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» 30/09/2021 6:14:46 PM Aidan, Wrong on all points. You haven’t a clue what you are talking about. Do the resear.....
» 30/09/2021 4:10:38 PM Aidan, You are very poorly informed and haven't a clue what you are talking about. I'd ur.....
» 30/09/2021 1:04:53 PM Nuclear power, not renewables, is what is needed. Renewables are high cost, unreliable and.....
» 16/04/2021 9:37:40 AM Thank you Tony Abbott for this excellent post. And thank you for all you did as PM, includ.....
» 4/02/2021 9:23:19 AM Climate policies and actions need to be justified on the basis of the economic impacts of .....
» 23/12/2020 5:31:02 PM ... cont: Empirical data for each impact sector suggests the impacts for most or all sect.....
» 23/12/2020 5:30:03 PM Global impacts at +3°C GMST by impact sector Many Integrated Assessment Models have been .....
» 23/12/2020 5:27:01 PM Biosphere productivity is higher in warmer climates: 7. Biosphere productivity is higher .....
» 23/12/2020 5:25:59 PM Optimum Global Mean Surface Temperature (GMST) for ecosystems: Geological and palaeontolo.....
» 8/11/2020 11:48:53 AM Jay Cee Ees, Good points. Have you read: 'Nuclear Power Learning and Deployment Rates; Di.....
» 6/11/2020 12:48:52 PM Biosphere productivity is higher in warmer climates: 7. Biosphere productivity is higher .....
» 6/11/2020 12:47:51 PM Geological and palaeontological evidence suggests the optimum GMST for ecosystems is that .....
» 6/11/2020 10:53:28 AM Your last paragraph says: "Hopefully, over time, as more countries sign and ratify t.....
» 6/11/2020 10:40:59 AM Thank you Charles Essery for this excellent article. There is so much I could add. Here ar.....
» 2/04/2020 8:18:07 PM SteeleRedux, Try reading the papers and, if you have even a basic level of intelligence, .....
» 2/04/2020 9:53:04 AM Melvin Bolton, The projections of global warming are irrelevant. What is relevant is the .....
» 19/03/2020 9:20:39 AM Thanks Viv, "The quantities of gases that CCS would need to handle are enormous and .....
» 6/03/2020 10:02:36 AM Excerpt from opinion piece at: https://www.thegwpf.com/what-could-have-been-if-nuclear-pow.....
» 6/03/2020 9:55:11 AM ‘What Could Have Been – If Nuclear Power Deployment Had Not Been Disrupted’ “If not for d.....
» 6/03/2020 9:44:06 AM Nuclear Power Learning and Deployment Rates; Disruption and Global Benefits Forgone https:.....
» 2/03/2020 9:48:11 AM "Can we be optimistic about the planet’s environmental future given humanity’s pursui.....
» 27/02/2020 8:08:17 PM ChristinaMac1, Renewables are an ideological obsession. They can never supply much of the.....
» 27/02/2020 11:23:45 AM Jim Green, Here's a short summary of the paper linked above, in case you are incapable o.....
» 27/02/2020 11:19:36 AM Jim Green, You are totally ignorant of the relevant facts, and have been for ever. Read t.....
» 25/02/2020 10:15:02 AM Nuclear Power Learning and Deployment Rates; Disruption and Global Benefits Forgone Abstr.....
» 20/02/2020 9:18:31 AM Climate sensitivity, agricultural productivity and the social cost of carbon in FUND Abst.....
» 20/02/2020 9:17:27 AM "Global warming threatens to destroy civilisation" Rubbish. Global warming is p.....
» 17/02/2020 12:19:46 PM Renewables will never be able to meet much of the world's ever growing energy demand. The .....
» 17/02/2020 10:23:20 AM Alison Jane, Thanks you. I'd encourage others to read both [papers in full and forward th.....
» 17/02/2020 8:20:30 AM These two papers find that CO2 and global warming may be beneficial for the global economy.....
» 23/08/2019 12:33:46 PM This post is complete nonsense. Those who believe such tripe are gullible and ignorant. Th.....
» 22/08/2019 11:01:12 AM Tristan Prasser, Have you read "Nuclear Power Learning and Deployment Rates; Disrupt.....
» 11/07/2019 9:39:54 AM Jim Green, Your costs for intermittent renewables (wind and solar) are not comparable wit.....
» 13/03/2019 8:54:46 AM More people were killed in the Ted Kennedy Chappaquiddick accident than in US nuclear powe.....
» 12/03/2019 4:39:38 PM BAZZ, You didn't say if you had read the links I posted. Do you have an authoritative est.....
» 12/03/2019 9:27:20 AM Bazz, correct on all points. Here is an estimate I did a decade ago of the cost of an Aus.....
» 11/03/2019 8:03:07 PM Plantagent, Please read the links in my earlier comment. If you do, you should learn a gr.....
» 11/03/2019 8:42:26 AM On a full life cycle analysis basis nuclear is by far the safest way to generate electrici.....
» 6/03/2019 9:30:12 AM Join Aidan and the Greens by supporting WWF, Here's an example of what you get for your co.....
» 6/03/2019 8:56:14 AM JBower, I agree with your points. Have you read: 'Nuclear power learning and deployment r.....
» 6/03/2019 8:34:19 AM Aidan, "You need to understand cost benefit analysis is heavily dependent on assumpt.....
» 5/03/2019 4:24:23 PM Rusty Catheter, You need to understand cost-benefit analysis. There is no point massively.....
» 4/03/2019 9:41:18 AM "Australia’s commitments, no matter what anyone thinks of them, are quite pointless u.....
» 22/02/2019 12:49:47 PM Alan B, No informed person denies climate change is occurring. Climate change has been go.....
» 22/02/2019 11:39:15 AM The global climate change industry was estimated to be $1.5 trillion per year in 2013, and.....
» 9/11/2018 9:41:57 AM This article is complete nonsense. Any global warming that occurs this century will be ben.....
» 29/10/2018 9:56:39 AM The advantages of nuclear power: https://www.thegwpf.com/what-could-have-been-if-nuclear-.....
» 11/10/2018 11:32:35 AM What do you think about the tyranny of the Left and the Greens - anti-Christianity, anti-m.....
» 30/09/2018 3:25:51 PM Christina, Before trying to change topics, in accordance with the rules of objective disc.....
» 30/09/2018 11:33:02 AM Christina, You made false assertions about the safety of nuclear power. Evidence has been.....
» 30/09/2018 10:51:16 AM Christina, You do not know what you are talking about on the relative safety of nuclear p.....
» 30/09/2018 9:14:13 AM Christina, typical activist, runs off with tail between her legs, without acknowledging sh.....
» 29/09/2018 11:53:24 AM ChristinaMac1 , Exactly; projected 4,000 deaths, not 1.5 million. But you did not admit y.....
» 28/09/2018 4:22:01 PM Christinamac1, Clearly you lack expertise in objective research. I've quoted a number of .....
» 28/09/2018 3:32:18 PM ChristinaMac1, You are clearly reading and believing junk science without critical thinki.....
» 27/09/2018 5:59:29 PM Christinamac1. You are totally wrong that the consequences of nuclear power station accid.....
» 27/09/2018 5:15:35 PM ChristinaMac1, Most people who are alarmists and activists and share your beliefs are ign.....
» 27/09/2018 11:36:58 AM Jim green, If not for the anti-nuclear protest movement, and activists like yourself spre.....
» 24/09/2018 9:34:07 AM Can we restore the affordable, reliable power we once had in a NE'G'-free world? Yes. Bu.....
» 14/08/2018 11:24:34 AM Ant, You haven't a clue what other people's background, training and experience are, nor .....
» 14/08/2018 8:59:57 AM Scare-mongering pure and simple. The author is clearly ignorant of the fact that nuclear w.....
» 13/08/2018 7:36:08 PM Dr Misia, You say: "I think all of us fail to imagine our environment permanently ch.....
» 13/08/2018 9:20:25 AM Those who believe global warming is a threat are gullible. Any global warming we can get w.....
» 22/06/2018 5:38:46 PM Excellent article Don. I agree with nearly all of it. I hope he succeeds in delivering hi.....
» 11/06/2018 10:21:41 AM "What should be in a study of Western Civilisatisation?" What an ignorant quest.....
» 30/05/2018 9:19:25 AM ... continued Furthermore, the transmission costs from the renewable generators to the pu.....
» 30/05/2018 9:18:42 AM "Is Snowy 2.0’s call to can coal an own-goal?" It sure is! Snowy Hydro 2.0 will.....
» 9/04/2018 10:28:42 AM "Yet another uncertainty is what Saudi Arabia wants to do with 200 GW of power when i.....
» 23/02/2018 8:35:28 AM Here's a new paper presenting a counterfactual analysis that shows the global benefits for.....
» 9/02/2018 9:36:49 AM Thank you. A new voice explaining the realities is most welcome. This needs emphasising: .....
» 19/01/2018 9:56:07 AM Why don't all you Greens and other UnAustralian and anti-Australians leave this country, i.....
» 9/11/2017 7:59:41 AM "How efficient are different types of batteries/energy sources? A key metric is 'ener.....
» 6/11/2017 7:45:23 AM The last thing Australia needs is 'Progressives' (actually regressives) rewriting the cons.....
» 20/10/2017 11:03:47 AM How much damage have the Greens, eco-evangelists and the environmentalists religion done t.....
» 6/09/2017 8:53:37 AM What a pity the anti-nuclear power protest movement (as distinct from the anti-nuclear wea.....
» 25/07/2017 11:51:49 AM The author says: "Epistemology (or the theory of knowledge) is concerned with, among .....
» 6/07/2017 10:24:53 AM The Liberal Party is a party of the Centre Right Values (freedom of speech, individual fre.....
» 22/06/2017 11:50:49 AM I couldn't see a short summary of the point the author is making, so I'll get to the nub o.....
» 30/05/2017 11:39:07 AM "That leaves the ball firmly in our collective court. It's now time for the silent ma.....
» 4/05/2017 10:10:42 AM A better alternative would be for China to tighten the screws on N Korea progressively ove.....
» 3/05/2017 2:00:12 PM The loony Left are un-Australian, in fact they are anti-Australian. They seem to be contin.....
» 27/04/2017 9:25:57 AM Geoff, I'd make two points. I hope you will respond. First, there is a lack of valid evi.....
» 19/04/2017 9:21:19 AM Go Theresa May. What a gutsy chick (strong woman). May she win in a landslide. GB ha.....
» 17/03/2017 9:51:04 AM Bill Leak cartoon gallery: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Bill+Leak+cartoon+Science+o.....
» 14/03/2017 10:52:45 AM There is no valid evidence to justify the belief that global warming will do more harm tha.....
» 3/03/2017 11:06:39 AM Don, Someone in the has to strongly present the views of Conservatives, a large component.....
» 3/11/2016 10:14:57 AM "Wind power is already cheaper and if coal subsidies and externalities are fully acco.....
