Base PositionThe Millennium Drought had a major impact on the Basin.(The renowned recuperative power of the Australian landscape has been demonstrated in its spectacular recovery since the drought broke.)Water extractions were well controlled by the adaptive management approach embodied in the allocation process, guided by the Water Sharing Plans. Natural impacts from extreme drought are being incorrectly labelled as chronic … Continue reading Murray Darling Basin Overview
Used Cars
John Clarke, Bryan Dawes skit[Scene: A car yard. BRYAN is perusing the stock. He is approached by JOHN] John: Morning! Looking for a new car? Bryan : Nope. New Prime Minister, actually. John: You're the third one this morning. Anything in mind? Bryan : You know...... nothing fancy, reliable, economical family model. Something to get … Continue reading Used Cars
Fugitive Malcolm Naden
Just outside Gloucester NSW where the NSW Police team searching for Malcolm Naden have set up its headquarters, a helpful local has made a contribution.
Toorale Money Waste and Community Economic Damage
Just in case the telling point is lost in too many words-see below. The Darling River flow past Louth for the 2010/11 year was 7,910,553 megalitres. The Government claim of "water returned to the river" in 2010/11 as a consequence of the Toorale close down, was 7,672 megalitres-0.01% of the flow.
Toorale Ramifications
The Sydney Morning Herald (David Wroe) has written a well balanced article on the waste of money in buying Toorale (pronounced Too-rally) Station at Bourke.http://www.smh.com.au/environment/station-buyout-a-waste-of-money-20111223-1p8ln.html. I attempted to leverage this with a letter to the Editor which failed to make the final cut-"Congratulations to the SMH (Station buyout a waste of money- 23rd December) for "outing" … Continue reading Toorale Ramifications
Global non-Warming
Hitting the Nail on the Head!Durban failed to explain why models were not achieved (Letter published in The Australian, 16 December 2011)Your editorial (15/12) discussing Canada’s withdrawal from the binding Kyoto agreement also states your continued acceptance of “the strong evidence of anthropogenic climate change and support (for) limits on greenhouse gas emissions as a precautionary … Continue reading Global non-Warming
Entitlements and Allocations
The following letter was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 9th. December, 2011:"The focus on the 2750 gigalitre (GLS) figure of claimed water "returned to the rivers" is highly misleading. This number refers to extraction entitlements. Irrigation entitlements grant the right to extract water only when when seasonal allocations are made and this depends on water availability. When water … Continue reading Entitlements and Allocations
Matt Ridley on Climate Change
My favourite author of the moment ("The Rational Optimist") Matt Ridley has given a highly acclaimed speech on Climate Change. I commend it to you_http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/ridley_rsa.pdf
Murray Darling Basin Authority Draft Plan-November,2011
After a quick "skim" of the new Report I have prepared the following Questions for the Authority-Guidelines For Questioners At MDBA Plan Meetings –November, 2011· What is the specific evidence on which you state the Basin is “unhealthy”, particularly after the recent wet years?(The MDBA website states -“Our use of the water in the Basin … Continue reading Murray Darling Basin Authority Draft Plan-November,2011
MDB Water-Two Contradictory Quotes
Quote - "A very uneven distribution of water resources across Australia and high year-to-year variability means that water resources in some regions are fully or over allocated, while others remain largely undeveloped" CSIRO Water -Science and Solutions for Australia, 2011 Given allocations are not fixed but made subject to availability, how can anyone argue that water resources are over allocated?? Sure, irrigators face great … Continue reading MDB Water-Two Contradictory Quotes
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