By Viv Forbes Way back in 1858 Nongqause, a prophetess of the Xosa Tribe in South Africa, had a vision telling her that all cattle of the tribe would have to be slaughtered, having been reared by contaminated hands. She said that she had met the spirits of three of her ancestors who had told … Continue reading “Scorched Earth Disease Control”
The North American Winter of 1886-1887 An extract from “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt “(1979) a biography of United States President Theodore Roosevelt The haze which had hung over the Badlands all autumn rose to high altitudes in late October, causing weird “dogs” to glow around the sun and the moon. Then, late on the afternoon of 13 … Continue reading “The Blue Snow”
By Dr Graham Pinn After reaching an impasse with fossil-fuel bans, the COP 28 conference in Dubai, moved on to a new climate and life-threatening target; the latest activists’ mission, to save the planet, is to stop us eating meat. It is apparently a win/win, with less land required for animal husbandry, and reduced methane … Continue reading “Eat your Veg, and Save the Planet!”
By Viv Forbes The first occupants of the Olympics village in Paris quickly taught the caterers that athletes did not favour their “climate-friendly” diet of things like avocados on toast plus almond-milk coffee. The athletes demanded more meat and eggs. Paris Olympics CEO, Etienne Thobois, told reporters they suddenly needed more animal protein, causing them … Continue reading “Green Foods Fail Olympics”
By Viv Forbes At dawn today (30th July) mid-winter in sunny Queensland, it was zero degrees on the lawn outside our kitchen and the small water tub for our chooks was iced over. Every morning, as soon as it gets light, Judy puts a winter coat over her jamas, adds gloves, glasses, rubber boots, a … Continue reading “Welcome the Warmth”
By Viv Forbes Both solar and wind energy have fatal flaws – solar stops when the sun goes down or if a cloud blocks the sun; wind fails if the wind is too strong or too weak. But every day we hear of some fantastic and expensive plan to keep the lights on when these … Continue reading “A Pilot Plant for Net Zero”
By Steve Goreham Originally published by MasterResource. In March, the US Environmental Protection Agency published new methane emissions regulations for the oil and gas industry. The European Union enacted new rules to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector in May. Agriculture is also being targeted regarding methane. But methane regulations, even if established worldwide, … Continue reading “New US-EU Methane Rules Won’t Affect Temperatures”
By Viv Forbes You can have your solar panels and your turbines on the hills;You can use the warmth of sunshine to reduce your heating bills. You can dream you’re self-sufficient as you weed your vegie bed;As long as you make sure to keepA diesel in the shed. When I was a kid living on … Continue reading “A Diesel in the Shed”
By Viv Forbes When I was young (many decades ago) we lived on a small family farm at Wheatvale near Warwick on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. Our lifestyle was close to the organic self-sufficient nirvana that today’s green zealots babble on about – we produced much of what we needed and needed most … Continue reading “The Return of the Hungry Horses”
By Viv Forbes, with help from friends A long time ago the universe was made of ice. Then one day the ice began to melt, and a mist rose into the sky. Out of the mist came a giant made of frost, and the earth and heavens were made from his body. That is how … Continue reading “When the Ice Returns”