Category Archives: Democracy and global warming policies

Three of a kind: Climatism, Islam, Scientology

By Andrew L. Urban. Three intolerant, dictatorial belief systems active in the West – Climatism, Islam, Scientology – share defining characteristics and are doing great harm each in their own way. One of them – Climatism – is blindly embraced … Continue reading

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Why big business loves the Green-Left

By Andrew L. Urban. They won’t say so in public, of course, but many manufacturing corporations, like Siemens, are no doubt quietly cheering the Green-Left’s push for massive renewable energy targets – and the global politics of officially mandated political … Continue reading

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The CON in consensus

Consensus on climate? You’ve been conned. By Andrew L. Urban. In the wake of South Australia’s instant State-wide blackout on September 28, 2016, and the political storm that followed the physical one, it is pertinent to note (or to remind … Continue reading

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Is the BBC capturing carbon?

By Andrew L. Urban. I couldn’t let it pass without comment how the BBC’s Environment Reporter, Mark Kinver, seems confused between ‘carbon’ and ‘carbon dioxide’. On February 4, 2016, he reports that “Newly grown rainforests can absorb 11 times as … Continue reading

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Why scientists disagree about global warming

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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COP21 – the point of no return

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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How much CO2 for a trillion dollars?

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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Who are the real ‘refuseniks’?

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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The science is unsettled

By Andrew L. Urban In his popular book in praise of science, The Demon-Haunted World (Headline, 1997), the late and great scientist Carl Sagan* argues that science is a way of thinking, a process that demands rigorous standards of evidence … Continue reading

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Burning questions for COP 21 in Paris 2015

By Andrew L. Urban If I were a journalist attending the closing press conference at COP 21* next month, I would be asking the following questions of the spokesman or woman for the delegates: Q: Can COP 21 confirm that … Continue reading

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