Recommended viewing is "The Great Global Warming Swindle" shown on UK TV last Thursday. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9005566792811497638&q=The+Great+Global+Warming+Swindle&hl=en Posted by: David Archibald at March 11, 2007 12:09 … [Read more...] about The Great Global Warming Swindle: A New Movie Available at Google
Good People Have Short Showers in Brisbane
How many times a day do you shower? How long do you shower for? I live in southeast Queensland, in beautiful Brisbane. The region is famous for its balmy weather, surf beaches, theme parks (including Sea World at the Gold Coast) and general … [Read more...] about Good People Have Short Showers in Brisbane
Europe Follows Australia on Light Bulbs
"European homes, offices and streets will have to use energy-efficient lighting by the end of the decade, EU leaders decided on Friday. "The decision to order a massive switchover that will affect the lives of all the European Union's 490 million … [Read more...] about Europe Follows Australia on Light Bulbs
Conservative Australian Senator Calls for Rethink on GM Crops
A couple of years ago I spoke at a breakfast in Queanbeyan, near Canberra, on GM food crops. I explained the benefits of the technology from an environmental perspective. At the time, bans on the commercial production of GM food crops had just been … [Read more...] about Conservative Australian Senator Calls for Rethink on GM Crops
Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund & Ralph Barraclough
There has been much discussion at this blog about bushfires (click here and scroll down). There were terrible bushfires in north eastern Victoria last December and then last week I posted some photographs of Ralph Barraclough’s shed during a recent … [Read more...] about Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund & Ralph Barraclough
Rick Ness Could Not Eat 77 Cans of Tuna
I had lunch last week with Rick Ness, President Director of Newmont Mining in Indonesia, and his son Eric. They were in Australia very briefly and took time to visit us at the IPA when I was in Melbourne. Journalist Mark Hawthorne from The Age was … [Read more...] about Rick Ness Could Not Eat 77 Cans of Tuna