In his inauguration speech, on becoming the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump stated very categorically that there are only two genders: male and female. In making this statement, he seemed to have no problems offending the … [Read more...] about Don’t mention Climate Science, said Melania to the President
Energy & Nuclear
Vale Ray Evans & How to Win an Argument
I first meet Ray Evans at a dinner at the Institute of Public Affairs. It must have been in about 2004, ten years ago, because I had just seen the movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow’. Staring Dennis Quaid as a paleoclimatologist professor, the movie was … [Read more...] about Vale Ray Evans & How to Win an Argument
Remembering Appalling Policies Introduced by Previous Coalition Governments (Part 1)
POPULAR sceptical blogger, Jo Nova, has responded to Labor’s defeat in yesterday’s Australian federal election with the headline ‘Voters crush the carbon tax and corruption – worst Australian government gone’. I’m not so sure. It remains my … [Read more...] about Remembering Appalling Policies Introduced by Previous Coalition Governments (Part 1)
What Will Power Sydney in 5 Years, If Not Gas?
I'VE been some what dismayed by the approach of many agriculturalists to the development of a coal seam gas (CSG) industry in New South Wales. There have been many widely publicized claims that the CSG industry will pollute the air and water in … [Read more...] about What Will Power Sydney in 5 Years, If Not Gas?
Washing Machines
The Long and Costly War on Carbon: Viv Forbes
'The Australian government claims that next month's tax on carbon dioxide cannot be blamed for today's soaring costs of living. This tax, however, is just their latest assault in the decades-long war on carbon that is already inflating the cost … [Read more...] about The Long and Costly War on Carbon: Viv Forbes