In other words, Julia Gillard wanted to pursue a policy very similar to that presently advocated by, er, the Coalition. Oops. It’s common knowledge that Gillard opposed the ETS being pushed by Kevin Rudd in 2009, and now it has… Read More ›
Archive for July 2011
Few voters taken in by carbon tax bribe
It appears that a few Australians have fallen for the carbon tax propaganda over the last couple of weeks, lifting support for Labor by a couple of points. I guess that was inevitable: a small number of wavering voters were… Read More ›
Arrogant Combet to plough on with carbon tax
Poor Greg. He’s got no choice of course. Blackmailed by the Greens into taking urgent action on climate change (thanks Adam Bandt for that bit of intelligence), Labor has the unenviable choice of either: (a) abandoning the most unpopular tax… Read More ›
Richard Feynman on "Cargo Cult Science"
Following a link in Lubos Motl’s post yesterday (see here) led me to an article by the wonderful physicist Richard Feynman. It’s worth reading the whole thing here, but there were some quotes that were highly relevant to the current… Read More ›
Damning critique of global warming "science"
In a barnstorming tour de force, Luboš Motl of The Reference Frame exposes the shoddy practices passed off as science by researchers brainwashed with and biased by the dogma of global warming alarmism. Luboš discusses the recent claims that stratospheric aerosols have… Read More ›
Government has "whiff of illegitimacy" about it
Another attack on the government, this time from business leaders criticising the “thought bubble” policies currently being pursued: SOME of the nation’s most respected business leaders have launched a fresh and damaging attack on the Gillard government, with one warning… Read More ›
BBC needs to be more biased
Yes, you read that right. Apparently, there isn’t enough scrutiny of filthy deniers, er, I mean, climate sceptics at Auntie Beeb. It’s just like the ABC, which as we all know looks far too favourably on the nonsense peddled by… Read More ›
Idiotic Comment of the Day: Malcolm Turnbull
I long for the day when Malcolm Turnbull decides to stop talking nonsense about climate and abandons his hopeless quest to get his old job back. Let me make this clear: you will NEVER, EVER be leader of the Liberals… Read More ›
Sea level rises "decelerating"
One of the biggest scares used by this government for action on climate change is the threat of rising sea levels, inundating coastal regions and flooding low-lying islands. The IPCC has predicted rises of up to 59cm by 2100, but… Read More ›
Abbott on the attack
Morris Iemma’s comments earlier today have prompted Tony Abbott to renew his attack on the Gillard government’s toxic carbon [dioxide] tax: FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has seized on comments by a former Labor premier to further the cause of… Read More ›
