Try telling that to Bob Brown, or Tim Flannery or any of the countless other alarmists who have no concept of geological time, or even recent weather history. All you need to do is search the news archive to find… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Qld floods’
Gillard's flood disaster
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Julia's Australia Day present: another new tax
By all accounts, the flood levy is going ahead. Thanks, Julia. And a happy Australia Day to you, too. So not only is there a new tax, but people will be paying a fortune for food. What planet are the… Read More ›
Green Climate Monster to cause "more natural disasters": expert
Look, he actually says global warming and greenhouse gases (which he refers to as if they are just two sides of the same coin, rather than totally independent phenomena) but readers of this blog know better. The Green Climate Monster… Read More ›
Was the Brisbane flood avoidable?
The Australian publishes an article analysing the events surrounding the releases from the Wivenhoe Dam (previously reported here at ACM) and its possible effect on the Brisbane flood. The inquiry will certainly have its work cut out:: For reasons that… Read More ›
Gillard: addicted to tax and spend
We all appreciate that those who have suffered from the floods in Queensland and Victoria deserve financial help from the federal government to help them rebuild their lives and their homes. However, why is it that Julia Gillard’s immediate reaction… Read More ›
Wivenhoe role in Brisbane floods
An article in The Australian today highlights the role of the Wivenhoe Dam in the flooding that affected Brisbane: The official records from SEQWater show that, at 6am on Friday, January 7, Wivenhoe Dam, Brisbane’s insurance policy to protect the… Read More ›
Will Steffen to report on Queensland floods
Yes, you read that right – the same Will Steffen who is the Labor government’s Chief Alarmist, and who has already made up his mind and linked the Queensland floods to climate change (see here). Kind of like the University… Read More ›
