It is often said that there is “consensus” among scientists regarding anthropogenic global warming. This report lists 700 scientists who dissent from that view.

Download the report (updated March 2009): http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/us-senate-minority-report.pdf [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Source: http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.WelcomeMessage

1. Time to go on the Offensive.

Like the British Eighth Army in North Africa in the 1940’s, climate realists have been in continual retreat since the Climate War started.

Led by Al Gore’s trained regiments using Nobel prize gunpowder, backed by academic and government snipers using manipulated temperature data, financed by endless conveys carrying tax payer funds, reinforced by a steady barrage of scare forecasts from the media and legislative carpet bombing from pliant politicians, the Green Army looked invincible.

But suddenly the tide turned…

2. Rudd – Promising Poverty or Blowing Hot Air?

The Carbon Sense Coalition today claimed that Australian PM Rudd was either promising poverty for his grandkids or blowing hot air.

Read the full newsletter: http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/on-the-offensive.pdf [PDF, 500 KB]

“Manmade global warming, for many, is an Earth-worshipping religion. The essential feature of any religion is that its pronouncements are to be accepted on the basis of faith as opposed to hard evidence. Questioning those pronouncements makes one a sinner. No one denies that the Earth’s temperature changes. Millions of years ago, much of our planet was covered by ice, at some places up to a mile thick, a period some scientists call “Snowball Earth.” Today, the Earth is not covered by a mile of ice; a safe conclusion is that there must have been a bit of global warming. I don’t know the cause of that warming, but I’d wager everything I own that it was not caused by coal-fired electric generation plants, incandescent light bulbs and SUVs tooling up and down the highways.”

By Dr Walter Williams
http://townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2010/01/13/global_warming_is_a_religion

Famous environmentalist Doctor David Bellamy on the Irish The Late Late Show (http://www.rte.ie/tv/latelate/) interviewed by Pat Kenny about global warming (broadcast 23^rd January 2009) (9:11 min).

More background and links to other Bellamy interviews here: http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/73486

Here is the latest Carbon Sense newsletter:

• Lord Monckton & Ian Plimer vs Graham Readfearn & Professor Barry Brook, Brisbane 29th Jan 2010
• The Climate is Changing
• Climate Madness and Electricity Realities
• Gore’s Books cause Warming in Britain
• Power Station Images – incompetence or propaganda?

Full newsletter is here: http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/climate-is-changing.pdf [PDF, 170 KB]

The Brisbane Institute is holding a climate change debate with a panel consisting of Lord Christopher Monckton, Professor Ian Plimer, Graham Readfearn and Professor Barry Brook on January 29th at the Hilton Hotel, Brisbane, 12 – 2pm. Please see the attached brochure for full details and booking information: http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/climate-debate-brisbane.pdf [PDF, 347 KB]

Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (Christopher Lord Monckton) has agreed to come on a lecture tour in Australia in late January 2010. Professor Ian Plimer will accompany Christopher Monckton on a whirlwind tour of the mainland capital cities starting in Sydney on January 25^th and finishing in Perth on February 9^th. Unfortunately we cannot fit in Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Lady Juliet Monckton will come as well, in part to monitor Lord Monckton’s health.

Prof. Plimer says the following of Lord Monckton: “although I modestly state that I am a good performer, he is superb and I have seen him fielding a very hostile BBC and other networks. He has the ability to change thinking…”.

Given the now generally-acknowledged lack of understanding among the Australian general public of the underlying reasons for a “Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme” and the likely effects thereof, it is critical that the public gets a chance to hear a globally-recognised presenter to explain the rational understanding of the whole issue. Lord Monckton is the ideal person to carry out this task and to also put it to the mass media.

There are still details to be finalised for the tour, but basically the program for Lord Monckton’s public lectures is:

Note: Additional meetings Perth (9th Feb), Sydney (12th Feb); see http://carbon-sense.com/2010/02/06/monckton-extra-lectures/

• Sydney January 27^th, Sheraton on the Park, 5:30 pm
• Sydney February 12^th, Hilton Hotel, 12:20 pm
• Newcastle January 28^th, Banquet Room, City Hall, 12:30 pm
• Brisbane January 29^th, Irish Club, 3:00 pm
• Noosa January 30^th, The J , 2:00 pm
• Melbourne February 1^st, Sofitel Hotel, 5:30 pm
• Canberra Feb. 3^rd, National Press Club of Australia (details below)
• Adelaide Feb. 4^th, Intercontinental Hotel, 7:30 pm
• Perth Feb. 8^th, Parmelia Hilton, 5:30 pm
• Perth Feb. 9^th, Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre, 6:00 pm

The response to this tour has been amazing which underlines the timeliness of it. We would stress that it would be good to get as many “agnostics” and “true believers” along to Monckton’s lectures. So if you have any such friends, please persuade them to come along.

