“The process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved.”
Author: David Boyd
The Lower Lakes of South Australia
In so many key issues faced by mankind the best resolution is not at the extremes, but in a mid-course approach. A cursory reading of this latest report suggests to me that the panel has approached their task by weighing the merits of two extreme views. Total removal of the barrages on one hand and … Continue reading The Lower Lakes of South Australia
Droughts and the Environment
“The suggestion that environmental water be given up for irrigation in times of drought implies that the environment does not need water during a drought". The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has told the Inquiry that evidence shows that this is not the case. Ugh? I thought that under natural conditions that is exactly what the … Continue reading Droughts and the Environment
A Time Like No Other
Mike Boyd Apr 21 · 9 min read If — 6 months ago — you opined that the world would be locked down in the various ways we have seen unfold in the past month, you would have drawn ire and eye-rolling on a biblical scale. To quote the lyrics to People’s Faces by Kate Tempest; Was that a pivotal … Continue reading A Time Like No Other
Society and Economy
The inference that "society" and the "economy" are different, even conflicting issues, needs to be quashed. When will our well meaning "do-gooders" recognise that the greatest contributing factor towards a nation having a compassionate society is to have a thriving economy.
Witch-burning cure will be deadlier than the virus.
RJ SMITH Italian soldiers wait for coffins they took from the Bergamo area are unloaded at a cemetery near Milan in Northern Italy. Picture: AP 12:00AM APRIL 2, 2020 We are in the midst of the strangest event of our lives. Societies have shut down. Families and whole nations face financial ruin. Walking the streets … Continue reading Witch-burning cure will be deadlier than the virus.
Religion of Carbon, the devil is in the doctrine
I was greatly attracted by this article from grazier George King. It is very much in line with my thinking. photo: George King Published on March 13, 2020 George King Managing Director at The Whitney Pastoral Company Pty Ltd, "Coombing Park" Many people must be incredibly perplexed as to why the environmental discussion has abandoned real … Continue reading Religion of Carbon, the devil is in the doctrine
Europe’s anti-science plague descends on Africa
An alarming commentary from the "European Scientist". Beware cult like ideologies which deny mankind the benefits of modern science in medicine, energy and agriculture. By James Njoroge - 17.02.2020 European activists are putting lives at risk in East Africa, turning a plague of insects into a real prospect of widespread famine. The fast-breeding desert locust has invaded Kenya, Somalia and … Continue reading Europe’s anti-science plague descends on Africa
Global Warming-Honesty and Wisdom
Letter to the Editor The Australian 18 Feb 2020 Sir What hope does business have in Australia when business leaders like those of the Business Council of Australia, coal miners BHP and Anglo American and many others clamour for a net zero emissions by 2050 as the means to save this country from the perceived … Continue reading Global Warming-Honesty and Wisdom
A Letter To Angus Taylor and Matthais Cormann
Without a mandate, Liberals in name only (Linos) under Malcolm Turnbull, introduced legislation forcing Australian electricity retailers to purchase, at peak hour, only unreliable and expensive renewable electricity instead of cheap and reliable coal-fired electricity. The result is that we have gone from having the cheapest and most reliable electricity grid in the world to … Continue reading A Letter To Angus Taylor and Matthais Cormann
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