Here we have a case of a marine geophysicist
Prof. Peter Ridd who's had a long association with
groups pushing denial of the well established links
between human activity and dangerous climate change
who is suing his own university (JCU) and thinks
the multiple threats to Australia's Great Barrier Reef
are overblown.

Climate Science deniers and conservative media have
found themselves a new "free speech" hero.

Outlets include Breitbart, Fox News, and columns and
interviews across Australia's conservative landscape
(Andrew Bolt, Alan Jones, et al) all presenting Ridd
as a bastion of truth pushing back against the
establishment.

But how does that image hold up to scrutiny - we may
well ask?

The following link explains further:

http://www.independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/peter-ridd-the-new-hero-of-climate-science-denial.11352

I agree with AlanB. This matter should be dealt with in
the courts. It's become too politicized, divisive,
and contentious. Objectivity has gone out the window.
Let the courts decide.

con'd ...

Sorry here's the link again:

http://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/peter-ridd-the-new-hero-of-climate-science-denial.11352

Third time lucky:

http://www.independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/peter-ridd-the-new-hero-of-climate-science-denial,11352

Like the Dark Emu scam, we needy some lefties to tell the truth before the ideologs from their camp take notice. A non- lefty has no hope of getting a fair hearing in the MSM, the ABC and, of course, universities.

Foxy. Right on the money and objective!

The issue is climate change, its impact and what we need to do about it!

Many on Ridd side of the insane political divide, will own their own facts and strenuously argue that climate change is not real and that there is SFA we can do about it!

Whereas, there's so much we could do if we were intelligently led! And if the right policies were deployed?

We could deal with climate change, with safe, cheap, clean carbon-free solutions, that also quite massively turbocharge the economy and all but eliminate poverty and unmet need from the face of the earth!

And as we do just that? Also open up a pathway for humankind, to the stars? That begins with VLT aircraft that fly on inexhaustible electric power!

And done by cracking the water molecule, then using the resultant hydrogen as the fuel source, then using the resulting condensed water vapour over and over to power the whole self-sustaining process!

And using the fact that magnetism is a far stronger power than gravity!

And if you understand how! May be deployed to not just beat gravity! But power future spacecraft at just under the speed of light to the stars!?

Mr Ridd and his idiotic ideological cohort are all that stand shoulder to shoulder, four square, in the way! TBC
Alan B.

HMMM, notice how the argument has shifted from Ridd the dissenter on
the condition of the reef to Ridd the AGW denier.

That is an old trick that has been used very successfully many times.
It is however in need of a retread.
Anyway I think the whole AGW trick might well be on its way out.

The judges are considering whether Ridd offended his colleagues.
Not who is right in the scientific argument.