Election? What election?
The South Australian election: a personal view South Australia has an election on 20 March. But I’m finding it hard to detect any election excitement anywhere about the place. Candidates’ posters are up on all the stobie poles, including some [...]
Lazy Sunday!
Since we don’t live by politix alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
Lead buried
Drum Editor Jonathan Green appears to have capitulated to braying demands for a false balance. Next week: The Drum-Unleashed will feature a series of pieces commissioned from noted writers on the sceptic side of the climate science debate. Included will [...]
Big quake in Chile
If you haven’t heard the news, there’s been a massive earthquake in Chile. Take your pick of the news sources – maybe the Beeb is your best bet. Geologically, this one is far, far bigger than the Haiti quake – [...]
We learnz important lesuns in Victorian primary schulz
They learn all the important stuff at Victorian government primary schools, as indicated by this propaganda from the Brumby government:
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Garrett's job shrinks again
According to ABC News: Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has been stripped of responsibility for the household insulation scheme and other energy efficiency programs. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced he is establishing a separate, stand-alone department for Climate Change [...]
I won't add my condemn to your condemn XLII (Belated 2010 edition)
Well, we haven’t condemned at all in 2010, so it must be long past time to condemn again. Here’s a 42nd open condemnation thread. What’s been worthy of condemnation this year so far? Which evil political, cultural, social, musical, religious, [...]
Noise about the Bloom Box
It’s been a while since a piece of green energy technology got so much hype – a story on CBS 60 minutes, a launch attended by Arnie, and with Colin Powell on the board of directors. So it’s worth having [...]
James Hansen is coming to Australia
Via BraveNewClimate, Dr James Hansen, one of world’s leading scientists on climate issues, is giving a talk on the 11th March in Adelaide. Which raises the question as to whether he is appearing elsewhere in Australia. His first gig, as [...]
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