The earth has not warmed since 1998.What's the hurry? Dr David Evans says the facts stopped supporting the theory of AGW in 1996 when even he was a believer.

Who finances The Australian Institute?

'There was never a consensus 40 years ago about an impending ice age'

Oh so the Science teachers at my school told me lies just like the young ones are being lied to today. I must of been dreaming also when Mr Flannery predicted that much of the Eastern States would not receive the rain it once did. As for the snow England was never going to get again of well! Manipulated models and idiotic prophecies seems to be the çonsensus 'science'instead of obvious observations. No wonder so many have to fiddle with the figures to fit the consensus. Your faith is strong TrashcanMan.

Abbott is out of step on everything. His agenda has got nothing to do with politics. Thanks to the hung parliament.
He is running a scare campaign, that is the extent of liberal politics.

'He is running a scare campaign, that is the extent of liberal politics.'

Funny how it is the gw alarmist who scream what dreadfull things will happen to us and the planet if we don't embrace this ridiculous tax who are peddling so much fear. The doomsdayers are those responsible for the most fear not those opposing PM Brown's agenda.

Why is Juliar proposing the biggest carbon tax in the world after promising not to? Why does the carbon tax modelling assume that our competitors also have a similar carbon tax?

Answer, because, Juliar is out of step on the carbon issue.

Tony Abbott's carbon plan has only one advantage over Julia Gillard's; it can be quietly dismantled later without attracting too much attention or destroying anyone's political future. For that reason alone we should all pretend to back it for all we're worth.