300,000 dollars and three years to produce a paper that lasted three weeks: Gergis « JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax

Is this how policies are promoted now? The government finds b-grade activist scientists, funds them to produce papers that may or may not stand the test of …a few weeks, and the media rush to rubber stamp and repeat the story without asking hard questions, and in the end the government gets “third party” policy promotion — seemingly independent endorsement of the purest kind.  At $340,000, it’s returned decent value some would say.

‘Climate change won’t affect Monsoon’ | Deccan Chronicle

[Q] Is it possible that the monsoon period may change because of climate change or oceanic developments?

Monsoon has not undergone any major change in the last 1,500 years. The climate models, which can predict the climate for a century, do not indicate any major change in the monsoon regime. So climate change is not expected to drastically alter the Indian monsoon.

Record numbers for first day of season - New Zealand

Mt Hutt ski field is reporting record numbers for the first day of the season.

At least 1,500 people were on the mountain yesterday, after heavy snow earlier in the week built a 65 centimetre base.

ACCC's war on carbon [dioxide hoax swindle] rip-offs | thetelegraph.com.au

A WEDDING venue is under investigation by the ACCC for charging a couple a carbon tax fee of $5 per head for their post July 1 wedding.

...In most cases the ACCC will issue a warning, but the watchdog can also exercise new powers requiring businesses to substantiate their claims. If a business fails to do this, public companies face penalties of up to $1.1 million per breach and private companies face fines of up to $220,000.