» 2/11/2016 4:32:45 PM Raycom, I agree. here are just some of Abbott's achievements - in just 2 years as PM! • .....
» 2/11/2016 12:44:44 PM ."Hawke and Keating organised an economic revolution and the Howard years were ones o.....
» 2/11/2016 9:50:44 AM Gillard was one of the worst PM's of all. She passed masses of bad legislation, mostly to .....
» 1/11/2016 4:36:55 PM Peter King, The physics does not demonstrate that GHG emissions are doing more harm than .....
» 27/10/2016 9:47:28 PM Max Green, Consider for a long time just how hypocritical is your comment. You just link.....
» 27/10/2016 7:57:56 PM Ant, >"Peter The Cato Institute is funded by fossil fuel companies so naturally t.....
» 27/10/2016 11:22:35 AM Bias on impacts of GHG emissions “The Case Against a U.S. Carbon Tax” explains many, but .....
» 27/10/2016 11:16:17 AM Don, This article is not addressing the important issues. I suggest focus should be maint.....
» 12/10/2016 8:59:58 AM Tom Quirk, Thank you for this excellent, clear explanation of the impacts of connecting a.....
» 16/08/2016 8:52:42 AM Mike Pope, IPCC and the contributing authors are not conservative. They are alarmist. The.....
» 15/08/2016 7:29:51 PM Don, I should have said in my first comment: this is a very interesting post than you. I'.....
» 15/08/2016 10:49:43 AM The moral basis for the Right is that the policies they advocate are better for human well.....
» 26/07/2016 10:02:27 AM Very well said, Armchair Critic......
» 26/07/2016 9:12:48 AM If we are going to have a parliament dominated by extremists form the irrational, irrespon.....
» 19/07/2016 10:26:09 AM Environmentalism and the Loony Green Left are the new religion. It's all based on beliefs .....
» 12/07/2016 11:32:53 AM ybgirp You are truly ignorant.....
» 11/07/2016 4:23:00 PM If not for the success of the anti-nuke protest movement [1] in blocking nuclear progress .....
» 11/07/2016 10:24:51 AM "Without nuclear energy we would have burned millions more tons of coal and billions .....
» 27/06/2016 5:38:07 PM Runner, Actually, the global climate industry is costing $1.5 trillion per year (as claim.....
» 27/06/2016 10:42:16 AM The head line says what's important: "It is a powerful coalition because it tends to.....
» 23/06/2016 5:38:22 PM Plantagenet, Cobbler commented on my link to US EIA data comparing US Federal government .....
» 23/06/2016 12:56:51 PM Excellent article. It great that people who actually understand the economic consequences .....
» 21/06/2016 9:17:21 AM Regarding the irrational fear of nuclear, and the response to accidents like Chernobyl and.....
» 6/06/2016 3:59:39 PM Cobber the Hound, Clearly, you have no idea what you are talking about. You clearly don't.....
» 6/06/2016 10:04:19 AM "Kate Mackenzie is The Climate Institute’s Investment and Governance Policy Manager&q.....
» 22/05/2016 5:09:15 PM "it is the most disappointing election contest that I can remember." I agree. I.....
» 18/05/2016 3:34:09 PM I am extremely disappointed with the Turnbull crowd. So much for good economic management .....
» 17/05/2016 2:25:43 PM Jim Green, Your irrational anti-nuke rants are contributing to killing people. Since 1985.....
» 26/04/2016 12:31:29 PM If the anti-nukes hadn't been blocking progress for the past 50 years, nuclear deployment .....
» 26/04/2016 11:58:26 AM "Dave Sweeney is nuclear free campaigner for the Australian Conservation Foundation. .....
» 22/04/2016 4:01:14 PM The 97% consensus of climate scientists is a lie. It is a disgraceful case of intellectual.....
» 21/04/2016 7:58:07 PM Shaddow Minister, Excellent comment. But it provides a good of how the anti-nukes (and in.....
» 11/04/2016 11:29:37 AM "Twilight of the Climate Change Movement" https://judithcurry.com/2016/04/10/twi.....
» 1/04/2016 5:35:21 PM Plant, Your comment is not relevant to your question I answered. It seems your approach t.....
» 1/04/2016 2:32:56 PM plantagenet, Do you understand what rational discussion means? In case you don't here is .....
» 30/03/2016 6:53:35 PM plantagenet, The fact you are so irrational, emotional, have a closed mind and intellectu.....
» 30/03/2016 3:34:23 PM EmperorJulian, You display your ignorance - probably a result of reading only anti-nuke p.....
» 30/03/2016 11:46:41 AM "The latest story on “green energy” here at the German online FOCUS magazine actually.....
» 30/03/2016 11:39:01 AM Get Real, You and other readers might find this interesting: "Nuclear power learning.....
» 30/03/2016 9:31:03 AM I don't care what changes are made to legislation to help make homosexuality more acceptab.....
» 29/03/2016 1:00:04 PM Tombee, Thank you for your question and thank you for asking it in a way that is genuinel.....
» 29/03/2016 10:42:42 AM plantagenet, Instead of cherry picking bits of information and asking questions based on .....
» 29/03/2016 9:33:24 AM If nuclear progress had not been disrupted in the late 1960s and since, the position now (.....
» 10/02/2016 10:34:44 AM The climate alarmists claim the "science is in". Finished. It's all done. There.....
» 10/02/2016 9:13:14 AM Tom Quirk's article opens with: "The South Australian Royal Commissioners looking in.....
» 8/02/2016 11:13:07 AM Tom Quirk, Thanks you for this excellent post. It's so good I reblogged it on Climate Etc.....
» 21/01/2016 9:43:31 AM Jennifer, Thank you for posting this wonderful tribute to Bob Carter and excellent explan.....
» 1/01/2016 3:44:06 PM Mr Opinion, You seem to have mental issues – demonstrated by your apparent hatred of peop.....
» 1/01/2016 2:08:12 PM Mr Opinion says: "And the engineers who are successful in the profession are some of.....
» 1/01/2016 12:05:05 PM There is no consensus among scientists that climate science debate is over and we understa.....
» 1/01/2016 10:45:01 AM Opinion, You have no more understanding of someone else's motives than they have of yours.....
» 31/12/2015 12:28:43 PM Ad hominem fallacy http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ad-hominem.html An Ad Homine.....
» 28/12/2015 12:40:56 PM 579, “We have level headed educated people with consensus to take charge and do the world.....
» 28/12/2015 8:30:58 AM 579, "The consequences of getting off fossil fuels is far less Co2 omitting into the.....
» 27/12/2015 3:19:11 PM 579, "The world is on course for the remedy, or the best remedy that can be ascertai.....
» 27/12/2015 12:56:18 PM 579, You said "if you do see the cause you do not see the remedy" What to you .....
» 27/12/2015 12:36:01 PM Here's a 5-minute, down to earth, video on climate change from an unlikely source. No poli.....
» 24/12/2015 10:02:42 AM Michael Kile, "The planet’s future climate may – or may not – turn out be an insolub.....
» 23/12/2015 3:37:48 PM My comment here: http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=17895#317164 shows t.....
» 15/12/2015 6:30:12 PM The relevant facts that people should be aware of (if they are not deniers) are: 1. Earth.....
» 15/12/2015 10:01:11 AM "real significance of the climate emergency" The relevant fact is that 99% of t.....
» 15/12/2015 9:34:46 AM The document contained 3 kinds of agreements. 1. Agreements to hold meetings in the futur.....
» 14/12/2015 1:30:39 PM This excellent new analysis of the UK electricity system shows that the cheapest way to re.....
» 9/12/2015 11:42:00 AM Mhaze, I beg your pardon. I misread your comment where you said: " * Has the rise b.....
» 8/12/2015 2:57:39 PM mhaze, " * Has the rise been detrimental to man? Again some dispute but its difficul.....
» 8/12/2015 10:06:07 AM "When will scientists review the underlying assumptions and biases on which their cli.....
» 8/12/2015 9:46:43 AM Kellie, Anyone who doesn't understand that coal is good for humanity is either ignorant, .....
» 3/12/2015 7:05:57 PM Aidan, >"I suggest you try reading what I've actually written! Because it was not.....
» 3/12/2015 3:55:36 PM Aidan. Your comments are unsupported, irrational nonsense. Despite repeating this same no.....
» 3/12/2015 2:33:05 PM There is no evidence of a tipping point at 2C. The critical facts that people sgould be aw.....
» 2/12/2015 1:14:11 PM Mark Lawson, I hope you might have time to read this article I've just had posted in an a.....
» 2/12/2015 12:00:18 PM Renewable energy, supported by government incentives, is an enormous waste of money. Ratio.....
» 2/12/2015 9:40:44 AM It's been clear since we were preparing Australia's policy position for the 1992 Rio Earth.....
» 12/11/2015 12:02:30 PM Martin Nicholson, Excellent post thank you. There is nothing like real world experience t.....
» 27/09/2015 9:20:45 AM "Like it or not, climate change is an issue that the islanders will have to confront&.....
» 26/09/2015 4:32:19 PM Popnperish "Atolls rise with sea-levels but not at the current pace, or certainly no.....
» 26/09/2015 2:08:22 PM popnperish, You are wrong. It's already been explained to you. That atols rise and fall w.....
» 26/09/2015 1:27:34 PM popnperish, You say: "sea-level rise is certainly an existential threat." Wha.....
» 23/09/2015 12:47:32 PM "yet when I, quite respectfully I thought, asked if you had any commercial interests .....
» 23/09/2015 10:40:38 AM You seem conflicted. You call me your friend (I haven't a clue how you'd arrive at that). .....
» 23/09/2015 7:54:11 AM Steel Redox, What a pathetic excuse you use to exit. You haven't any flawr in any of the .....
» 22/09/2015 9:22:02 PM You are not taking me to task. You are trolling. You'ver made a number of assertions in va.....
» 22/09/2015 11:57:55 AM SteeleRedux, >"For my sins I have had a look at some of your stuff and frankly my.....
» 21/09/2015 1:36:17 PM Cont ... 8. According to the most widely accept Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) for pro.....
» 21/09/2015 1:34:17 PM Policy relevant facts on climate change: 1. Climate change does not change in smooth curv.....
» 20/09/2015 10:20:11 AM Bazz, Those pushing for carbon tax and renewable energy targets are pushing for diminishi.....
» 19/09/2015 8:33:57 PM Steele Redux> "You sir are happy playing dice with my species. Thankfully you are .....
» 18/09/2015 6:51:36 PM cont ... 8. According to the most widely accept Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) for pro.....
» 18/09/2015 6:50:08 PM SteeleRedux, Wrong! The best experts have NOT predicted great harm. Policy relevant fact.....
» 18/09/2015 2:02:05 PM SteeleRedux, Clearly you haven't been following very closely for the past 25 years. Temp.....
