Carbon [dioxide hoax] tax to add $36 to family ferry fare to Tasmania | The Australian

THE Spirit of Tasmania car ferry operator has unveiled a new carbon tax surcharge that will cost a family of four an extra $36 for a return Melbourne to Davenport trip.

Twitter / @PeterGleick: Reading news headlines now ...

Reading news headlines nowadays always makes me ask "Is it still April 1st?" or "Is this from the Onion?" When did reality get so damn odd?

The war that comes after global warming will blow your mind in new novel Arctic Rising

A lot of science fiction about the Earth's warmer future is dystopian, showing us drowned cities and people reduced to Road Warrior desperados. But Tobias Buckell's new novel, Arctic Rising, offers a far more complicated and realistic picture of what the world will look like when the poles melt. It's a breakneck eco-thriller about "Arctic Tiger" nations like Canada clashing with green mega-corporations over what to do about the Earth's climate. At every turn, Buckell will surprise you with plot twists that fly in the face of conventional wisdom about environmental issues, and with cool ideas about how people will adapt to life on the Arctic Rim.

Recyclers warn carbon tax will hurt industry | JunkScience.com

PLASTIC recycling companies will have to slash hundreds of jobs or face going bust because of the carbon tax that was designed to help the environment.