The New Place

You are right again. That is the third time in the row we agreed on something. We just don’t know for sure one way or another. Human activity does have an impact but we don’t know how much. It could be negligible. We know that earth had in the past been warmer than now without human activity. Yes, ...

The Atlanta FED seems to be saying "gone with the Wind!" Trump ignores macro cracks as trade tensions flare President Trump has said repeatedly that the United States economy is doing well while China’s is doing badly. “Our economy is as good as it’s ever been, perhaps better than it’s ever been,” ...

Sometimes the modern Greens movement reminds me of the flagellants of the Gothic Middle Ages: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/flagellants.htm The flagellants were a popular movement in the Gothic Middle Ages that erupted in the wake of the Black Death (Bubonic Plague) plague epidemic that alleged...

The Atlanta FED seems to be saying "gone with the Wind!" Trump ignores macro cracks as trade tensions flare President Trump has said repeatedly that the United States economy is doing well while China’s is doing badly. “Our economy is as good as it’s ever been, perhaps better than it’s ever been,” ...

It is also news to me too. I am against subsidies of any kind. Let the market decide which energy is cheaper. Don't waste taxpayers' money on subsidizing either coal or green energy. Let them compete and the cheaper energy prevail. I understand your point better now Cassowary and agree ABSOLUTELY 1...

Hahaha. That’s not as bad as in US or even worse Indonesian politics. I guess Australians are a better lot. :) Well, let me put it to you this way cass: We may not be a better or a worse people than either of the above-mentioned: but our mainstream political parties are a lot more gracious in the w...

Cassowary, this explainer that was published today in the Fairfax press explains something I did not know before" https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/why-are-indonesians-dying-on-the-streets-of-jakarta-a-month-after-their-election-20190523-p51qcr.html The winner of the election, incumbent Joko Wido...

I agree with you, Neverfail, on both comments. Both Democrats and Probowo’s party are sore losers. I suppose I should be grateful for small mercies cass. After our election on Saturday when the incoming results late that evening foretold an unexpected win by the incumbent Coalition government; Bill...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/23/galilee-basin-mine-next-to-adani-put-on-hold-amid-doubts-over-future-of-thermal-coal?fbclid=IwAR2AtKgwztYPo0VVtzWSrD3dwCHR7QgkvRJeDNxvWrPcYMaqzUhDdscgiks The backer of a massive coal proposal in the Galilee Basin, adjacent to Adani’s Carmichael min...

It is also news to me too. I am against subsidies of any kind. Let the market decide which energy is cheaper. Don't waste taxpayers' money on subsidizing either coal or green energy. Let them compete and the cheaper energy prevail. I understand your point better now Cassowary and agree ABSOLUTELY 1...