Tries to Explain Global Non-Warming
The head of the UN IPCC is sounding like a salesman who is worried about the quality of his product: Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the U.N. Panel said he would look into the apparent temperature plateau so far this century. "One would really have … [Read more...] about IPCC Chairman Tries to Explain Global Non-Warming
Would Nathan Dam have Stopped Reef Flooding?
There has been a lot of rain in central Queensland over the last month. Water has been flowing over the Fairbairn dam spillway and the Nogoa River has flooded the town of Emerald with over 2,000 residents seeking emergency accommodation. The Nogoa … [Read more...] about Would Nathan Dam have Stopped Reef Flooding?