Press Release: ACT Party “Labour’s policy to ban stickers on fruit and plastic knives and forks is nothing more than virtue signalling that will inconvenience New Zealanders,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This is classic Labour Party policy. There will be no problem definition or cost-benefit analysis.“The
If you ever doubt that we live in a Clown World, just remember that Australian governments use taxpayers’ money to fund organisations whose specific purpose is to oppose government decisions. “Environmental Defenders Offices” exist purely to stymie developments already approved by governments. In effect, these quangos are taxpayer-funded green
Driving along one of Tasmania’s two major highways (yes, we do have them!) the other day, there was a snarl of traffic banked up for kilometres behind a slow-moving load. Once the road reached an overtaking section (OK, we’re not flash enough to have dual carriageways all
Never hold an inquiry unless you know the outcome. Never ask a question unless you already know the answer. Both of these adages hold true with regard to two ongoing public inquiries in Australia. One, the Bushfires Royal Commission, has panned out more or less exactly as feared: a soapbox
Koalas have become such a hot-button issue in NSW that they are threatening to split the state government. At issue is new state legislation that aims to preserve the creatures from supposed imminent extinction. In the wake of last summer’s bushfires, activists have claimed that koalas are in
Suzanne Hanning Bristol Grove Dairies I can’t sleep. There’s a few things on my mind. I know farmers are supposed to be resilient and just get on with things, but I’ve been chewing over the new laws our government has just passed for a wee while now.
Secretary for the Environment and Chief Executive Ministry for the Environment Dear Ms Robertson The role of the Environomics (NZ) Trust is to ensure that evidence-based science is at the forefront of discussion for policy development in New Zealand. I write regarding the Ministry for the Environment’s publication,
Viv Forbes saltbushclub.com Viv Forbes is a geologist, financial analyst and weather watcher with long experience in Australian rural and mining industries. Solar energy is very dilute, so solar collectors usually cover huge areas of flat arable land, stealing farmland, starving wild herbs and grasses of sunlight and creating
“California today, Australia tomorrow” tweets Malcolm Roberts as Californians are asked to turn off their power this week in the middle of a very hot summer’s day afternoon. Californian fires have been burning for weeks. No air conditioning for you says LA’s mayor. Presumably, hospitals have back up
John Rofe John Rofe is an experienced Fraud Investigator. As Albert Einstein said, “There are only two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. And I am not sure about the universe.” Those of us who can’t distinguish between ignorance, delusion and fraud are likely to be
boingboing.net A Japanese water beetle swallowed by a frog has figured out a great survival trick. It starts walking. In as few as six minutes, 93% of them walk right out the sloppy end of the frog’s digestive tract, according to a new paper by ecologist Shinji Sugiurz.
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Viv Forbes saltbushclub.com Viv Forbes is a geologist, financial analyst and weather watcher with long experience in Australian rural and mining industries. Pure and Sterile Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef is once again the excuse for extending Green control of all land and waters. Their current scare concerns the
Duggan Flanakin papundits.wordpress.com The rush to decarbonize every nation in the world in one or maybe two decades reflects the “I want it all NOW!” philosophy imbued through modern education systems. Current and recent former students – and their teachers – demand a perfect world (since they can envision one)
David Wojick cfact.org David Wojick, Ph.D. is an independent analyst working at the intersection of science, technology and policy. Watching a child grow is seeing carbon dioxide in action. Plants turn CO2 into the food we eat to live and grow on. “You can’t live on air”
