Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org Barbara McKenzie has a PhD in German Literature. Information Opinion In August 2022 Wellington mayoral candidate Tory Whanau, along with other Green and Labour candidates and sitting councillors, attended a counter-demonstration organised by the Wellington section of Antifa, a worldwide organisation known for its chosen
John Maunder This week over 40,000 people will attend COP 27, the 27th gathering of the Conference of the Parties dealing with climate change. By contrast, 37 years ago a small group of 100 scientists met in the small town of Villach in Austria to begin talks on climate
Joanne Nova cfact.org A prize-winning science graduate in molecular biology. She has given keynotes about the medical revolution, gene technology and aging at conferences. She hosted a children’s TV series on Channel Nine, and has done over 200 radio interviews, many on the Australian ABC. She was
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura The spectacular demise of past UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is symptomatic of the instability in the UK and Europe. There has been a notable swing to the right in recent European elections, with the mainstream media apoplectic that right-leaning Giorgia Meloni and her
Nic Rawlence University of Otago Nic Rawlence has an undergraduate degree and Master of Science from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, and a PhD from the University of Adelaide (Australia). The impact of deer on New Zealand’s natural environment is never far from the headlines. Most recently,
Sarah K. Lamar Diane Karen Ormsby Nicola Jane Nelson Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Sarah is a PhD candidate in Ecology and Biodiversity at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, where her research focuses on modeling the reproductive fitness of male tuatara. More broadly, Sarah’s interests
Nothing tells us that “green” is a massive scam so clearly as that it’s attracting so many scammers. Flies are irresistibly attracted to honey, and the biggest honey-pot right now is the massive piles of taxpayer’s “green” cash. A close second is the virtuous gullibility of “green”
John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been an overall small warming trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from, at times, milder temperatures since about 1999, but with three significant warm periods associated with the El Nino events in
Dave Patterson libertynation.com Dave Patterson is a retired US Air Force pilot and the former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller. In addition to Liberty Nation, his articles have also appeared in The Federalist. On Monday, September 26, underwater explosions in the Baltic Sea caused significant damage to
Lachie Scarsbrook University of Oxford Kieren Mitchell Nic Rawlence University of Otago Kieren Mitchell’s research revolves around determining the relationships among different species and groups of animals as a framework for studying broader evolutionary processes, such as adaptation, convergence, dispersal, diversification, and extinction. Nic Rawlence has an undergraduate degree
Paul Driessen cfact.org Paul Driessen is senior policy advisor for CFACT and author of Cracking Big Green and Eco-Imperialism: Green Power – Black Death. Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser thinks people worldwide have a “human right” to come to the United States, legally or illegally. Our nation’s capital
The National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land released yesterday purports to protect the “most-productive” land from urban development. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says: Today’s changes enhance protection for our highly productive land giving farmers, growers and other food producers certainty into the future, and provide greater
Well, that’s according to a study as reported by none other than the BBC. Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world as much as $12tn (£10.2tn) by 2050, an Oxford University study says. The report said it was wrong and pessimistic to claim that
Kristoffer Mousten Hansen mises.org Kristoffer Mousten Hansen is a research assistant at the Institute for Economic Policy at Leipzig University. He received his PhD from the University of Angers and is a former Mises Institute research fellow. Earlier this year, Our World in Data celebrated the fact we have
Michael Heithaus Florida International University Dr. Mike Heithaus is dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education (CASE) and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University (FIU). A marine ecologist specializing in predator-prey interactions and the ecological importance of sharks and other large marine
