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Why scientists disagree about global warming

Posted on February 6, 2016 by andrew

Why scientists disagree about global warming – by Craig Idso, Robert M. Carter (1942-2016), S. Fred Singer – November 23, 2015 Extracts from the book’s concluding chapter: The most important fact about climate science, often overlooked, is that scientists disagree about … Continue reading →

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Where I’m from this is handled by men

Posted on February 1, 2016 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. The personnel manager for a company in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg remembers how a male employee … asked to meet with a male colleague instead of her. “I have nothing against you,” he said, … Continue reading →

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Australian Republic a cause not a reality

Posted on January 31, 2016 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. It is not the idea that our system is broke but the emotive plea “our Head of State should be Australian” that drives the movement for an Australian republic. It needs no explanation and brooks no … Continue reading →

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COP21 – the point of no return

Posted on December 30, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. December 11, 2115 – Centenary of COP21 Climate Conference, Paris: They’re all dead, all those thousands who gathered in Paris for that fateful two weeks, in which the world’s self-appointed climate warriors signed the death warrants … Continue reading →

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What’s to respect?

Posted on December 29, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. In these tumultuous times of intense, fanatical religious fervour on the part of extremist Muslims, we in Australia have been publicly debating if and how to show respect to their faith (holus bolus) in public speech … Continue reading →

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How much CO2 for a trillion dollars?

Posted on December 16, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. If proof were needed that the climate change industry is in a feeding frenzy, the COP21 in Paris (December 2015) was it. Countless thousands converged on Paris for a talkfest that went on for two weeks. … Continue reading →

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If I was still in power …

Posted on December 3, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. I received this in an email from a friend (December 1, 2015) – worth sharing, I think.

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Yes it IS about Islam

Posted on November 29, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. If terrorism by Jihadists such as (but not only) ISIS is not about Islam, what is it about? If it is not about Islam why do they claim it to be very much about Islam? The … Continue reading →

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Who are the real ‘refuseniks’?

Posted on November 28, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. On the eve of the Paris climate change conference, COP21, The Weekend Australian (Nov 28/29, 2015) ran an editorial that coins ‘refuseniks’ as the word to describe those who question the politically orthodox view about global … Continue reading →

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Silence is complicity in Jihad

Posted on November 21, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. I was about to write ‘moderate Muslims’ but then I paused to think why I needed to put the word ‘moderate’ in my sentence? Of course, I mean to refer to Muslims who do not plan … Continue reading →

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