It was my plan to get out into the garden a bit this weekend. We have had beautiful weather lately here in Brisbane – clear skies, warm days and cool nights. This morning it’s raining – just nicely. But the official forecast is for a climate … [Read more...] about Weekend Reading: More on the Stern Report
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On Denial: A Note from David Tribe
I'm copying this comment by David from an earlier thread: "In democracy, we tolerate MMR vaccine deniers, AGW deniers, GM deniers, fluoride deniers, water recycling deniers, abortion choice deniers, Inconvenient Truth deniers, Al Gore is an … [Read more...] about On Denial: A Note from David Tribe
‘Mine Your Own Business’ Comes to Oz
I was going to wait until we had all of the detail sorted before telling you, but in a piece by Rory Carroll entitled 'Green Goblins' The Guardian has spilt the beans: "...The feature-length documentary follows the Michael Moore template of … [Read more...] about ‘Mine Your Own Business’ Comes to Oz
Australian PM Commits to Cleaner Coal
The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, is often practical. In the following speech, which he gave today at the launch of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate's 'Partnership for Action 2006', he made a few good points … [Read more...] about Australian PM Commits to Cleaner Coal
Hoping for Justice in Indonesia
Tommy Suharto, the eldest son of a former Indonesian President, was released from jail today having served only part of a very lenient jail term after being found guilty of organising the successful murder of a Supreme Court Judge. The Suharto … [Read more...] about Hoping for Justice in Indonesia
Sir Nicholas Stern’s Report: First Impressions
Some British economist puts out a report on the economics of climate change for her majesty the Queen and the Australian media and the Left go gag-gag. Fran Kelly from your ABC announced it as The Report the world has been waiting for. Lying in bed … [Read more...] about Sir Nicholas Stern’s Report: First Impressions