Like the High Priests of old who dispensed their eschatological, imminent destruction, end-of-times world view, the new high priests of Climate dismiss criticism of their faith with all the conceit, arrogance and glibness of their predecessors. We were treated to such a display last week by Dr Rod Carr in
New Conservative Our congratulations and commiserations go out to our nation’s primary producers, those who make us a prosperous country, those on whom we depend in times of economic hardship, those who toil seven days a week, almost every day of the year, our farmers. Congratulations because recent thorough
There is activism and then there is extremism. Do you think that any of the views expressed by today’s face of the day, Investment Advisor Dr Paul Winton slide into the realm of extremism? Carbon emissions would drop significantly if cattle were not replaced when they die and tree
Ardern’s government said no to coal mining and oil and gas exploration in their pursuit of zero carbon, ignoring the hypocrisy attached to importing Indonesian coal and substandard overseas mining practices. Turning a blind eye to unethical mining means the poor – the workers and inhabitants of polluted land – are
Bruce Wilds brucewilds.blogspot.com The idea Electric vehicles are less damaging to the environment has been broadly accepted by many people as fact. The notion EVs are good for the planet is a key factor for many of those deciding to buy an electric car. This debate has become
The history of animal activism is littered with idiotic stunts by people who clearly don’t actually know that much about the animals they profess to love – stunts which more often than not backfire spectacularly. Last year, vegan nutcases stole a goat from a Victorian farm; in short order, the
The release of Planet of the Humans (April) which was featured on The BFD led us to speculate as to how Greta Thunberg may have reacted to it. Perhaps she was shocked. This image was a real challenge built from an image of Greta’s head, and pigtails and free
Duggan Flanakin PA Pundits – International Duggan Flanakin is the Director of Policy Research at the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundations, Mr. Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in
Environmental activism was a great source for satirical images. I couldn’t believe my luck when they published a photo of the snail that had been named after Greta Thunberg as it perfectly lent itself to an image which featured in February. Share this BFD article so others can discover
Viv Forbes Washpool Qld, Australia The Green Virus is on a rising curve in the Anglo-Sphere. Boris, Biden, Kerry, Trudeau, Arden and Australia’s Morrison are all competing to be the first to destroy all industries reliant on coal, cattle, petrol and diesel. Hydrogen, solar, wind, pumped hydro, bio-fuels, carbon
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The latest Guardian Weekly reported a study showing Coca-Cola is the world’s largest plastic polluter. They’re not actually, rather it’s their customers who leave their plastic bottles lying about. The reason Coca-Cola is top of the pops is simply its popularity. Count
Information Satire Speaking from the throne in her Facebook bunker, the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, today, announced a Great Reset in her thinking. “As officially one of the world’s great thinkers of our time, I have come to the conclusion that diversity must be applied not just to the
About thirty years ago, some Greenie bird watchers from Auckland forced tens of thousands of dollars to be spent relocating a nest of birds from in the path of the soon to be built Esmonde Rd on-ramp. They would surely die if they had to live a few metres closer
Jane Healy Communications Manager Auckland Zoo Auckland Zoo and the Motuihe Trust are working together to return one of the world’s heaviest and most spectacular insects, Aotearoa’s unique giant weta the wetapunga, to Te Motu-a-Ihenga (Motuihe Island) in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. While the COVID-19 lockdown prevented a