» 15/09/2015 5:26:05 PM A good post by Don Aitkin and sensible, rational comments by all ... so far!. I am surpris.....
» 15/09/2015 3:09:12 PM Don, You said: >"I don't rule out some sort of action. It would need to be based.....
» 8/09/2015 10:54:10 PM Aidan, I've done the calculations and provided links previously. You continually make uns.....
» 8/09/2015 5:33:40 PM Aidan, You didn't answer these two questions: 1. Tell me the percentage saving for cost .....
» 8/09/2015 9:09:10 AM Non hydro renewables are not sustainable. http://bravenewclimate.com/2014/08/22/catch-22-o.....
» 7/09/2015 10:50:10 AM Aidan, “I don't recall seeing the comment where you explained how weighted average cost o.....
» 6/09/2015 5:51:26 PM Aidan, You keep making baseless, ill informed comments. You continually ignore the releva.....
» 6/09/2015 9:12:30 AM Aidan's comments are simply Greens' spin. He's been corrected on his many misleading, dish.....
» 3/09/2015 11:33:32 PM Now Denmark is the latest country to recognise the Green dream is just that - an irrationa.....
» 3/09/2015 11:23:33 PM warm air is either obstinately innumerate or a died in the wool, closed mind, zealot. H ha.....
» 3/09/2015 9:10:46 AM Wind power is totally uneconomic. If wind power was economic it would not need subsidies. .....
» 30/08/2015 11:28:24 AM Warmair, You are simply guessing and making stuff up. You haven't a clue what you are tal.....
» 30/08/2015 9:01:24 AM Warmair, Your comments are loaded with irrelevant, noncomaprable, factoids. Thye are just.....
» 29/08/2015 11:29:56 AM Robert LePage, There are three problems with the numbers you quoted from the ABC and Conv.....
» 28/08/2015 8:42:52 PM Cobber the hound, As usual you make a complete fool of yourself, but thank you for the op.....
» 28/08/2015 11:14:02 AM Cobber the hound, You seem conflicted. You said to the author of the post: "John, yo.....
» 28/08/2015 10:30:08 AM "Building enough solar and wind power to meet Labor's new target would cost the count.....
» 2/07/2015 9:00:54 AM >"The Greek Crisis is about so much more than money" Dead right. It's an exc.....
» 1/07/2015 5:43:49 PM Bazz, I can''t explain the Wheatley analysis in 350 words. You, warmair and others will n.....
» 1/07/2015 1:17:51 PM Warmair, I think you may have misunderstood the analyses. >“based on the idea that wi.....
» 30/06/2015 9:34:51 AM The ABC needs balance. I don't know how to do it because the culture from top to bottom is.....
» 26/06/2015 11:48:02 AM I agree with the author too. Don said in one place "I have a somewhat simple-minded .....
» 25/06/2015 4:03:43 PM warmair, Your comment does not deal with the issue raised in the article - i.e. the CO2 a.....
» 25/06/2015 8:49:35 AM Bazz, I suspect the declining investment in wind and solar in Europe is a reflection of t.....
» 23/06/2015 7:14:28 PM Bazz, There are many different issue regarding wind energy, renewables in general, ERoEI,.....
» 23/06/2015 11:27:10 AM My short post explains the relevance and headline outcome of Dr Wheatley's analysis of CO2.....
» 23/06/2015 9:56:07 AM Thank you for the comments @ JF Aus, ""Previously unsuspected" is not good.....
» 21/06/2015 8:32:09 PM Bazz, These submissions to the Senate Select Committee on Wind Turbines by Dr Hanning, a .....
» 17/06/2015 6:25:49 PM I't often stated that the rate of change of global surface temperature experienced last ce.....
» 16/06/2015 10:06:48 AM Yuyutsu, Please don't misunderstand me. I am not saying the noise issues are not importan.....
» 16/06/2015 9:20:44 AM Does any of this temperature stuff, or projections of temperature change over this century.....
» 16/06/2015 9:02:53 AM What’s the cost of CO2 emissions abatement with wind turbines? Answer: much higher than c.....
» 16/06/2015 8:39:19 AM Senator David Leyonhjelm, Thank you for posting your article on wind turbines, I am very .....
» 8/06/2015 3:06:36 PM Policies that raise the cost of energy will not succeed. They are not politically sustaina.....
» 4/06/2015 8:33:10 PM I agree with thinkabit on the economic viablity of thorium reactors. That are not viable a.....
» 4/06/2015 2:23:39 PM Thinkabit, Good, constructive comment. What a pity others don't do the same instead of co.....
» 4/06/2015 9:29:02 AM Excellent article. The CAGW catastrophists and the deniers of the relevant facts, will hat.....
» 28/05/2015 10:45:55 AM >’There you go. I have demonstrated your inability to accept fact and dismiss it by sta.....
» 28/05/2015 10:09:35 AM Spencer Wright, >"As previously mentioned, I will not engage with you. Consider.....
» 28/05/2015 9:11:29 AM Spencer Wright, You are displaying denial and intellectual dishonesty. Am I correct you a.....
» 27/05/2015 10:50:28 PM True, there have been many analyses of ERoEI. Many methodologies used. Much debate. But ma.....
» 27/05/2015 9:40:59 AM The fundamental facts that need to be recognised are: Fossil fuels have done an enormous .....
» 26/05/2015 6:30:21 PM >".I have stated multiple times that the government has tried and failed to repeal.....
» 26/05/2015 5:10:16 PM Spencer Wright, >“I do not think it is farfetched to suggest Australia must participat.....
» 26/05/2015 12:39:03 PM Spencer Wright, >” Therefore, Australian’s must participate in other ways.” Your just.....
» 25/05/2015 6:50:51 PM >"Peter I'm not being dishonest. Though there wasn't a dollar sign in your earlier.....
» 25/05/2015 4:56:34 PM Aidan, You being dishonest again. There was no $ sign in my comment and you din't have a .....
» 25/05/2015 4:03:33 PM Wrong! as usual! As usual you make stuff up and haven't; a clue what you are talking abo.....
» 24/05/2015 2:18:13 PM >"I'm well aware that driving cars and flying have greater risk by multi-magnitude.....
» 23/05/2015 8:13:29 PM "True costs of wind electricity Wind turbines have become a familiar sight in many c.....
» 23/05/2015 11:29:04 AM "True costs of wind electricity" http://judithcurry.com/2015/05/12/true-costs-of.....
» 22/05/2015 11:29:20 AM Craig, You're comment is disingenuous and highly misleading. Distributed generation is an.....
» 22/05/2015 9:37:05 AM Spencer, It’s good to know you do have some real life experience: it’s a pity you didn’t .....
» 21/05/2015 10:39:12 AM Here is an example of the cost of abating emissions with wind power in the NEM in 2014&quo.....
» 21/05/2015 10:23:32 AM Spencer, You advocate for renewable energy and for command and control polices imposed by.....
» 21/05/2015 9:19:34 AM Spencer >“Nuclear power does not have to be a major part of emission abatement. The Wo.....
» 21/05/2015 8:25:31 AM Spencer, You don’t recognise the fundamental issues. Most emissions are from electricity.....
» 20/05/2015 8:55:17 AM ... cont: b. the public progressively reconsiders the evidence about the effects of radia.....
» 20/05/2015 8:54:23 AM Spencer, You did not answer my question @ 17 May 8:41 pm: So I am trying to educate you. .....
» 18/05/2015 9:18:42 PM Useful references on Nuclear v Renewables These sources may be of interest for those inte.....
» 18/05/2015 9:15:20 PM 2.1 Nuclear cheaper and lower emissions than renewables The CSIRO ‘MyPower’ calculator sh.....
» 18/05/2015 9:12:09 PM 2 Nuclear better than renewables Nuclear power is better than renewable energy in all the.....
» 18/05/2015 9:05:47 PM Nuclear power is the least cost and fastest way to substantially cut GHG emissions from el.....
» 17/05/2015 8:41:41 PM Spencer, This stuffs just your keep repeating is wrong and repetitive blabber. You've pro.....
» 17/05/2015 6:21:28 PM Spencer, The problem is you don’t know what you are talking about and you won’t listen. .....
» 16/05/2015 9:37:37 PM >"Peter - "top down policy" - this is not my approach. Perhaps best desc.....
» 16/05/2015 6:30:25 PM Spencer Wright, <"What really needs to happen in the short term is the internatio.....
» 16/05/2015 12:07:53 PM German wholesale power prices drop to €30/MWh In the face of strong input from some 80 GW.....
» 14/05/2015 8:46:17 PM Spencer Wright, I notice you are a law student and advocating about subjects you clearly .....
» 14/05/2015 1:47:09 PM ...cont >"Your idea suggests Australia could achieve 90% reduction by 2040.".....
» 14/05/2015 1:46:29 PM >The CEFC makes a profit of $2.40 each tonne they abate. If they abated 47 million tonn.....
» 14/05/2015 10:19:07 AM Spencer Wright, >"Peter, we will not be able to meet eye to eye on these points. .....
» 14/05/2015 8:26:36 AM >"Silence isn't golden when it comes to free speech This trend to silence opposing.....
» 13/05/2015 7:20:08 PM Spencer Wright, I do not understand the justification for much of what you argue. >”.....
» 13/05/2015 1:12:05 PM Spencer Wright, >”It seems to me that the only thing we disagree on is what that diffe.....
» 12/05/2015 1:47:57 PM The cost to the economy is what counts. All the high cost of renewables are a cost to the .....
» 12/05/2015 12:44:18 PM Spencer Wright, > “There is no cost of abating emissions in renewables. It is commerci.....
» 12/05/2015 10:52:56 AM Spencer Wright, I didn't understand the point of this comment "Peter, I do not dispu.....
» 12/05/2015 9:36:04 AM I agree with Martin Nicholson's important point. There is much relevant information in thi.....
» 7/05/2015 6:09:20 PM Professor Judith Curry’s Testimony to the US House of Representatives Hearing on “The Pres.....
» 7/05/2015 12:17:42 PM Greg Hunt's speach yesterday includes these snippets: "Labor's 15.4 billion carbon t.....
» 7/05/2015 10:45:03 AM Curmudgeon, Did you see this on Catallaxy Files? "New Study: ‘CO2 Emissions Saving.....
» 7/05/2015 9:14:19 AM The title "Australia's Renewable Energy Target is failing to achieve positive outcome.....
» 4/05/2015 3:18:59 PM We now have a reasonable estimate of wind turbines’ effectiveness at reducing CO2 emission.....
» 4/05/2015 3:15:55 PM >" and rather illogical conjecture at that! I checked your submission to see where.....
» 4/05/2015 11:17:17 AM Excerpt from the Executive Summary of the Submission (No 259 here: http://www.aph.gov.au/P.....
» 25/04/2015 8:33:16 AM McReal, >"And, it's likely we will see periodic consequences of climate change th.....
» 23/04/2015 9:27:39 AM There is growing recognition that GHG emission do not pose a threat of dangerous or catast.....