Seeing we had not enough time to have tickets printed and sold, admission to each event will be by a donation of $20 at the door ($10 in Perth).

As you can understand, the cost of this exercise will be very substantial and if you have not as yet made a donation and wish to do so, your donations should be directed to:

Westpac Bank – Lord Monckton Tour account
Bank BSB: 035612
Account: 253068

Thank you in advance for your support of this nationally important project.

PDF version: monckton-australia-2010.pdf [PDF, 11KB]

Flyer for the Brisbane event: http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/monckton-brisbane-flyer.pdf [PDF, 581 KB]

UPDATE:

DATE: Wednesday, 3rd February 2010
VENUE: National Press Club of Australia,
16 National Circuit, Barton ACT
TIME: 3.00pm – 5.00pm
Afternoon tea & light refreshments will be available
COST: $20 per head

Details: http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/monckton-npc.pdf [PDF, 266 KB]

“The Age of Reason has ended. This is the Age of Belief.”

John McLean, Australia

Touring politicians have a habit of making wild promises in international forums, leaving the difficult engineering consequences to overloaded power engineers and the unpalatable cost consequences to the suffering consumers.

Peter Lang is a professional with more than 40 years experience in the energy industry. His experience includes coal, oil, gas, hydro, geothermal, nuclear power plants, nuclear waste disposal and energy end use management.

Peter has previously written on:

• Wind Power Realities at: http://carbon-sense.com/2009/02/17/wind-power-costs/
• Solar Power Realities at: http://carbon-sense.com/2009/07/04/solar-realities/
• And more Solar Power at: http://carbon-sense.com/2009/09/04/solar-realities-addendum/

Now he looks at some inconvenient realities concerning the consequences for electricity generation if the government tries to achieve their unrealistic and pointless cuts in carbon dioxide emissions.

The paper compares five “energy mix” options with a “business as usual” case for electricity generation in Australia from 2010 to 2050. The options involve mixes of coal, gas, nuclear, wind and solar thermal technologies. The analysis indicates that continuing with the current mix of electricity sources (mainly coal) will provide the cheapest electricity. Gas, the other carbon fuel, has the next higher cost. All of the non-coal options (nuclear, solar and wind) will substantially increase electricity costs with solar being the most expensive.

Nuclear power is the only feasible option that could achieve the promised cuts in emissions. Wind and solar are very high cost options with little hope of achieving the emissions cuts promised, either alone or in combination.

Viv Forbes

The full paper, Emission Cuts Realities – Electricity Generation, can be seen at: http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/emissions-generation-lang.pdf [PDF, 206 KB]

The government is currently ‘thieving’ from farmers to demonstrate its green credentials.

Pretending they can control natural, cyclical, global warming.

To protect farmers from the government’s insanity, misrepresentations and fraud, a man is dying.

Property rights are fundamental to freedom.

The key is not CO2. The key is the vital use of fuels containing carbon. That is a massive lucrative tax base. And controlling energy controls modern society.

The government’s fraudulent desire for tax and control is exposed.

The ETS will hurt everyone. Stifling regulations will hurt everyone. Who’s next? You are, we are.

For what benefit? None. Regulating CO2 via theft of property without compensation is not protecting the environment, it is hurting the environment. It is undermining and discrediting science. It is an attack on the economy and an attack on freedom.

Attacks on freedom, a tax on freedom, a tax on life.

For a lie to take root and hurt us all, it only needs us as honest men and women to turn a blind eye.

Rudd-Wong misrepresentation of carbon: No science, no integrity, no benefit, no need – no way.

Send prayers for Peter and all farmers. Turn up the heat on politicians.

The real issue for farmers is an issue for all of us – property rights are a cornerstone of freedom.

Protect freedom.

Malcolm Roberts
Pullenvale QLD Australia