Last week, Tony Abbott embarked on his international tour of embarrassment. Not content to cause shame on the national stage, he is hell-bent on humiliating Australia in lands far and wide, following his lampooning on popular US TV show Last Week Tonight. Of all the… Read more
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Environment Minister Hunt Resigns Australia to “Decades and Decades” of Coal Power
According to Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt, coal will power Australia for “decades and decades” to come. Instead of increasing our Renewable Energy Target from a pitiful 5% by 2020 in a bid to reduce emissions, Hunt believes that scientific advances in carbon capture and… Read more
Wind Farm Syndrome a Load of Hot Air
In what will be absolutely no surprise to the rational minded human, research by the National Health and Medical Research Council has debunked the myth of the ludicrous “Wind Farm Syndrome”. Anti-wind farm campaigners allege that wind farms cause a series of ailments, ranging from… Read more
Clive Palmer – Renewable Energy’s Saviour?
Renewable energy is not something that springs to mind when I think of Clive Palmer. Loudmouth Imbecile? Yes. Bizarrely entertaining lunatic? Yes. Environmentally insensitive coal-mining magnate? Yes. But Palmer United Party’s controversial leader has spoken out in support of renewable energy and against government plans… Read more
Is Drought the New Normal?
Tony Abbott has arrived in the drought affected regions of Western New South Wales and Queensland to discuss a potential government aid package with struggling regional farmers. By all accounts, these regions have faced a devastating drought over the last two years, with some areas… Read more
The Global Attack on Climate Science
There has been an ongoing war against the evidence-based science of anthropogenic climate change. Despite this year’s abundance of extreme weather events, more people than ever do not believe that climate change is real, with Australians among the most sceptical of the OECD member states.… Read more