» 16/04/2015 1:38:03 PM Only the Loony Left keep propagating these extremist visions of death and destruction due .....
» 14/04/2015 8:02:47 AM >"Teaching is a profession, not a calling" No. Teaching is not a profession......
» 25/03/2015 7:16:09 AM Killarney, Read 'The Stadium Wave': http://judithcurry.com/2013/10/10/the-stadium-wave/ .....
» 24/03/2015 8:22:16 AM Lee Rhiannon, >"Santos, Woodside Energy and Hancock Coal were some of the compani.....
» 20/03/2015 7:25:27 PM Luciferase, I agree. The RE advocates are irrational. They simply don't understand, and d.....
» 20/03/2015 2:36:41 PM >"Is it a matter of presentation? Then what would I have to do to get you to take .....
» 20/03/2015 10:03:16 AM Aidan, >"Meanwhile I've explained to you several times why the claim that "A.....
» 18/03/2015 2:59:23 PM 2.1 Nuclear cheaper and lower emissions than renewables The CSIRO ‘MyPower’ calculator sh.....
» 18/03/2015 2:57:06 PM 2 Nuclear better than renewables Nuclear power is better than renewable energy in all the.....
» 18/03/2015 2:53:39 PM Nuclear power is the least cost and fastest way to substantially cut GHG emissions from el.....
» 17/03/2015 7:24:05 AM David, "The public should be told the truth about them." I agree the public sh.....
» 16/03/2015 8:27:18 AM David, I agree it is important to not exaggerate or overstate. However, it's also importa.....
» 15/03/2015 9:21:28 PM David, >“Peter, I think you underestimate the ability of the general population to und.....
» 15/03/2015 5:31:01 PM Bazz, Thanks again. I am still trying to urge that those who are concerned, avoid getting.....
» 15/03/2015 11:44:41 AM Baz, Thank you. I appreciate the exchange. I should have said I am not convinced (rather .....
» 14/03/2015 8:48:19 PM ... cont. b. the public progressively reconsiders the evidence about the effects of radia.....
» 14/03/2015 8:46:04 PM Nuclear power will have to be a major part of the solution to significantly reduce global .....
» 14/03/2015 5:22:20 PM Bazz, I think we are approaching the issue from different directions. I think you are loo.....
» 14/03/2015 11:44:23 AM Bazz, I understand the point you are making, but I am not persuaded. 1. I am convinced a.....
» 13/03/2015 8:13:24 PM Bazz, Over about 50 years nearly all existing fossil fuel power stations will be replaced.....
» 13/03/2015 8:01:37 PM Bazz, I was surprised by your last paragraph. >”Australia's only option is to prohibi.....
» 13/03/2015 6:51:27 PM Isn't it so typically hypocritical of the RE proponents that they spent many years trying .....
» 13/03/2015 5:26:03 AM Further to previous post: For nuclear power to make major cuts to global GHG emissions, d.....
» 12/03/2015 10:17:30 PM Bazz, I agree. I am persuaded that there will be only slow progress until nuclear power i.....
» 12/03/2015 7:49:28 PM Basis of estimate of expected value of the risk RE cannot achieve claimed CO2 savings by 2.....
» 12/03/2015 7:38:54 PM Bazz, Thank you. Here’s an LCOE comparison with risk included: The lowest cost way to ge.....
» 12/03/2015 6:11:53 PM Aidan doesn't understand what he's talking about. He has provided no authoritative support.....
» 12/03/2015 12:08:53 PM John Morgan replied to the comments that were serious and worth addressing. Yours were not.....
» 12/03/2015 8:59:44 AM Agmnostic of Wollongong, >" particularly when its management, operating efficient.....
» 12/03/2015 8:02:53 AM Jonathon Ariel, >"For those who feel governments know best, ..." Government.....
» 11/03/2015 2:45:49 PM Loud mouth. of course you are correct. Have a look at the chart in the first link below an.....
» 11/03/2015 11:01:37 AM Why would he bother to respond to your silly, ignorant, trivial, dishonest comments of whi.....
» 11/03/2015 10:52:37 AM The RET should be cut back to a real 20%, (or, better still, closed to future investment; .....
» 11/03/2015 10:21:46 AM Aidan, You showed your colours on yesterday's thread about ERoEI by John Morgan 'Catch 22.....
» 11/03/2015 9:25:50 AM Electricity prices up, up and away. Your title is spot on. Two reason electricity prices .....
» 10/03/2015 10:05:49 AM Craig, In an early comment you accused me of being a zealot. You said: “Sheesh, what a .....
» 10/03/2015 9:58:36 AM Grim, Renewables are not renewable. Only their fuel is renewable. They require about 10 t.....
» 10/03/2015 8:46:22 AM These sources may be of interest for those interested to learn about nuclear power, and es.....
» 9/03/2015 7:10:11 PM Craig Minns, “We need to be willing to embrace all of the available technologies if we ar.....
» 9/03/2015 6:33:02 PM Aidan, If you re interested to learn about nuclear power, and especially the cost compari.....
» 9/03/2015 12:29:34 PM Nineteen countries contributed 80% of global emission in 2013. Of these, only four don’t h.....
» 9/03/2015 8:45:18 AM Responses to your assertions: 1. You haven’t pointed out any logical fallacies. The logic.....
» 8/03/2015 7:06:34 PM Nuclear is Already the least cost way to make large reductions to global GHG emissions - a.....
» 8/03/2015 6:30:59 PM Aidan, You are offering nothing other than restating your beliefs, but with nothing to ba.....
» 8/03/2015 12:23:40 PM Aidan, Arguing that solar PV is sometimes cheaper than nuclear is a diversionary tactic –.....
» 7/03/2015 7:00:39 PM Nuclear cheaper and lower emissions than renewables The CSIRO ‘MyPower’ calculator shows .....
» 7/03/2015 6:52:52 PM Craig Minns, I presume your comment was directed to me. Pity you didn't provide any argum.....
» 7/03/2015 6:24:26 PM Aiadn, You are clearly not concerned about intellectual dishonesty. perhaps you should re.....
» 7/03/2015 10:23:33 AM Being selective wanting to talk only about operating cost is simply cherry picking. It's m.....
» 6/03/2015 7:48:04 AM 579, It ius you that is the denier. You make unsubstantiated claims and claims from advoc.....
» 5/03/2015 12:48:20 PM 579, You've already been told, you can quote a virtually unlimited number of articles by .....
» 5/03/2015 10:40:59 AM 579, Apart from being very expensive, solar is not sustainable: http://bravenewclimate.c.....
» 4/03/2015 6:27:45 PM Look at Slide 10 on this presentation. Also notice the irony in Slide 14: http://canadian.....
» 4/03/2015 8:19:10 AM Mark, I posted my comment based on the quote in the email. My apologies. I posted it too .....
» 4/03/2015 8:06:14 AM Mark, I have to humbly disagree with you on this point: "Unsubsidised wind power can.....
» 20/01/2015 11:20:11 AM >"'It empowers negative campaigns, privileges sectional and special interests over.....
» 16/12/2014 9:55:05 AM "Will 2014 be the hottest year ever?" Of course not! Who would believe such rot.....
» 10/12/2014 10:02:34 AM "The threat to democracy with a nobbled ABC" How can requiring the public broad.....
» 26/11/2014 1:58:32 PM Aidan, Let’s begin with the cost issue because it is the easiest to deal with quantitativ.....
» 22/11/2014 9:43:45 AM ChristinaMac1. The spot price of uranium is totally irrelevant. facts: 1. Prices of comm.....
» 21/11/2014 12:56:55 PM Aidan, I agree with your second point. The way I propose to handle that is raise it, the .....
» 20/11/2014 3:31:07 PM G'dayBruce and Adian, I am happy to have a rational debate with anyone who wants it. I do.....
» 20/11/2014 11:41:29 AM Aidan and G'dayBruce, I suggest you have not considered carefully what you've been readin.....
» 20/11/2014 8:52:07 AM Renewables are not sustainable: http://bravenewclimate.com/2014/08/22/catch-22-of-energy-s.....
» 17/11/2014 7:39:33 AM Nuclear cost reduction potential and learning rates: The potential to reduce costs of nuc.....
» 16/11/2014 4:56:47 PM Ben Rose, How embarrassed you must feel having agreed to debate this subject then having .....
» 15/11/2014 2:31:32 PM David McMullen, I welcome your interest in the potential to reduce costs of nuclear (e.g......
» 15/11/2014 10:52:23 AM Ben Rose, Until you can provide alternative LCOE figures where you disagree with mine and.....
» 15/11/2014 10:45:22 AM Ben Rose, You can run away and avoid admitting you are wrong - dead wrong. But that's one.....
» 14/11/2014 10:14:18 PM Point under debate: "The LCOE of a mostly nuclear powered electricity system is subs.....
» 14/11/2014 8:55:02 PM David McMullen, My answer is ‘Yes’ the private sector will do the R, D&D once the impedim.....
» 14/11/2014 2:39:27 PM Plantagenet, Why don’t you ask questions instead of making false assumptions and unfounde.....
» 14/11/2014 1:47:00 PM David McMullen, Yes to both questions. When the impediments are removed, the cost of nuc.....
» 14/11/2014 12:52:42 PM Ben Rose, “I have answered your 12 questions using true facts” No you haven’t. You’ve po.....
» 14/11/2014 8:01:51 AM Ben Rose, Until you can provide alternative figures where you disagree with mine and subs.....
» 13/11/2014 10:26:58 AM Nuclear power is the least cost way to generate low emissions electricity. To cut CO2 emis.....
» 13/11/2014 8:54:28 AM Ben Roses, "Plantagenet and Steven - I agree; good comments." How interesting .....
» 13/11/2014 8:45:10 AM ... cont: 8. FAIL! No alternative figures and no authoritative sources. I gave you my fig.....
» 13/11/2014 8:43:49 AM Ben Roses, “You don't even know me! “ You’ve demonstrated all those characteristics in y.....
» 12/11/2014 3:32:56 PM [Previously posted on the wrong thread by mistake] Ben Rose, Let’s see if we can establi.....
» 12/11/2014 2:22:29 PM Ben Rose, Let’s see if we can establish what we agree and disagree on. Could you please a.....
» 12/11/2014 1:10:40 PM Roses1, Let’s get this straight from the start. You've demonstrated in previous threads y.....
» 12/11/2014 12:53:00 PM Roses1, You are still ducking and weaving. Avoiding the key points and trying to dismiss .....
» 12/11/2014 8:56:28 AM To achieve the same emission reductions would cost more than twice as much with renewables.....
» 12/11/2014 7:51:48 AM >"It is starting to sink in that the world's heavy reliance on fossil fuels will o.....
» 10/11/2014 4:06:53 PM Ben Rose, Correction. The decommissioning component of LCOE in my previous comment was wr.....
