Category: environment

A few words from Clive Splash Dec 2009

It was announced today that Dr Clive Splash has resigned from the CSIRO because the organisation was censoring his attempts to criticize Cap and Trade schemes. As I’m…

Australia Needs To Lead The World Dec 2009

I’m reading the Australian government’s CPRS white paper tonight and there are some issues that I don’t understand. In the Foreword, the paper says: “… we have more…

CRU Hack Has Nothing Of Interest Nov 2009

Oh come ON. This CRU hack story is the biggest beat-up I’ve heard in a long time. Of the 4000 documents and emails they hackers got their hands…

GDay World 395 – Bill Liao, Neo.org Oct 2009

Bill Liao is one of those people who makes you realize that you aren’t trying hard enough. He chatted with me recently about two of his current projects…

How Twitter Saved Me $2000 Oct 2009

A lesson in the power of having a network for those people who still snort when you mention Twitter (who are, I’m sure, the same people who still…

GDay World 391 – Jon Dee, Founder of Planet Ark and Do Something Aug 2009

A few days ago I had a chance to chat with Jon Dee, founder of Planet Ark and the new Do Something! initiative, about his life and goals.…

Nine US Banks Paid Out $33 BILLION in Bonuses Jul 2009

Following on from yesterday’s story about Goldman Sachs as the root of all evil, today we get the information that: Nine banks that received government aid money paid…

Obama’s Science Czar: Forced abortions. Mass sterilization. Jul 2009

Zombie Time has this great report on a book co-authored by Obama’s new science ‘czar’ John Holdren (with Paul and Anne Erlich) back in 1977 called "Ecoscience" which…

When Faith Kills May 2009

I’m reading tonight about the case of Dale and Leilani Neumann, an American couple who let their 11 year-old daughter, Madeline Kara Neuman, die of diabetes last year.…

Ian Plimer Slap Down May 2009

John Quiggin blogs about a slap down of climate change skeptic Ian Plimer that ran in the Australian recently: In the Oz of all places, a demolition of…