No doubt attracted by the irresistible scent of mountains of government money, renewable energy and climate activism are fields rife with charlatans, troughers, rent-seekers and frauds. From the billions the clueless Obama sunk into boondoggles like Solyndra, to the obvious scam of burning trees and calling it “emissions free”. Most
Joshua Powell UCL Joshua Powell is a conservation biologist, with research interests in human-wildlife conflict, conservation strategy and conservation geopolitics. His PhD focuses on developing a conservation evidence-base for the critically endangered tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris). The return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 popularised the idea of
“Greenwashing” is the term coined by environmentalist Jay Westerveld, to describe when a company markets itself as doing more for the environment than it actually is. A prime example of greenwashing would be a mining billionaire, who made a fortune by selling ore that is processed into steel by the
David Wojick cfact.org David Wojick, Ph.D. is an independent analyst working at the intersection of science, technology and policy. It was not easy, but the new IPCC Summary for Policymakers manages to outdo itself in nuttiness. They have rebirthed some really bad old stuff and combined it with
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. Deadly floods in Germany and Belgium have put climate change back in the news in time for the COP-26 climate gabfest in Glasgow. Not surprisingly, government
Dr Samuel Dennis grounded.nz You may have noticed the recent headlines regarding the Overseer model (used by regional councils to determine farmer compliance with environmental regulation) being severely criticised in a recent independent review. “Major tool for managing farm pollution gets a fail from reviewers”, “Report finds shortcomings in
John Maunder Some of the answers to the complexities of the climate system are given in my recently published book Fifteen shades of climate… the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect. The following are extracts are from pages 351-359. Continued from last week Coal to Biomass According
Hobson’s Pledge Trust In a shock move on Friday, three of the 11-member West Coast Conservation Board have resigned saying they have been called racist for raising what they see as conflicts between the interests of conservation and the interests of Ngai Tahu. Neil Silverwood, Inger Perkins and Suzanne
Jennifer Moore Grand Valley State University Sarah Lamar Dr Diane Ormsby Nicola Jane Nelson Susan N. Keall Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Sarah is a current Ph.D. candidate at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, where her research looks at the reproductive biology of male tuatara.
Dr. Jay Lehr cfact.org CFACT Senior Science Analyst Jay Lehr has authored more than 1,000 magazine and journal articles and 36 books. Jay’s new book A Hitchhikers Journey Through Climate Change written with Teri Ciccone is now available on Kindle and Amazon. Whoever came up with the
John Maunder Some of the answers to the complexities of the climate system are given in my recently published book Fifteen shades of climate… the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect. The following are extracts are from pages 351-359. Part 1. Part 2 will follow next week
The Conservation Minster’s handling of a ministerial review into the governance of Fish and Game will see hunters and anglers side-lined from the organisation they pay for, National’s Conservation spokesperson Jacqui Dean says. “Fish and Game receive no Government money, yet the implementation steering group, led by former
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Barbara McKenzie BA (Hons) Linguistics; PhD (German Lit.) stovouno.org Nationwide policies to incorporate private land into “Significant Natural Areas”, ostensibly deriving authority from the Resource Management Act, have been met with hostility from landowners. Most recently, the Far North District Council announced on 27 July that it has dropped
Like Mark Twain, polar bears and the Arctic ice cap, the death of the Great Barrier Reef has been greatly exaggerated. The Reef has long been up there with polar bears as one of the great poster children of climate alarmism. The supposed threat to the Reef is one of
One thing I’ve learned from trying to debate climate alarmists is that so much of what they know, just ain’t so. Rarely, outside of some of the more fervent evangelical religions or Amway consultants, have I met so many people who were so absolutely certain of so many
