Pope Francis’s death marks the end of a papacy that boldly thrust the Catholic Church into climate change politics, most notably through his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. His fervent advocacy, framed as a moral imperative to save “our common home,” reshaped the Church’s role in global debates, and at a cost. By leaning on institutional […]
We can’t always be what we want to be. There is a real world, and it needs to be acknowledged. Denying this risks fairness in sports, safety in spaces, even winning wars that require a grip on reality. In most species, males are larger, stronger, and tasked with roles like protection from predation. This holds […]
Before climate science became 'settled science', there were various theories suggesting that because the amount of carbon dissolved in the Earth's oceans exceeds that in the atmosphere by about a factor of 60, the atmospheric CO₂ content is dictated by the chemical state of the oceans. (I'm thinking of the work of W.S.Broecker and others.) […]
In March 2025, much of Queensland was lashed, drenched and then drown by torrential rains with downpours of 180 mm in a single day, breaking records for March, swelling rivers and flooding plains. From Burketown to Winton to Adavale to Thargomindah, graziers have been isolation and suffered tremendous losses, yet their resilience shines through. The […]
Picture this: it’s a hot day, and you grab a soda can that’s been in the sun. You crack it open—psssht—and CO₂ fizzes out, tickling your nose, maybe spraying your shirt if you’re slow. It’s a tiny chaos, a burst you can’t control. Now imagine that fizz across the ocean’s sun-warmed surface, covering 71% of […]
It was a custom, according to some beginning with the mistake of Noah in sending the Dove out of the Ark before the water had abated, to send out some absurd message on 1st April each year, something misleading. A message that is not even hopeful, just absurd. Traditionally, after the gullible begin to nod, […]
I was looking up the value of debating the other day, apparently debating is good for us because it fosters critical thinking, persuasive communication, and the ability to analyse complex topics from multiple perspectives. It empowers individuals to articulate their thoughts clearly, defend their viewpoints, and challenge opposing ideas respectfully. Most everyone can tell me […]
The volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991 led to a significant cooling of the tropical ocean surface due to the cloud belt formed by the eruption. This cooling resulted in a temporary reduction in the rate of increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations. Despite ongoing human CO2 emissions and natural […]
Earlier in the week, Judge Alfred S. Irving Jr. in the Superior Court in Washington DC found in favour of Mark Steyn. Mark Steyn is one of my heroes in the fight for some integrity in historical temperature reconstructions. One of the main reasons we now have such unaffordable energy in the West is because […]
