Author: David Boyd

Dr. Tim Ball: The Disastrous Economic Impact of CO2 Reduction Policies

Dr. Tim Ball: The Disastrous Economic Impact of CO2 Reduction PoliciesWritten By: Dr. Tim Ball December 19, 2017Ontario, a Province in Canada, a country with almost unlimited energy resources and the same population as California, has exorbitantly high electricity bills. So high, that people march in protest. How did this happen? It is hard to believe, but it … Continue reading Dr. Tim Ball: The Disastrous Economic Impact of CO2 Reduction Policies →

Political Perspective

Workers can unite but not with same urgency as in Marx’s timeGerard HendersonThe Australian, 28 October 2017New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern believes that capitalism has failed the nation. So does her deputy, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. A similar complaint is made in Britain by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who heads the opposition. … Continue reading Political Perspective →

The New Deniers

There is now wide spread acceptance that the climate change models are way ahead of observations in the measurement of the rate of global temperature increases. In fact it is impossible to refute such a statement. Yet the alarmist, mostly Government funded, climate bodies are remarkably reluctant to acknowledge this fact. Who are the deniers … Continue reading The New Deniers →

Extreme Greens and Poverty

I have long argued that if humans wish to contain population growth we need to do everything possible to lift standards of living in the world's poorest (and fastest growing) countries. Extreme green ideology has been a massive barrier. Here is the latest example.HOME     WHO WE ARE     LATEST POSTINGS     GWPF REPORTS     PRESS RELEASES     GWPF TV     CONTACTPress Release Embargoed until 00:01 BST Friday, … Continue reading Extreme Greens and Poverty →

A Key Topical Issue

A rigorous study of the impact of robots in manufacturing, agriculture, and utilities across 17 countries, has found that robots did reduce the hours of lower-skilled workers—but they didn’t decrease the total hours worked by humans, and they actually boosted wages.In other words, automation may affect the kind of work humans do, but at the … Continue reading A Key Topical Issue →

Another Rational Optimist-Craig Rucker-19th August,2017

"Two hundred years ago the vast majority of the world's population lived in extreme poverty. Thanks to free markets, industry and, yes, important energy sources like fossil fuels and nuclear power, today only around 10% live in extreme poverty … and the situation is getting better every day."

Government Failure

My open letter to Tony Burke (below) has made me think more about what I perceive as Australia's downward spiral as a consequence of being let down by politicians of all hues, particularly Greens. I mentioned policies relating to Energy,Water, and Internet (NBN). I now think we should add NDIS (Disability).Oh for some strong pro-active … Continue reading Government Failure →

Extract from Matt Ridley Speech-12th July,2017

"Ricardo proves that if you specialise, then it makes sense to exchange, and vice versa. Working for each other is the grand theme of human history, one that has waxed and waned, but mostly waxed, over tens of thousands of years, with an incredible acceleration in the last 50 years thanks to free trade.In that … Continue reading Extract from Matt Ridley Speech-12th July,2017 →

Open Letter to Tony Burke, Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water

Tony,What a load of nonsense! The health of the basin did not collapse! The natural impact of the worst drought in recorded history was invalidly labeled  as "mismanagement" and "over allocation". The flooding rains and big flows that followed the breaking of the drought took the basin back to robust health. Our ecology is geared … Continue reading Open Letter to Tony Burke, Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water →