There are, of course, lots of differences between conservatives and progressives (I hesitate to say “liberals”, because most are, in fact, thoroughgoing authoritarians), otherwise, they wouldn’t be in opposition to one another. But one of the big differences, some argue, is that progressives are more focussed on emotions than
Craspedotropis haudareuae Newly discovered species of snail named after teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg usatoday.com
Bernie has a plan to shut down the US energy supply, at a cost of only $160,000 per family. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
Arctic melting hysteria is about to collapse, so climate alarmists have moved their travelling show to the other pole.
It was approximately a month ago that The BFD featured this graph, so it is time to check in again on Dr David Viner’s prediction that children soon won’t know what snow is. Dr Viner predicted in 2000 that “within a few years winter snowfall will become a
If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
This poem was a winner in a competition run by Resilienz Ltd. “In a world striving to understand and respond to climate change, Resilienz Ltd. provides high quality information and advice to public and private organisations and individuals needing to deal with climate change issues.” On Earth, love, and a
A paywalled article in the Financial Times reports the musings of Cambridge Professor of Engineering and the Environment, Julian Allwood. His conclusion is that the only way for aviation to hit net zero by 2050 is to stop flying. Yeah right! Dreaming of electric planes and planting trees will not
Information Satire. The Iowa caucus to decide the Democrat candidate has been mired in delays and confusion because of the dire effects of climate change. You may find this difficult to believe but Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough have both declared that the science is settled and the evidence is
Further information is now to hand on the Crescent Dunes solar plant which has now been officially declared dead. To misquote our good friends at Monty Python: It’s not generating! It’s passed on! This solar plant is no more! It has ceased to be! It’s expired and
We hear the constant dripping tap of the doomsters telling us we must embrace renewable energy, like wind. Quite apart from the bird mincing, the rare earth metal mining, the concrete, the noise pollution, the visual pollution, and their inefficiency, it turns out that they aren’t very green at
So, the Australian Greens have yet another fairy king trying on the party’s coveted golden clown shoes. When the party’s Oberon, Bob Brown, abdicated the toadstool throne, he was replaced by Richard di Natale, the ass-headed Nick Bottom of Australian politics. Eschewing the chance to show their
In an exceptionally brilliant piece of bluff calling, Professor Andrew Parker of St John’s College at Oxford University trolled the idiotic students at one of the UK’s most prestigious educational establishments. Two students at St John’s College wrote to Andrew Parker, the principal bursar, this week requesting