» 9/11/2014 11:36:24 AM Ben Rose, Since it appears you have difficulty understanding the numbers and keep trying .....
» 8/11/2014 7:38:45 PM Ben, “Peter you say I've lost. If it's on the criteria of LCOE alone without costing in t.....
» 8/11/2014 12:37:57 PM Ben, I’ve just realised, you may not understand what risk is. You said the Fukushima dama.....
» 8/11/2014 8:21:41 AM No Ben. You lost on all the criteria we nominated. I demonstrated (with authoritative sour.....
» 7/11/2014 7:33:47 PM cont ... You effectively conceded the point: “Using eFuture' estimates, the cost of ‘most.....
» 7/11/2014 7:28:12 PM Ben, This is frustrating. Why did you begin with eFuture instead of MyPower? Why didn’t.....
» 7/11/2014 8:35:40 AM Ben Rose, So far you have not seriously responded to the three criteria I nominated. I ha.....
» 6/11/2014 1:00:56 PM Ben Rose, 1/ You said “Nonsense - no references and no substantiation.” That’s a blatantl.....
» 6/11/2014 10:13:56 AM Ben Rose, I see you have effectively conceded. Have you read the latest post by Plannin.....
» 6/11/2014 8:26:42 AM continued ... 4. Disagree. However, I’ll defer answering this until you have answered my .....
» 6/11/2014 8:25:27 AM Ben, >” For this to be fruitful, we need to debate constructively and avoid being aggr.....
» 5/11/2014 12:27:49 PM Ben, I stated the three criteria you’d need to address to convince me I am wrong: 1. Ren.....
» 5/11/2014 9:12:10 AM Ben, Your comments suggest an ideological bias, not objectivity. It seems you are guided .....
» 4/11/2014 2:56:30 PM Ben, ‘Renewables’ are not sustainable (see links in previous comment). Their low ERoEI me.....
» 4/11/2014 11:07:41 AM Ben, Bazz's statement about ERoEI is not false. It's correct. Renewables are not sustaina.....
» 4/11/2014 10:51:26 AM Ben, My apologies for the mistake in your name. Thank you for the details of your career .....
» 3/11/2014 5:36:03 PM It seems the true deniers have gone quiet. It seems they don’t like the tables being turne.....
» 3/11/2014 2:23:48 PM Ben, “My requirement of 1000 years is 'ridiculous'? Bluster on your part. I remind you th.....
» 3/11/2014 12:32:10 PM Don Aitkin, Thank you for this. Well written, clear and well explained, as usual. What a.....
» 3/11/2014 9:25:36 AM My Calculator does include both biomass and solar thermal under renewables: click on the ‘.....
» 3/11/2014 8:33:52 AM Ben Rose, I’m pleased you’ve agreed to try Debate.Org. When you’re ready to begin, tell m.....
» 2/11/2014 5:15:36 PM Ben Rose, Have you conceded? If so it would be a sign of intellectual honesty to publical.....
» 2/11/2014 6:08:32 AM Ben Rose, To change your mind to support nuclear power you’d need to be convinced that (m.....
» 1/11/2014 2:33:49 PM I've started a debate at Debate.Org.. I don't think I can control who participates. So fir.....
» 1/11/2014 1:15:47 PM Ben Rose, “Peter: OK so your main criterion is to find the alternative(s) to coal that ar.....
» 1/11/2014 7:55:37 AM For me, I’d need to be convinced that: 1. Renewables can meet the key requirements of ele.....
» 31/10/2014 12:24:48 PM Ben Rose, I’ve been through your comments on the two OLO links you gave. I realise now th.....
» 31/10/2014 8:05:50 AM Ben Rose, Thank you. I'll get in touch by email after I've considered comment and the lin.....
» 30/10/2014 6:27:27 PM Ben Rose, I’ve just realised you may be the same Rose I’ve been discussing renewable and .....
» 30/10/2014 12:14:16 PM Roses 1 You said: “You will see from the link I posted that nuclear is far more expensive.....
» 30/10/2014 11:54:50 AM Roses1, You’ve quoted two reports I’ve cited and linked many times (possibly you picked .....
» 30/10/2014 6:09:25 AM Roses1, "Peter, Jardine, Mark you are missing the elephant in the room: Coal fired e.....
» 29/10/2014 6:04:06 PM Martin N, I'd suggest the solution is not to do anything that requires more regulation, e.....
» 29/10/2014 10:00:49 AM Mark Lawson, "Hands up those who think that there an enforceable, workable internati.....
» 17/10/2014 10:36:22 AM Thanks Ross Garnaut for that contribution. At least it's got more chance of working than t.....
» 16/10/2014 10:20:13 AM Excellent. I agree with all this. But there is no suggestion how to get Labor to do anythi.....
» 16/10/2014 7:56:30 AM Lucerface, "Globally? Regionally? Ireland?" Yes. All of those. Clearly you hav.....
» 15/10/2014 10:35:46 PM Many people who argue "the science is settled" do not realise that climate chang.....
» 15/10/2014 10:25:46 PM Bernie Masters, I am pleased to hear I am dealing with a geologist. However, you damage g.....
» 15/10/2014 8:17:23 AM Lucerface, you've already demonstrated you don't understand the most basic concepts in the.....
» 14/10/2014 6:55:49 PM Bernie Masters, >"So the next question I asked myself when trying to come to grip.....
» 10/10/2014 2:59:04 PM Lucerface,, ""That's an ECS > 4 C (2xCO2)" No, it's using 3. degrees 6 b.....
» 10/10/2014 11:36:02 AM Lucerface,you are burying the simple facts in a pile of gobbledygook. "--> 0.91 d.....
» 9/10/2014 10:28:37 PM Lucerface, The most recent observation based estimates of equilibrium climate sensitivity.....
» 9/10/2014 8:29:51 AM Alan Moran, Great article, as always. I greatly appreciate your contributions. I suspect .....
» 8/10/2014 12:51:37 PM Don, Another thought-provoking post. Thanks. "If it takes a century or two to teach.....
» 6/10/2014 1:32:21 PM Bazz, I don't agree with either it's too late for nuclear nor that there is a doomsday ap.....
» 6/10/2014 11:51:02 AM Bazz "A litre of petrol will take your car 10 to 12 kms, OK ? How much would you hav.....
» 6/10/2014 9:38:00 AM "Next time you get into your car and drive to the supermarket, think about how much e.....
» 2/10/2014 5:38:03 PM Rhosity, Clearly you never learnt a thing about costing and policy analysis during your c.....
» 2/10/2014 10:53:11 AM Don,'Thank you for this and your previous articles. They are almost always well written, b.....
» 2/10/2014 9:53:42 AM The world will not agree to 'carbon' pricing. This explains why: See Submission No 2 to t.....
» 1/10/2014 5:29:20 PM Rhian, You are correct. The Labor-Green carbon restraint policies were costing $20 billio.....
» 1/10/2014 8:46:38 AM "Alternative energy is so expensive that it can barely pay for itself, let alone supp.....
» 18/09/2014 10:19:49 PM For those who want to control the world's population growth rate and peak population, here.....
» 18/09/2014 12:51:17 PM This comment was just posted by Faustino (a retired Aussie economist, educated at LSE, and.....
» 16/09/2014 9:47:22 PM I'd missed Joe's comments. Apologies to Joe and to any other rational, pragmatic, realists.....
» 16/09/2014 10:47:07 AM Jadrine K. Jardine, "That assumes that the opponent's is motivated is to find out th.....
» 15/09/2014 9:46:19 PM Many of the regular commenters here could benefit from adoption the suggestions in this ne.....
» 14/09/2014 10:41:46 PM Jardine, Thanks for that. Climate Etc. is mostly much better but it is being trashed at t.....
» 14/09/2014 10:00:43 PM Jardine K. Jardine, You start your comments with 'Peter'. But which Peter are you referri.....
» 14/09/2014 9:05:03 AM Andras Smith, Thank you for your comment. It's possibly the most interesting and informat.....
» 12/09/2014 12:26:53 PM Jardine K. Jardine, Could I urge you to join in the discussions at Climate Etc. http://ju.....
» 11/09/2014 9:50:01 PM Agronomist, You accuse Aitkin of writing tripe. That's projection. It's you who writes tr.....
» 11/09/2014 8:41:30 PM Woops, wrong link. This is the one I meant to post: 2014 HV McKay Lecture delivered by Rob.....
» 11/09/2014 8:36:44 PM Agronomist, You Are a pathetic hypocryte. Where is your post? And when will you say anyth.....
» 9/09/2014 12:39:25 PM What an excellent article, Don. Thank you. Yes, the original sources may be obscure and w.....
» 9/09/2014 12:05:42 AM "FRAUD, BIAS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS: The 97% ‘consensus’ and its critics" http://w.....
» 6/09/2014 10:45:07 PM Warmair, Wind power is more expensive than coal power. That's why we have to mandate it a.....
» 5/09/2014 9:24:16 AM "We'll need affordable low carbon power on demand." Yes, Taswegian, and how wou.....
» 5/09/2014 8:49:24 AM Further to my previous comment, the energy density of nuclear fuel is 20,000 times higher .....
» 5/09/2014 8:00:13 AM The 1500 kg of LiFePO4 batteries in the Newington Grid Battery commissioned at Ausgrid las.....
» 3/09/2014 5:24:39 PM Horizontal hydraulic conductivities of the target formation are around 1E-14 m/s. Table 3 .....
» 3/09/2014 5:21:49 PM LLoyd, "Radioactive waste disposal is a huge problem." No it isn't. It's a n.....
» 1/09/2014 9:49:50 PM Here is some excellent education for Helen Caldicott and all those who trust her integrity.....
» 31/08/2014 8:45:58 AM Ludwick, "But of course in the long term it would use progressively less non-renewab.....
» 30/08/2014 12:30:41 PM I'd urge Tony153 to consider the "10 signs of intellectual honesty" http://judit.....
» 29/08/2014 1:43:04 PM At last Australia's Federal Government is doing the analyses that should have been done be.....
» 26/08/2014 11:27:28 AM Nuclear power is the safest way to generate electricity. Get used to it. The authoritative.....
» 24/08/2014 9:11:52 AM The extent to which human caused CO2 emissions may warm the planet has been generally over.....
» 23/08/2014 8:14:58 AM Jardine K. Jardine, Excellent (two) comments. I agree. However, I do see a need for stat.....
» 22/08/2014 11:46:04 PM Bugsy. "Actually Peter Lang, any scientist that has applied for funding would be qu.....
» 22/08/2014 10:01:29 PM Agronomist, "It is actually quite easy Agronomist, you just have to recognise when f.....
» 22/08/2014 6:19:04 PM Excellent post, Don. Your experience in the research grant process and your explanation of.....
» 19/08/2014 11:24:42 AM This post is disingenuous. It's a disgrace the Labor shadow Minister would write such dist.....
» 15/08/2014 8:33:31 AM >"While off-hand, ideologically-driven or politically-motivated opinions disguised.....
