This is what the IPCC 5th Assessment Report released on September 27th this year says about tropical cyclones (a typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that occurs in certain latitudes.) These are direct quotes Section 14.6.1 Current datasets … [Read more...]
ETS, the greatest crime against humanity ever committed by any NZ Government.
Last post for the year, with Doha done and Kyoto almost done I think we all deserve a break from the topic of global warming and ETS etc. A new year will dawn soon and we will have no Kyoto obligation. No NZ Government has been able to stem the … [Read more...]
More & More Questions over Methane's role in Atmosphere
While waiting to speak to Pastural Farming’s submission to the Finance & Expenditure Committee I listened to a submission by a scientist Rob Caithness on methane. He was submitting as a private individual. The basis of his submission is that … [Read more...]
Who is Dairy NZ working for really?
Landcare Research scientist joins Dairy NZ scientist in being unable to clarify their confused and contradictory positions. Scientists from both organisations maintain that methane from a steady source does not result in an increase in the … [Read more...]
Press Council Rules on Climate Change Article
The NZ Press Council has upheld a complaint made by Robin Grieve Chairman of Pastural Farming Climate Research Inc. against the NZ Herald. The complaint concerned their reporting of livestock emissions and the extent of agriculture's contribution to … [Read more...]
The Minister and the three ovens
The Minister for Agriculture and officials in his Ministry are using the analogy of the 'three ovens' to try and justify the Government's policy on livestock emissions of methane. It seems they like this analogy to try and explain why emissions of … [Read more...]
Minister for Agriculture can't answer the question
The Minister of Agriculture is afraid that he is unable to further respond to my letters in this matter and no further correspondence will be entered into. All I asked the Minister for is the information his officials have been unable to give me. … [Read more...]
Animal Respiration & Global Warming
Two World Bank environmental advisors Robert Goddard and Jeff Anhang put out a report claiming eating meat was having far more of an impact on global warming than was officially recognised. They argue that instead of producing 18% of world emissions … [Read more...]
MAF can not justify the claims they have made about enteric methane.
The response I have received from MAF to my last query leaves me gob smacked for two reasons. Firstly it is an admission that I thought they would never make and it is exciting because it finally confirms what we have been saying. WE ARE RIGHT … [Read more...]