Submitted by climaterealists on Thu, 02/09/2010 - 17:41
Robin Grieve, Pastural Farming Climate Research
25 August 2010
Landcare Research scientist joins Dairy NZ scientist in being unable to clarify their confused and contradictory positions.
Scientists from both organisations maintain that methane from a steady source does not result in an increase in the atmospheric concentration of methane.
David Whitehead of Landcare Research likened it to a bath tub filled with water (or methane). When the inflow matches the outflow the water level remains the same. The only way the level in the bath can increase is if you increase the inflow without increasing the outflow. So methane in the atmosphere can only increase if you increase animal production.
Submitted by climaterealists on Thu, 02/09/2010 - 17:39
Letter to the Editor.
What year is it? 2010. No it must be 1984 and H.G.Wells must be laughing in his grave since NZ has recently established The Ministry of MisInformation!! How many people realise that in these times of economic hardship (while cutting funds to home help, infant education and education classes etc.) the Government has established "The Science Media Centre" to handle all media enquiries in matters concerning Science at a cost running into millions. This centre is to be the first call for all radio, television and written articles concerning Science so that the 'correct information' is given out to the public.
It would be good news except that the 'correct information' is the 'party line' as set by the Government.
Submitted by climaterealists on Thu, 02/09/2010 - 17:37
2 September 2010
Terry Dunleavy, Hon Secretary, NZ Climate Science Coalition
The report of the Inter-Academy Council (IAC) raises serious questions as to whether the IPCC model of ‘doing science’ has a worthwhile future. And it has almost certainly curtailed the future of the Panel’s chairman, Mr Rajendra Pachauri, according to the chairman of the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition, Hon Barry Brill.
“Amidst growing doubts that government organisations can be relied upon to put the public interest ahead of their own political agendas, the IAC demands more transparency and fewer conflicts of interest” said Mr Brill.
“It is no surprise that, in New Zealand, the Government-funded Science Media Centre has rushed out a press release diverting attention from the profound criticisms in the report,” said Mr Brill.
Submitted by climaterealists on Wed, 25/08/2010 - 09:35
Bryan Leyland
22 August 2010
The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition has asked the High Court to rule on the validity of NIWA's "Seven Station" New Zealand Temperature Record (NZTR) that features prominently on its website and is used in information it passes on to schools and is also used to support the emission trading scheme, resource consent applications for wind farms and many other key aspects of policies designed to “fight climate change”. If this action succeeds, NIWA will be obliged to withdraw the Seven Station series and all the advice that they had given based on it. They will also be required to produce a new NZTR, which is both transparent and independently peer reviewed.
Submitted by climaterealists on Wed, 25/08/2010 - 09:31
Muriel Newman's NZCPR.com site is well worth a visit.
The New Zealand Centre for Political Research is an independent public policy Think Tank that promotes freedom, liberty and limited government through research, publications and open public debate. It was established by former MP Dr Muriel Newman in 2005. The NZCPR neither seeks nor accepts government funding, relying instead on voluntary contributions from supporters who share the view that sound market-orientated public policies are vital to building a successful and prosperous society.
Free weekly newsletters are available- a sample of which is below:
23 August 2010
When a new supermarket in Mt Roskill recently advertised for new staff over 2,700 people applied for the 150 positions. This desperate situation is being replicated up and down the country. It is symptomatic of an economy in trouble.
Submitted by climaterealists on Tue, 24/08/2010 - 14:39
Letter to the Editor.
What year is it? 2010. No it must be 1984 and H.G.Wells must be laughing in his grave since NZ has recently established The Ministry of MisInformation!!
Submitted by climaterealists on Tue, 24/08/2010 - 14:38
By Stuart Biggs - Aug 19, 2010
New Zealand’s sheep farmers are flocking to a government carbon trading program that pays more to plant trees than sell wool and mutton.
The system, begun in 2008 and the only one of its kind outside Europe, awards farmers credits that are sold to offset greenhouse gas emissions. The project may earn them about NZ$600 a hectare ($172 per acre) a year on land unprofitable for grazing animals, said David Evison, a senior lecturer at the University of Canterbury’s New Zealand School of Forestry.
Forests planted for carbon credits may increase to 30,000 hectares a year compared with 3,500 hectares in 2009, the government estimates. The system is a welcome alternative for sheep farmers who’ve struggled for decades from a combination of slumping wool prices, drought and competition for land from the dairy and lumber industries, says Neil Walker, a forester in the Taranaki region of New Zealand’s North Island.
Submitted by climaterealists on Tue, 24/08/2010 - 14:34
The Press 15 August 2010
The country's state-owned weather and atmospheric research body is being taken to court in a challenge over the accuracy of its data used to calculate global warming.
The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition said it had lodged papers with the High Court asking the court to invalidate the official temperatures record of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa).
The lobby of climate sceptics and ACT Party have long criticised Niwa over its temperature data, which Niwa says is mainstream science and not controversial, and the raw data publicly available.
Submitted by climaterealists on Tue, 24/08/2010 - 14:22
The Global Warming Policy Foundation- CCNet 12 August 2010
Companies that fail to register their energy use by next month will be hit with fines that could reach £45,000 under the little-known rules. Those that do participate in the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) initiative by declaring their energy use will face charges for every ton of greenhouse gas they produce. These payments are expected to average £38,000 a year for medium-sized firms, and could reach £100,000 for larger organisations. --James Kirkup, Harry Wallop and Louise Gray, The Daily Telegraph, 11 August 2010
The trouble is that climate policies and green taxes once considered trendy, have turned into major liabilities for many governments – so much so that climate schemes in Europe, the US and Australia have been dumped in response to a public backlash. Surveys suggest that more than 70 percent of British voters are not willing to pay higher taxes to fund climate change initiatives. Consequently, green taxes will inevitably raise the level of public anger and scepticism. --Benny Peiser, Troy Media, 12 August 2010
Submitted by climaterealists on Tue, 24/08/2010 - 14:11
July 20, 2010
Homily given by Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, on 18 July 2010:
Humanly induced climate change was once "the greatest moral challenge of our age". No longer. The hullaballoo is much less.
A politician referred my February article on global warming to the Bureau of Meteorology for comment. In a roundabout way they conceded the truth of most of my factual statements, but ducked the issue of Roman warming and claimed that "all available hemispheric to global scale analyses" suggest recent decades have been warmer than in the Middle Ages. This is misleading.
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