» 15/08/2014 8:31:04 AM Yea!, Right, Don. I seem top recall projections by IPCC or some other UN body in about 200.....
» 13/08/2014 6:34:32 PM >"Peter, thanks for the reference to the paper on tropospheric warming." Wha.....
» 12/08/2014 6:54:14 PM In all this continual, boring repetition of the mantra about down-in-the-weeds science det.....
» 11/08/2014 9:31:37 PM Tony,153 >'As soon as you provide a link to research facts that proves global warming i.....
» 11/08/2014 8:42:13 PM Tony153, "Don, By the way, you are not a skeptic. Skeptics accept new information an.....
» 11/08/2014 10:22:47 AM Tony153, >"You have missed your calling. Should be an orchardist. Your comment on.....
» 11/08/2014 9:31:25 AM >"However, as I pointed out above these limitations in measurements do not suddenl.....
» 10/08/2014 8:47:52 PM Tony153, >"4. It is relatively easy to determine the amount of CO2 in the atmosph.....
» 10/08/2014 6:36:28 PM Don, excellent answer to Agronomist. But you didn't explain what is far more important. T.....
» 8/08/2014 9:29:02 AM "What (if anything) can be done about the IPCC?" Allow it to die a slow death. .....
» 7/08/2014 9:09:19 AM >"There are now more Australians employed in our solar industry than in our coal-f.....
» 4/08/2014 10:19:28 AM Why is this utter rubbish being recirculated? What's the point of republishing the same g.....
» 31/07/2014 8:53:17 AM To all the Climate Cultists, Do you want to do something that you hope will make things p.....
» 31/07/2014 8:13:47 AM Oh dear. The Climate Cultists again; >"You can be defined as a prime minister for.....
» 8/07/2014 12:09:09 PM >”Thus we do not increase our resilience. Opinion leaders need to ensure that they do n.....
» 8/07/2014 11:45:23 AM [One of the links in my previous comment didn't show as hypertext, so I'll repost the rele.....
» 8/07/2014 10:25:43 AM The author talks about extreme weather events and he seems to believe that human’s GHG emi.....
» 8/07/2014 10:25:08 AM >”Only secondarily do [climate scientists] tend to involve themselves in prescriptions .....
» 7/07/2014 11:16:53 AM Policy relevant climate questions: These are some of the questions we need answers to. Cl.....
» 7/07/2014 10:59:01 AM I disagree with much in this article. Too much to address in one comment, or even in four......
» 30/06/2014 10:09:02 PM Don Aitkin, >"But where did the 1.9 million public servants figure come from? A q.....
» 30/06/2014 10:04:13 PM David Leyonhjelm, I congratulate you on being elected to the Senate. I support most of wh.....
» 24/06/2014 10:34:07 AM >"Given that they have had virtually a monopoly of the mass media, the government .....
» 20/06/2014 9:46:16 AM This comment by Stephen Segrest is interesting and relevant (see the two links included in.....
» 19/06/2014 8:58:55 AM Was good until you spoiled it by getting political: >"The Abbott Government has c.....
» 19/06/2014 7:31:34 AM From the Minister, Scott Morrison: "Today Australia reached a significant milestone,.....
» 18/06/2014 9:12:05 AM >"Would any Australian seriously contest the closure of offshore detention centres.....
» 12/06/2014 10:40:22 PM Excellent post, Don. I presume you've sent it to Abbott and Hockey? Wolly B, says: ".....
» 24/05/2014 11:51:09 AM "Don Argus is a member of the Bank of America Global Advisory Council, chairman of th.....
» 23/05/2014 5:52:53 PM In India he could never be a success, he says, because “everyone else trying just as hard .....
» 23/05/2014 5:52:01 PM What if inside every low-income earner there is a high-income earner just screaming to get.....
» 23/05/2014 5:49:35 PM The whingers complain about inequity but they are not prepared to take the risks the wealt.....
» 22/05/2014 11:06:40 AM Don, This is a really good post. Thank you. I strongly agree with all you said. I have lo.....
» 13/05/2014 1:02:29 PM planetagenet The cost of the Fukushima amounts to about $0.04/MWh, which is $0.4 c/kWh; i.....
» 13/05/2014 12:00:44 PM plantagenet, >"The cost of cleanup is estimated to be as high as US$60bn" S.....
» 12/05/2014 9:33:49 PM plantagenet, "I can't wait for that reactor at Batemans Bay, Byron Bay, Geelong and .....
» 9/05/2014 12:01:16 PM Warmair, You say all that is true. You say "WILL" throughout. That discredits a.....
» 8/05/2014 10:45:55 AM This CSIRO calculator shows that, even in Australia where we have cheap, high quality coal.....
» 8/05/2014 10:27:38 AM Warmair, >”What is there not to understand ? increasing levels of GHGs particularly Co.....
» 7/05/2014 10:53:06 PM Warmair, I suggest it is you that doesn't understand. It seems you don't understand what .....
» 4/05/2014 5:56:42 PM (Not-)Agnostic (the denier of relevant facts), >"It is increasingly clear that th.....
» 30/04/2014 4:04:56 PM Breaking News: Greens Party of Canada changes policy to support nuclear. https://www.gree.....
» 29/04/2014 6:11:21 PM Warmair, You miss what is relevant or you avoid it. You need to get your head around what.....
» 27/04/2014 5:29:28 PM Richard Tol says cont ... The SPM omits that better cultivars and improved irrigation inc.....
» 27/04/2014 5:22:59 PM Professor Richard Tol says: http://richardtol.blogspot.nl/2014/04/ipcc-again.html “In Sep.....
» 27/04/2014 2:05:14 PM Lucerface, Thanks you for reading the submission. I am impressed that you did. However, y.....
» 27/04/2014 9:53:50 AM Lucerface, You clearly have not a clue what you are talking about. The Labor-Green carbon.....
» 26/04/2014 5:27:53 PM Warmair, >"Is it just me who thinks that is both crazy and unfair to expect the t.....
» 26/04/2014 9:58:20 AM Many of the folks like Agnostic who keep repeating their mantra and about "the scienc.....
» 26/04/2014 9:34:00 AM Agnostic, The problem with you and your ilk is that you don't understand what is importan.....
» 25/04/2014 2:16:26 PM Agnostic (what a laugh that name is), Good try but no matter how many facts you put befor.....
» 24/04/2014 10:06:15 AM Agnostic of Mittagong, The article is just an anti-Abbot rant. It is pure politics. It ha.....
» 23/04/2014 5:40:15 PM Mike Pope, You seem to be confused. You seem to think CO2 is climate. You don't seem to u.....
» 16/04/2014 9:22:39 AM I see Cobber-the-Troll has already posted. I am amazed that people can't see how biased t.....
» 24/03/2014 4:16:46 PM Ludwick, Since you have now resorted to ad hominem attacks, I'll reply in a appropriately.....
» 24/03/2014 12:55:42 PM Ludwig, You continually make unsubstantiated assertions and state your beliefs. That's ju.....
» 24/03/2014 12:11:01 PM Ludwig, I suggest it is you that is off the planet. Clearly, you haven't understood what I.....
» 23/03/2014 10:24:32 AM Ludwig, If you are still thinking about 'Limits of Growth' and the points I made above, y.....
» 22/03/2014 12:54:40 PM Ludwig, Yes. We disagree fundamentally. However, I’ve provided what I believe is very str.....
» 21/03/2014 10:45:17 PM Ludwig, Many assertions and statements of your beliefs. None are supported. Mostly the de.....
» 21/03/2014 12:00:35 PM Ludwig, The simple, overriding fact is the wealthier the world the better for human well .....
» 20/03/2014 11:02:04 AM Ludwig, I disagree with where you put your emphasis. To me, if we want to live sustainabl.....
» 18/03/2014 8:47:15 AM Don, Good post. I agree with all your points and especially #3. I approach this slightly.....
» 12/03/2014 5:27:37 PM Croc099, >”There is no reason why carbon pricing should cost anything as the tax raise.....
» 12/03/2014 3:34:11 PM Croc099, I suggest there are two serious misunderstandings in your comment. Carbon pricin.....
» 12/03/2014 2:14:30 PM Croc099, Carbon pricing will not change the climate nor deliver benefits in terms of clim.....
» 12/03/2014 9:39:48 AM Geoff Carmody, I agree with all your points at the end of your article about the policies.....
» 15/02/2014 3:40:18 PM JBowyer, I agree too. It is sad to see supposedly intelligent people display such an extr.....
» 14/02/2014 12:37:47 PM >"Risk isn't solely about likely incidence, it is also about the effects of failur.....
» 14/02/2014 10:21:51 AM Good article, Martin. Thank you. Readers may be interested in this pamphlet explaining ho.....
» 23/01/2014 11:00:31 AM Noel, Your assertions suggest you are the classic example of a 'denier'. Totally opposed .....
» 22/01/2014 7:53:25 PM "Radiation: The facts" contains some useful information for educating those who .....
» 22/01/2014 10:50:43 AM Noel.Wauchope, Your comment is simply and ad hominem falasy. Do you know what that means?.....
» 22/01/2014 8:48:03 AM If anyone is still following this thread, they may be interested in this excellent brochur.....
» 12/01/2014 10:43:01 PM StevenlMyer, I am not into picking technology winners - e.g between the many Gen IV conce.....
» 12/01/2014 9:57:13 PM Question: What would be the effect on the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE), for nuclea.....
» 10/01/2014 1:42:03 PM Imperial, @ 8 January 2014 11:21:46 AM I disagree with your concerns about nuclear waste.....
» 8/01/2014 9:49:19 AM Congratulations to the author and to the Editor, Graham Young, for publishing a factual, i.....
» 30/12/2013 7:39:02 PM The World is wasting $1 billion a day ($359 billion last year) trying to control the clima.....
» 30/12/2013 12:29:18 PM The RET is increasing the cost of electricity for residential consumers by up to 14% and f.....
» 30/12/2013 12:22:42 PM cont... “In a new study, 'The Positive Externalities of Carbon Dioxide', Idso estimates t.....
» 30/12/2013 12:18:37 PM Most climate change is natural, not man made. Natural climate changes happen suddenly and .....
» 24/12/2013 9:34:01 AM The RET cannot be justified on rational arguments. The costs are huge and the benefits - c.....
» 5/12/2013 1:13:05 PM >"There were some there who would sell it off, some who would just abolish it, som.....
» 28/11/2013 1:36:26 PM "Uncertainty about the problem (man-made climate change) is a given; but uncertainty .....
» 22/11/2013 9:58:01 AM Darcy Gilligan, >"Support favouring climate action is surging across the globe. D.....
» 22/11/2013 9:26:51 AM There is an excellent opinion piece in today's Australian by Bjorn Lomborg. He must have b.....
» 21/11/2013 2:42:58 PM Tom Biegler, I suggest you are focusing too much of your efforts on pushing for something.....
