Posted 7 July 2010

"Unlike decarbonisaton, which is prohibitively expensive and is not going to happen, adaptation is relatively cheap and will happen. It enables us to pocket the benefits of a warmer climate while reducing the disadvantages. And, perhaps even more important, it forces us to focus on the real problems afflicting mankind."  Lord Lawson writing for his old Oxford college, Christ Church. 

Posted 24 June 2010

"Behind all the handwringing and tut-tutting about the comparative nickels and dimes involved in ministerial and mayoral credit card spending lies a huge bill for at least $1.6 billion for unjustified spending that will be presented to New Zealand taxpayers in a few days time on 1 July. "

Posted 23 June 2010

"Unless he intervenes to defer implementation of the forthcoming emissions trading scheme (ETS), Prime Minister John Key runs the risk of the same level of sudden electoral backlash that now threatens the re-election prospects of Kevin Rudd’s Labor government in Australia." - Coalition media release.

Posted 14 June 2010

Coalition hon, secretary, Terry Dunleavy, calls on New Zealand Prime MInister John Key to rein in his Chief Science Adviser, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, who, Dunleavy claims is acting as a 'propagandist for global warming zealotry.'  - more 

Download pdf file of Gluckman speech - here