With reference to the crisis in financial markets, Sydney-based think tank The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) held a forum yesterday entitled ‘The End of Capitalism’. CIS Research Fellow, Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich, suggested that doom and … [Read more...] about Always Scared to Death?
Economics
Global Warming: Sweden to Gain Economically
SWEDEN is, like Australia, experiencing the effects of an upward trend in temperatures that by some has been attributed to the recorded increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. However, Sweden unlike Australia is likely to gain … [Read more...] about Global Warming: Sweden to Gain Economically
The Future of ‘Climate Alarmism’
What is the potential for agreement on a post Kyoto agreement? How will President Obama influence global climate politics? Read more here [warning it's a large pdf file of 2MB, worth downloading and reading if you have fast internet]. … [Read more...] about The Future of ‘Climate Alarmism’
A Depression Would Reduce Carbon Emissions
PREDICTIONS for the planet are dire indeed, if we do not drastically cut our carbon dioxide emissions in the very near future. In Australia, we will lose the Barrier Reef and the Kakadu wetlands, the Murray River will dry up completely and snow … [Read more...] about A Depression Would Reduce Carbon Emissions
Industries Prepare to Abandon Australia
There is increasing anger in Australia over plans for an emissions trading scheme with State governments urging changes to the proposed formulas for compensating export industries to ensure they are not pushed offshore. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Industries Prepare to Abandon Australia
How to Cap and Trade
California's blueprint to address global warming won't include details of an emissions-trading program as regulators try to build consensus on how best to organize the market-based system. Read more here. … [Read more...] about How to Cap and Trade
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