» 20/11/2013 2:08:48 PM Tom Biegler, >"Start and hold Australia on a path that keeps a nuclear option ali.....
» 20/11/2013 12:08:23 PM Further to my last comment: I doubt international agreements and stringent international .....
» 20/11/2013 11:19:07 AM Tom Biegler, The first thing I’d suggest is making comments that appear to be barracking .....
» 11/11/2013 12:34:11 PM Peter King, Sorry, but those IPCC figures are irrelevant. What is relevant is the cost pe.....
» 11/11/2013 10:49:17 AM Peter King, Your comment uses 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of "10 signs of intellectual disho.....
» 11/11/2013 7:19:51 AM According to Treasury figures the ETS would cost $12 for every $1 of projected benefit. Bu.....
» 8/11/2013 1:56:15 PM OMG. What a pile of 'politically correct' Leftist nonsense. We went back to the past unde.....
» 6/11/2013 7:47:08 AM If we allow cheap energy, any global warming that does occur will be net beneficial. This .....
» 24/10/2013 10:15:20 AM The UN has demonstrated its inability to deal with what is most important like hunger, dis.....
» 23/10/2013 8:56:00 PM Agronomist, First, you haven't bothered reading the links I gave you, so I am not interes.....
» 23/10/2013 4:01:36 PM Agronomist, Silly snark comments. Waste of space. You have shown you are not to be taken .....
» 23/10/2013 1:54:02 PM Correction: 'Medieval Warm Period' not Middle Ages warm period.....
» 23/10/2013 1:32:13 PM Luciferase, >” The question is one of trajectory, not where we now sit.” Trajectory i.....
» 22/10/2013 12:30:53 PM Leslie, I fail to see how the extent of the polar ice caps provides any support for the a.....
» 22/10/2013 9:03:58 AM The justification for AGW scare is over The justification for the catastrophic/dangerous .....
» 22/10/2013 8:49:15 AM Dear Andrew, According to Treasury figures, the net cost of the ETS would be $1,345 bill.....
» 21/10/2013 12:11:24 PM Don Aitkin, Excellent post. It's great to get some objective analysis from time to time. .....
» 21/10/2013 11:59:47 AM >"We need to talk about climate now" We've been talking about climate for 25.....
» 18/10/2013 7:58:13 AM Cossomby, >” It is a fact that there has been no previous episode where 100's millions.....
» 17/10/2013 10:52:01 PM Sorry, our comments are crossing. I didn't realise you were going to post a second part to.....
» 17/10/2013 10:34:07 PM Well, this second part of your comment is more about emotion and belief than rational argu.....
» 17/10/2013 10:04:33 PM Crossomby, Thanks you for this excellent comment. There has been a dearth of good comment.....
» 16/10/2013 12:50:28 PM What I think about man-made climate change. 1. Climate research and policies are highly p.....
» 16/10/2013 12:47:16 PM Given the pointless argument that is proceeding on this thread it may be helpful to post t.....
» 15/10/2013 9:00:37 AM Jeremy, The science is contested (especially about the 'catastrophic' bit). And it is not.....
» 15/10/2013 8:25:03 AM Graham Young, You have allowed your own opinion about carbon pricing to enter and detract.....
» 12/10/2013 7:21:04 PM Robert LePage >"Anyone who quotes from the Cato inst ... cannot be taken seriousl.....
» 12/10/2013 12:23:59 PM Robert LePage, >"Well Howard's subservience to big coal could be one reason. Lack.....
» 12/10/2013 10:58:18 AM Robert LePage, You are an example of what "denier" really means. You and severa.....
» 11/10/2013 7:44:41 PM Noel.Wauchope, You are being cunningly selective and non quantitative. The real story is .....
» 11/10/2013 1:00:19 PM Allen Sugar, >"The last comment is quiet amusing, specially the link about the sa.....
» 11/10/2013 11:10:52 AM I don't need to read the entire article to recognise that the author is one of the people .....
» 17/09/2013 8:50:57 AM Chris Lewis, Well said. Thank you. It reminds me of the situation in the last term of t.....
» 16/09/2013 9:46:14 AM Don, Excellent article. Explains a lot of the realities. Thank you for providing some rea.....
» 11/09/2013 10:45:28 AM Thank goodness. After six very long years of the worst federal government Australia has ha.....
» 6/09/2013 11:48:49 AM >"In truth it's Mr Rudd and those trying to dress up the climate policies of the L.....
» 27/08/2013 11:02:26 AM Fancy complaining about the way Gillard was treated while running a despicable 4 year char.....
» 19/08/2013 10:58:27 AM Bernie Masters, You say: "The cost of such infrastructure will be measured in the tr.....
» 13/08/2013 11:05:11 AM Curmudgeon, You said "Public interest in the issue has slipped badly." I'd sug.....
» 13/08/2013 9:57:36 AM >"Whatever happened to climate change? It seems to have disappeared in a puff of s.....
» 26/07/2013 11:10:27 AM Don Aitkin, I don't know why you say neither party has a clue what to do about the boats......
» 24/07/2013 12:55:28 PM Raycom, My mistake. Sorry to Don and all. I inadvertently posted my comment on the wrong .....
» 24/07/2013 10:35:46 AM Don, The title of your article asks: > "Can the truth of ‘climate change’ be sor.....
» 24/07/2013 10:32:21 AM Don, Thank you for this thought provoking post. I’d comment on this statement: > &qu.....
» 23/07/2013 11:03:34 PM This excellent article in today's 'BusinessSpectator' by Keith Orchison explains what is h.....
» 23/07/2013 10:20:25 PM Geoff Carmody, Thank you for an excellent post. I am persuaded by all you say. I would, .....
» 8/07/2013 12:11:35 PM "No Gain and lots of pain with the ETS" by Peter lang, 8 July 2013: http://www.q.....
» 8/07/2013 12:08:08 PM Further to my previous comment on the cost of 'climate policies' like carbon pricing and r.....
» 8/07/2013 9:39:02 AM We should not understate the effect of so called 'climate policies' on the cost of electri.....
» 27/06/2013 10:13:01 AM Labor continually elects nasty, devisive people as their leader; e.g. Keating, Latham, Rud.....
» 26/06/2013 8:54:31 AM Conflicts are caused by poverty, poor governance, unequal wealth distribution and threats .....
» 18/06/2013 9:49:22 AM The subtitle of the article asks: >"Why are we being told to overcome our fear of.....
» 21/05/2013 9:24:59 AM Andrew Leigh, You are an economist. So why don't you present a proper cost-benefit analys.....
» 20/05/2013 8:54:09 AM >"Why aren't the mainstream media analysing the errors in Tony Abbott's budget pos.....
» 14/05/2013 11:42:33 AM IMO, any constitutional change needs plenty of time to debate it. We need to consider the .....
» 12/05/2013 8:34:11 AM The climate doomsayers have had their day. The climate scare campaign has lost its effect......
» 10/05/2013 7:34:06 PM More evidence that interest in climate change is waning – see the activity time line here:.....
» 10/05/2013 5:13:44 PM Spindoc said: >"In the meantime the great green revolution crumbles at an acceler.....
» 8/05/2013 10:25:22 AM Thank you, Martin Nicholson, for another excellent article. As is your way, it is cautious.....
» 23/04/2013 5:58:54 PM Stevenlmyer, >"Given Australia's "photon density" it's really a no-brai.....
» 23/04/2013 11:19:30 AM Julian Cribb, Yes, disruption of our petroleum supplies is a really major risk to Austral.....
» 2/04/2013 10:14:04 AM Thank you for that very interesting analysis. Professor Don Aitkin also posted an excellen.....
» 26/03/2013 12:37:24 PM Thank you. This is a good, well balanced comment. I agree with all of it. I'd like to make.....
» 12/03/2013 9:22:47 AM A paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) attributes jus.....
» 21/02/2013 8:17:30 AM >"The Fairfax media group has ramped up its campaign against the Gillard Governmen.....
» 18/02/2013 11:25:14 AM Sir Vivor, All four points are facts. You haven't refuted any. I've provided the evidence.....
» 13/02/2013 9:45:30 AM "While mining is a source of great wealth for Australia, its socio-ecological benefit.....
» 8/02/2013 9:49:44 AM Sir Vivor, I gave up answering any of your comments. They demonstrate you are incapable o.....
» 4/02/2013 9:16:39 AM >"Julia Gillard's appointment as Prime Minister heralded an end to a sustained per.....
» 1/02/2013 2:05:50 PM Bazz, Thanks for the comment. I understand where you are coming from. I haven't looked in.....
» 31/01/2013 9:50:50 PM For an excellent example of nuclear phobia and anti-nuclear extremism see here: http://www.....
» 31/01/2013 8:04:56 PM Bazz, >“That is one big crankup in a new industry, and can it be done technically and .....
» 31/01/2013 4:45:31 PM Bazz, I guess you didn't read the links, eh? Certainly, it is not feasible to do this by.....
» 30/01/2013 10:59:45 PM Hasbeen, Thank you for your comment on the consequences of the power outages you’ve suffe.....
» 30/01/2013 6:08:40 PM Sir Vivor, Sorry for misspelling your name in my previous comment. In you previous comm.....
» 30/01/2013 11:39:56 AM Baz, Thank you for telling us about your real world experiences with the extended power o.....
» 30/01/2013 11:12:45 AM Sir Sivor, Your numbers are meaningless without context. You’ve selected some numbers a.....
» 29/01/2013 10:56:59 PM Sir Vivor, You either misunderstood or ignored the point in my previous comment. Most of .....
» 29/01/2013 10:00:38 AM Sir Vivor, >"Somehow, to me, an energy source that can produce such catastrophic .....
» 29/01/2013 8:12:48 AM Jim Green, How do you argue with these two key facts: 1. Nuclear power is about the safe.....
» 22/01/2013 5:51:01 PM This is a really silly article. It is an example of the nonsense put out by doomsayers at .....
» 18/01/2013 9:04:32 AM This is an excellent article is dead right. Thank you Julian Cribb. Toxic chemical emissio.....
» 17/01/2013 10:21:42 AM Julie Bishop, You make some very important points. I'd add these related points. Distor.....
» 15/01/2013 1:44:08 PM Individual, >"Make them smaller thus more controllable." Dead right. That's.....
» 15/01/2013 9:40:29 AM “Is nuclear the only way forward?” Realistically, Yes. That is to say, nuclear power will.....
» 28/12/2012 8:23:12 AM Peter A What planet are you from? How long have you been visiting Earth? The doomsayers,.....
» 27/12/2012 6:52:44 PM mhaze, Excellent point, clearly put. Global GDP increased 89.0% from 1990 to 2010. Isn’.....
» 27/12/2012 4:43:20 PM Cont … Translated into simple terms, the implication is that climate modelers have been h.....
» 27/12/2012 4:42:31 PM Excellent article Don. This makes the point well: >“the doomsayers accuse old-fashione.....
