tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post4952032292493628503..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: With friends like these...byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-25683059078228881712011-08-26T19:28:41.554+01:002011-08-26T19:28:41.554+01:00Peter Hartcher: Worlds apart on politics. The two ...Peter Hartcher: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/worlds-apart-on-politics-20110826-1jecw.html" rel="nofollow">Worlds apart on politics</a>. The two political worlds in Australia.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-44012834429205752642011-08-22T16:33:33.441+01:002011-08-22T16:33:33.441+01:00TAI: The direct costs of waiting for direct action...TAI: <a href="https://www.tai.org.au/?q=node/372" rel="nofollow">The direct costs of waiting for direct action on climate change</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-6416999467922644812011-08-20T01:24:55.847+01:002011-08-20T01:24:55.847+01:00Skeptical Science: The opposition's carbon aba...Skeptical Science: <a href="http://www.skepticalscience.com/news.php?n=936" rel="nofollow">The opposition's carbon abatement scheme examined</a>. (Oh, and part one of this post is <a href="http://www.skepticalscience.com/news.php?n=935" rel="nofollow">here</a>, but it is the part two that has the conclusions).byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-34416013841871156942011-08-17T17:13:52.986+01:002011-08-17T17:13:52.986+01:00The Conversation: The courage to lead.The Conversation: <a href="http://theconversation.edu.au/the-courage-to-lead-gillard-abbott-and-the-climate-change-conundrum-1596" rel="nofollow">The courage to lead</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-5137760021802008562011-08-05T16:04:24.207+01:002011-08-05T16:04:24.207+01:00That's hardly a repudiation. He was asked four...That's hardly a repudiation. He was asked four times and did not reject the earlier comment, just made the following distinction: "I was talking about the settled science, I wasn't talking about climate change as such". So climate change is not absolute crap, the settled science is absolute crap. The fact that he was asked a third and a fourth time showed that the journalists byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-64165901074849062392011-08-05T10:10:40.044+01:002011-08-05T10:10:40.044+01:00You won't often find me coming to Abbott's...You won't often find me coming to Abbott's defence, but he did somewhat retreat from his statement that the science was absolute crap: <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/abbott-wont-take-back-climate-comments/story-fn3dxity-1226028937657" rel="nofollow">http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/abbott-wont-take-back-climate-comments/Mister Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825856773085135599noreply@blogger.com