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Lies, damn lies, and statistics
When Mark Twain uttered his memorable phrase, the science of statistics was in its infancy, and he could not have anticipated that statistics and...
Has Brisbane forgotten to build for the wet?
There's a myth that you often hear about old Brisbane houses, that they were built on stilts for ventilation, so that air could swirl under them in...
We must stop saying ‘The science demands ...’
Top climate-change expert Mike Hulme tells spiked it is a scandal that scientific claims are increasingly usurping politics and morality. ...
Why scepticism is still ‘the highest of duties’
Scepticism is widely denounced as a poison and a disease today, just as it was in the Dark Ages. We urgently need to rescue its reputation. Over...
Only a carbon tax and nuclear power can save us
Australia will suffer if fossil fuel use continues unabated. Climate extremes will increase. Poleward expansion of the subtropics will make Australia...
A clean and green way to fuel the nation
Critics point to a long list of unresolved concerns with nuclear power and do so with sufficient zeal to unsettle people who are trying to reach an...
Rich-poor deadlock in Copenhagen
Developed nations are trying to water down their emission commitments – no wonder the rest of the world is angry. Entering its second week,...
Copenhagen must bring gender justice
Marginalised women across the developing world will be hit hard by climate change – but their voices are rarely heard. Adaptation to climatic...
‘We need a planetary one-child policy’
Malthusianism is so widespread that greens can now openly sing the praises of China’s population authoritarianism. It is testament to the...
It’s the end of the world – again
Environmentalists claiming that the Copenhagen summit is ‘the last chance’ to save the planet sound like a broken record. From crusty...
When the moral argument went mainstream
Slowly, carefully, the Reverend Tofiga Falani, from the tiny nation of Tuvalu, walked down the long aisle of the Copenhagen Cathedral, holding in his...
Philosophy and carbon emissions: what should you think?
We asked Australia's best-known philiosopher, Peter Singer, how people should think about carbon emissions and climate change. He was unequivocal. He...
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