» 12/12/2012 1:53:56 PM Geoff of Perth, "I personally would like to see some sort of de-carbonisation carrie.....
» 12/12/2012 7:55:20 AM CatMac, You said: "The real question is, why is on-line opinion running a campaign t.....
» 11/12/2012 9:40:32 AM I agree with much of this article. This statement is worth highlighting: "Anyone who.....
» 10/12/2012 12:00:44 PM The biosphere can accommodate rapid global warming (especially from the cold temperatures .....
» 10/12/2012 10:33:32 AM >“Whatever the new agreement is, it needs to do three things: raise ambition, foster wi.....
» 10/12/2012 10:11:25 AM "Doha climate talks end with a wimper." http://www.theage.com.au/environment/cli.....
» 7/12/2012 3:25:06 PM Don, Excellent article. All you say is familiar to me. But I am wiser now. Solar power i.....
» 3/12/2012 8:41:24 AM 1.4 ‘No Regrets’ policies are achievable and can do the job Because: 1.4.1 Cost competitiv.....
» 3/12/2012 8:35:58 AM 1.3 Cost competitive alternative to fossil fuels, i.e. ‘No Regrets’ policies, are best way.....
» 3/12/2012 8:32:42 AM 1 High-cost GHG mitigation polices are not justified 1.1 Man-made catastrophic climate ch.....
» 26/11/2012 9:33:38 AM All that is needed is to get rid of this government. Gillard - and Rudd before her - wer.....
» 20/11/2012 10:13:37 AM “The invention and then improvement of the steam engine, and the subsequent increase in de.....
» 20/11/2012 9:48:09 AM Sophie Love, “Global citizens are recognising that reliance on fossil fuels is destructiv.....
» 14/11/2012 9:31:55 AM The Shorter Oxford defines a lie as 'a false statement made with intent to deceive'. The.....
» 8/11/2012 9:15:16 AM The US Presidential election result has serious implications for Australia. Here is one. .....
» 7/11/2012 9:42:38 AM Don. Good article. Thank you. I’ll take you up on a couple of your points. “Anyone who h.....
» 7/11/2012 9:06:51 AM But, Don, Obama is under the thumb of the unions, just like Labor in Australia. Obama will.....
» 5/11/2012 6:30:07 PM At the rate we're progressing, soon there'll be no need for humans. That should make the .....
» 5/11/2012 10:31:55 AM Taswegian, I wouldn't let ASC near managing anything, let alone nuclear power plants. Wou.....
» 5/11/2012 9:41:53 AM Simon Cowan, Thank you for this excellent and informative post. I agree with you. Nuclear.....
» 4/11/2012 9:52:26 AM Here’s an example of how loony are some of the warmists ideas Sequestering dry ice (CO2 .....
» 4/11/2012 9:34:43 AM The RET, federal renewable energy subsidies and carbon tax/ETS will cost electricity consu.....
» 31/10/2012 1:58:41 PM I'd add to Hasbeen's comment: if the power goes out the vast majority of city dwellers wou.....
» 31/10/2012 9:47:21 AM “For those, including this writer, who believe that wind power is a total waste of time th.....
» 30/10/2012 11:47:38 AM Herbert Stencil, “Here is a starting list. No doubt there are more. 1. Budget forecasts .....
» 30/10/2012 9:15:25 AM Good article. Thank you. “[Liberal Party supporters] are quick to stress that they are no.....
» 24/10/2012 9:04:21 AM [Deleted. Almost completely off-topic.].....
» 18/10/2012 3:52:46 PM "The strange case of psychologist Stephan Lewandowsky shines a light on the climate c.....
» 16/10/2012 11:56:19 AM Babette, True. But I am suspect you didn't really miss the point of my comment, did you? .....
» 16/10/2012 10:11:12 AM Here is a list of misandrists (haters of men) http://www.emilyslist.org.au/our-mps Guess.....
» 16/10/2012 9:24:54 AM No. We do not need global energy governance. We do not need another excuse to try to estab.....
» 9/10/2012 10:56:57 AM It is unfortunate so many people side with the cyber bullies and Labor Party on this incid.....
» 9/10/2012 10:28:35 AM Nick Ferrett – good, balanced article about the new zealots. It raises the question: is i.....
» 7/10/2012 6:27:55 PM Bonmot, The point I made that you responded to but have not addressed - in fact repeatedl.....
» 6/10/2012 6:27:58 PM cont ... Another point, comparison of present and past rates of warming are meaningless b.....
» 6/10/2012 6:26:24 PM Bonmot, It is disingenuous to select a part of my comment and misrepresent its content an.....
» 6/10/2012 1:33:36 PM From USA Today (h/t Bill Hooke): Stealth war to redefine science. Some excerpts: In our s.....
» 6/10/2012 11:21:52 AM There is interesting thread on Climate Etc. "Skeptics: make your best case" http.....
» 2/10/2012 11:02:36 AM Fred Singer replies to William Nordhaus on the NYRB here: http://www.americanthinker.com/2.....
» 10/09/2012 11:31:51 AM Rhrosty wants solutions. There staring us in the face: 1 Repeal the Fair Work legislation.....
» 3/09/2012 3:00:08 PM Good article and good points. Your article makes it pretty obvious that the government’s s.....
» 31/08/2012 9:03:26 AM Carbon price - Do we really want EU to dictate our economic future? Is it in Australia’s .....
» 20/08/2012 12:20:50 PM Rhrosty, No need to lock in on one design. No need to pick winners. Instead, we should en.....
» 20/08/2012 10:28:18 AM It seems the majority of climate warmists advocate carbon pricing as the preferred policy .....
» 20/08/2012 10:18:14 AM Nuclear could be the least cost way to generate electricity and least cost way to reduce g.....
» 20/08/2012 10:10:15 AM Why the opposition to nuclear? Surely nuclear would provide everything most people want, e.....
» 8/08/2012 9:21:19 AM In a recent article, Andy Lacis, a career long colleague and co-author with James Hansen, .....
» 7/08/2012 1:01:21 PM “Obviously for Manne rationality and reasonableness are qualities of the elites while the .....
» 2/08/2012 11:30:57 AM Geoff Carmody, I suggest this statement in your article makes an unjustified logic jump:.....
» 2/08/2012 11:18:07 AM Geoff Carmody, Thank you for a clear explanation of some of the problems with our carbon .....
» 31/07/2012 9:03:08 AM More radiation phobia ands anti-nuclear scare mongering. How ridiculous Why do these anti.....
» 28/07/2012 1:36:27 PM BAYGON, You misunderstand fundamental points: 1. Renewables are not economic and neve ca.....
» 28/07/2012 10:25:56 AM Saltpetre, You said: - “The error in your nuclear vs airline regulatory comparison” - “ma.....
» 27/07/2012 2:03:36 PM In my opinion, if we want to cut GHG emissions the solution is obvious. But progress is bl.....
» 27/07/2012 11:03:50 AM Australia is planning to spend $10 dollars for every $1 of benefit it hopes to derive - pr.....
» 27/07/2012 10:57:49 AM “Carbon pricing (of which the tax is a temporary start) is the standard economic remedy fo.....
» 27/07/2012 10:23:18 AM <blockquote>Carbon trading schemes assume that one technology can be easily substitu.....
» 20/07/2012 11:17:09 AM Jimbonic, You say: “In the meantime, it is commonsense to at least play safe” Yes, inde.....
» 19/07/2012 10:52:17 AM “Ionising radiation: perhaps we have little to fear except fear itself” Good point. Nucl.....
» 2/07/2012 6:36:05 PM In the 1960s we had 15 years of oil reserves left. Now we have 50 years left. Go figure!.....
» 2/07/2012 10:13:01 AM popnperish, My apologies if I didn’t make my point clearly enough. The point I was making.....
» 2/07/2012 9:06:44 AM “The concept of an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has two core aims: firstly, the reductio.....
» 28/06/2012 8:27:15 AM "The left in Australia is an endangered species. Its habit is scattered and its birth.....
» 13/06/2012 1:10:35 PM John Bennetts, “However, I am afraid that this is another situation where emotional preco.....
» 13/06/2012 12:57:41 PM Bonmot said: “4th (even 3rd) generation reactors are fine. In Oz? Yes, but not at this po.....
» 12/06/2012 9:53:19 AM .... continued from previous post Nuclear fuel is 20,000 times more energy dense than coa.....
» 12/06/2012 9:51:18 AM If we want to cut GHG emissions by 50% or more, the major part of the solution is clear (I.....
» 12/06/2012 9:44:11 AM This article is misinformed and simply repetition of the tired old anti-nuclear talking po.....
» 4/06/2012 11:43:36 AM Rhrosty You said: “Why indeed? Perhaps we should wait until the facts are entirely irrefu.....
» 4/06/2012 9:03:24 AM A good article. It is true that the communitarians (i.e. the Left) are the strongest propo.....
» 15/05/2012 8:51:04 PM Robert Mendelsohn (2009), Climate Change and Economic Growth World Bank Abstract Grim des.....
» 11/05/2012 7:11:17 PM Graeme3, Thank you for the valuable input. In short, measuring CO2 emissions from most so.....
» 11/05/2012 8:26:19 AM ‘The Australian’ this morning: “ONE of the nation's leading carbon-pricing experts has de.....
» 10/05/2012 9:18:48 PM Graeme 3, thank you for an excellent explanation of what would be involved in CO2 monitori.....
» 9/05/2012 6:24:35 PM Alan, Thank you for those details.. I am wondering if there a mix of figures from more th.....
» 9/05/2012 4:45:49 PM Bazz and Cohenhite, A further clarification: we do know precisely how much energy comes f.....
» 9/05/2012 1:35:16 PM SillyFilly, True, the starting points is 400-500 emitters. That is the start. It is like .....
» 8/05/2012 9:04:06 PM Cohenite, thank you for the question. Here are some thoughts: 1. The emissions quantities.....
» 8/05/2012 4:35:50 PM Silly Filly @ 8 May 2012 2:31:15 AM” “The companies that will be subject to the tax alrea.....
» 7/05/2012 7:39:00 PM Taswegian, Thank you for your thought provoking points. I agree with much of what you say.....
» 7/05/2012 5:38:23 PM Bazz, That is an excellent point. That very topic is being discussed on Jenifer Marohasy’.....
» 7/05/2012 4:35:12 PM .... continued from previous comment Consider the fuss we make over whether or not we are.....
» 7/05/2012 4:32:07 PM Thank you for the comments so far. Keep them coming. Perhaps we can have some influence on.....
» 10/12/2011 9:35:20 PM Thank you, Tom Quirk, for another excellent article. I have a few comments: 1. Your point.....
» 17/08/2010 10:02:32 AM The other email said: "This is not a serious research project. You will see the auth.....
» 17/08/2010 9:58:59 AM The Greens leader, Bob Brown, Senator Milne, other Greens senators, many members and senat.....

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