REALITY BITES IN THE U.K. - WILL OZ BE NEXT?

The political reality of 'green' energy programs is being sheeted home to the U.K. government as taxpayers and business revolt over expensive green taxes.

U.S. GAO CONFIRMS TEMPERATURE RECORD FLAWED

Meteorologist Anthony Watts has long campaigned for an examination of the integrity of the U.S. land-based temperature record used as part of the global dataset for changes in global temperature.

Watts belief that many of the measuring stations have been comprimised through nearby development and changes led him to investigate and report on his findings.

The U.S. General Accounting Office has vindicated his report findings that the data is flawed.

His report is available in pdf at the end of this post as is the GAO report.

What sort of culture exists in govenment climate science institutions whereby volunteers are left to expose a widely discussed problem with climate data?

SHOULD THE TAXPAYER FUND THE GOVT's "SAY YES" MEN?

The recent taxpayer funded advertising campaign spruiking the carbon tax legislation ran over budget and cost almost $24 million to sell a message to voters, who according to the latest Nielsen poll, almost 60% of whom are opposed to the legislation.

One could argue the government of the day has a right to provide 'information' to voters about important legislation.  It is however harder to accept that taxpayers should be funding sycophant advocacy groups selling a political message the majority of voters are opposed to.

It was revealed in senate estimates hearings that $3 million of taxpayer funds were distributed to green groups who "have backed Labor's package to fight off the Opposition's campaign against the policy."

It is certainly a very dubious method of selling poor public policy.

THE 4 GREAT LIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY

Martin Feil, an economist writing at the ABC's website The Drum details the failings of the policy message sold to the Australian public.

"A complex, multi-faceted issue such as climate change is a perfect opportunity for obfuscation and diversion. The opportunity is even more compelling when the public purse is available to pay for the messages".

LINK to article

IPCC EXPOSED

Donna Laframboise has researched the workings of the IPCC for the last two years and the book The Delinquent Teenager Who Was Mistaken for the World's Top Climate Expert is the result of her labours.

“Blooming brilliant. Devastating” - Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist

“...shines a hard light on the rotten heart of the IPCC” - Richard Tol, Professor of the Economics of Climate Change and convening lead author of the IPCC

“...you need to read this book. Its implications are far-reaching and the need to begin acting on them is urgent.” - Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics, University of Guelph.

And courtesy of the website, Australian Climate Madness study the flow chart in the pdf file for an understanding of the Climate Alarmism Machine.

CARBON TAX: BILLIONS WILL BE WASTED

SO it's done. But it's hardly a shining achievement. Even the government's hope is that by the next election most voters will have forgotten it. And who knows, like an unpleasant visit to the dentist, the climate change legislation may fade with time. But it will still be the most expensive dentist's visit in our history says Henry Ergas in The Australian.