The Murray Darling Basin (MDB)-A September,2013 Overview

The Murray Darling Basin (MDB)-A September, 2013 OverviewFrom the time that the Howard Government, in an attempt to gather"green" votes decided to throw $10bn at the Murray Darling Basin, themanagement of the Basin has been a political football. This initiativearose as the great Millennium Drought was biting hard and the naturalconsequences of drought were being … Continue reading The Murray Darling Basin (MDB)-A September,2013 Overview →

Blog Log – A Cricket Tragic’s Indulgence

Tuesday, 9th July,2013 At the Swire (Australia) Christmas Party last year the Chairman suggested I should accompany him to the Ashes Test match at Lord's (London) in July.That got me thinking, particularly when I discovered I could get a ticket thru' my membership of the SACA (South Australian Cricket Association). He then announced  that business … Continue reading Blog Log – A Cricket Tragic’s Indulgence →

Lower Lakes and Up-river Storages-Letter to The Land

I addressed a further letter to The Land in response to one which suggested an inconsistency between calling for better management of "The Barrages" and maintaining upstream dams."Andrew Brown’s (One dam question-Letters,June 13th) provides an ideal opening to explain precisely the difference between upstream water storages in the Murray Darling Basin and the damming of … Continue reading Lower Lakes and Up-river Storages-Letter to The Land →

Unnatural Nonsense

When I read the recent Murray Darling Basin Authorities' "Environmental Watering Priorities" paper and the South Australian Government's celebratory "Implementing the MDB Plan" release, my grey hair stands on end. I have never read such artificial, misleading nonsense.Who do these water bureaucrats think they are? God? Do they not understand that following the ravages of … Continue reading Unnatural Nonsense →

The Barrages

The issue of The Barrages, assiduously avoided in the preparation of the Murray Darling Basin Plan has again arisen with a well researched column by Jennifer Marohasy in the May 30th edition of The Land newspaper-I wrote a Letter to the Editor-"Once again Jennifer Marohasy (Barrage truths kept from leaking out-The Land-30th May, 2013) has … Continue reading The Barrages →

Global Warming/Climate Change

As the European carbon market collapses and European Governments come under increasing pressure on energy policy, the following communication to a senior Shadow Minister is concise, crystal clear and timely."I agree with the Opposition's policy to rescind the carbon tax and abolish the Climate Commission, but not with the rest of its climate change policy. The … Continue reading Global Warming/Climate Change →

Climate Change or Climate Variability

With the Government's mendicant institutions, Climate Institute, CSIRO, Bureau of Meteorology, and the Climate Commission all trotting out statistics and commentary clearly aimed at supporting the Government's Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) mantra, it is refreshing to read some basic comments from an elderly, salt of the earth, western NSW grazier.In a letter to Bourke's Western Herald, John … Continue reading Climate Change or Climate Variability →

The Global Warming Policy Foundation

This organisations name keeps coming up in my reading, including an excellent recent paper on world energy.This morning I had a look at their website http://www.thegwpf.org/ and was very impressed with the people on the Board of Trustees and the Academic Advisory Council, several of whom I have met personally. Freeman Dyson, Nigel Lawson, James Spooner, Lord … Continue reading The Global Warming Policy Foundation →

Concept of a Social License

OPINIONLive cattle: stakeholders v steak holders·         BY:NICK CATER ·         From:The Australian ·         April 02, 2013 THE evidence that Noah actually built an ark is sketchy to say the least, but one thing can be said with certainty. If Noah were to build his ark in Australia today, he would struggle to get an export licence. Gathering up every … Continue reading Concept of a Social License →