The Australian Newspaper rightly criticizes the Fairfax press for their treatment of Anthropogenic Global Warming (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24722322-16382,00.html).
The basis for this appears to be the view that the science is settled and there is consensus on the issue. This is utterly false. There remains substantial dissent on the issue. The debate held at the conclusion of the climate change session at the 33rd International Geological Congress in Oslo in August this year is a good example. The words of Galileo still ring true: "In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual." Despite what some alarmists are saying there remains plenty of time to keep an open mind.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
The Prince of Precaution: Big Tim's Little Monster
Coming soon from Marc Hendrickx.
Big Tim is the Prince of Precaution. He has seen an Angry Green Warty monster in the cave off Mint Fry Lane. He rushes back to town to warn everyone. After hearing Prince Tim's hair raising description the townsfolk drop everything to help rid the kingdom of the beast. They prepare for the battle through the harsh winter and eventually they are ready. As they approach the cave to confront the beast they realise it's not quite what they expect it to be.
It seems that Big Tim has some explaining to do.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
We're not scared anymore Mr Gore Electronic Edition Free Download
An electronic (PDF) edition of We're not scared anymore Mr Gore has now been released. Free to download, but donations are certainly welcome!
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Praise for "We're not scared anymore Mr Gore" "Thats awesome! Love it."
We received the following review of We're not scared anymore Mr Gore from reader Dana Francis:
"We're not scared anymore Mr Gore is one of the sweetest parody's around. Is it the only one on climate change? Portraying Mr Gore as Death complete with Hockey Stick graph as scythe is a classic. The special edition with Mrs Pailing (aka Sarah Palin) was especially amusing, and most timely. Is that a pump action shotgun she is holding? I'm looking forward to more from geologist author Marc Hendrickx. Definitely worth the $20 bucks. More please!"
From Watts up with That? reader
Paul S: "Thats awesome! Love it."
http://wattsupwiththat.com/
"We're not scared anymore Mr Gore is one of the sweetest parody's around. Is it the only one on climate change? Portraying Mr Gore as Death complete with Hockey Stick graph as scythe is a classic. The special edition with Mrs Pailing (aka Sarah Palin) was especially amusing, and most timely. Is that a pump action shotgun she is holding? I'm looking forward to more from geologist author Marc Hendrickx. Definitely worth the $20 bucks. More please!"
From Watts up with That? reader
Paul S: "Thats awesome! Love it."
http://wattsupwiththat.com/
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Why most published research findings are false
Michael Duffy interviewed Professor John Ioannidis (Professor: Department of Hygiene & Epidemiology University of Ioannina Greece) on ABC Radio National program Counterpoint on Monday. Professor Ioannidis is co-author of a paper titled "Why most published research findings are false". This makes interesting reading and listening for those who still believe that published papers are without flaws.
The paper is available through Pub Med at:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1182327#id350960
And the interview via ABC at:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/counterpoint/stories/2008/2420024.htm
The paper is available through Pub Med at:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1182327#id350960
And the interview via ABC at:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/counterpoint/stories/2008/2420024.htm
Monday, November 17, 2008
Carr's Curse
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett blasts Macquarie Bank employee and former NSW premier Bob Carr in today's Australian.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24667522-601,00.html
Like many former ALP leaders Bob Carr suffers from selective amnesia and attempts to adjust history in his favour. The fact remains that Carr’s obsession with cutting debt, to sate the whims of now discredited financial rating agencies, at the expense of spending on much needed infrastructure improvements in areas of transport, health and education has left much of Sydney looking like east Berlin after the fall of the Berlin wall. It will take many years to undo the damage. Jeff suggests at least five but it will be more like 10 for the necessary infrastructure to be built. We can only hope that a change of government will see an end to his damaging influence on NSW state politics. Amazingly Carr continues to suck at the public teat while in the pay of Macquarie Bank. In prior centuries such behaviour from public officials was rewarded not with a government pension, but with a jail cell on the likes of the island of Elba…or worse. I wonder if there remains room on this little island to house our own man of letters?
Nathan Rees has the golden opportunity to go down in history as the best premier of this lamentable era if only he decides to save us all by falling on his own sword and call an election. Call it now Nathan, lest we storm the barricades.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24667522-601,00.html
Like many former ALP leaders Bob Carr suffers from selective amnesia and attempts to adjust history in his favour. The fact remains that Carr’s obsession with cutting debt, to sate the whims of now discredited financial rating agencies, at the expense of spending on much needed infrastructure improvements in areas of transport, health and education has left much of Sydney looking like east Berlin after the fall of the Berlin wall. It will take many years to undo the damage. Jeff suggests at least five but it will be more like 10 for the necessary infrastructure to be built. We can only hope that a change of government will see an end to his damaging influence on NSW state politics. Amazingly Carr continues to suck at the public teat while in the pay of Macquarie Bank. In prior centuries such behaviour from public officials was rewarded not with a government pension, but with a jail cell on the likes of the island of Elba…or worse. I wonder if there remains room on this little island to house our own man of letters?
Nathan Rees has the golden opportunity to go down in history as the best premier of this lamentable era if only he decides to save us all by falling on his own sword and call an election. Call it now Nathan, lest we storm the barricades.
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