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 →

Trumps Warsaw Speech

Read President Trump's Remarks on 'Defending Civilization' in PolandRyan Teague BeckwithJul 06, 2017President Trump praised Poland as an example for others who wish to "defend our civilization."Speaking in Warsaw Thursday, Trump said that Poland's fights against the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany showed "the story of a people who have never lost hope, who have … Continue reading Trumps Warsaw Speech →

Energy and Climate Change/Global Warming

As the former head of Australia’s National Climate Centre, William Kininmonth states:‘The real challenge for society is to manage within a naturally varying climate. A total of 70 per cent of natural disasters involve weather and climate extremes. Regulating carbon dioxide concentration (indeed, if this is even possible) will not ameliorate these.’‘Less than 20,000 years … Continue reading Energy and Climate Change/Global Warming →

Counterpoint

New Science Assessment on ClimateIt is timely that a group of scientists has published in the US an assessment of a large number of deficiencies in analyses which support the dangerous warming thesis. They draw on criticisms made by Professor Rafael Reif, president of MIT,  of President Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Climate Accords.  Their … Continue reading Counterpoint →