The flood levy is turning into a disaster in its own right for Julia Gillard and Labor. People who have given generously of their own free will over the last few weeks to the flood appeals are now furious at… Read More ›
Archive for January 2011
UK Met Office has some explaining to do
A Freedom of Information request to the UK Met Office has revealed that there was no “secret” forecast of extreme cold given to the UK government, as claimed in the second report here. Autonomous Mind takes up the story: A… Read More ›
Climate madness and climate sense
A few articles caught my eye this morning – more madness than sanity, as usual. Firstly a truly extraordinary rant by Paddy Manning in Fairfax, which I show just for amusement, really: HOW pathetic watching sceptics squirm over the link… Read More ›
Greenland ice sheet: rumours of death exaggerated
UPDATE: Almost two years ago to the day, this story: Reports of Greenland Ice Sheet’s demise premature Another inconvenient result from the Science is Settled Department. Great scare story this one. Evil SUVs warm climate, Greenland ice sheet slips gently… Read More ›
Daily Bayonet GW Hoax Weekly Roundup
As always, a great read!
Green gimmicks axed to pay for floods
Every cloud… GREEN programs have been hit hard by spending cuts to help pay for rebuilding in flood-devastated parts of Australia. They include Julia Gillard’s much derided $394 million “cash for clunkers” program, an election promise designed to get older… Read More ›
News Corp should "set example" by silencing sceptics
Jonathan Holmes is the presenter of the ABC’s Media Watch, and a well-known true believer in man-made climate change (see here, here and particularly here, where he implies that anyone who is sceptical is just plain stupid). So it’s little surprise that… Read More ›
Alarmist of the Year
Having awarded the Australian of the Year to alarmist Tim Flannery in 2007, whose wild predictions concerning the effects of the Green Climate Monster are well known, and almost always wrong, they have this year awarded the honour to another… Read More ›
Pakistani floods: no link to "climate change"
Of course there’s no link to “climate change” – it’s the Green Climate Monster at work, as we all know. Seriously, however, every alarmist and his dog (on a string, probably) rushed to cite the Pakistani floods as “evidence of… Read More ›
Australia Day reading
A few links for your enjoyment: Poll Shows Vast Majority of Australians Couldn’t Give a XXXX About Global Warming – Haunting the Library Flawed ‘Climategate’ Inquiries Failed to Restore Confidence in UK Climate Science – Watts Up With That Five Reasons the… Read More ›