A new political force is led by an anti-abortion pastor who hates Islam, and will be launched next month by climate sceptic Christopher Monckton. Graham Readfearn of Desmogblog reports.
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CHRISTOPHER MONCKTON
Global Mail born … Monckton TV … the FitzShameless …
Welcome to the neighbourhood, Global Mail. After a few teething problems — it didn’t quite launch at midnight as expected, and the site crashed briefly this morning under the traffic load. Plus other media news.
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Sceptics on the menu at Rinehart’s
luncheon
Billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart hosted a lunch with WA Premier Colin Barnett with a presentation from a prominent Australian climate-change sceptic, writes Graham Readfearn.
READ MOREWhat now for Rupert and News?
Crikey readers have their say.
READ MOREPower out for Monckton at Port Adelaide as Lord lashes out
Lord Christopher Monckton slams Port Adelaide Football Club for its decision to withdraw its venue for his speaking tour.
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‘A breath of fresh air’: pollster Gary Morgan to host Monckton shindig
Gary Morgan has defended his firm over a decision to host a speech by fervent climate change skeptic Christopher Monckton next month, as controversy continues to swirl ahead over the ex-Margaret Thatcher adviser’s use of the Nazi swastika.
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Come in Spinner: Gillard’s carbon price campaign outguns Rudd’s
If Kevin Rudd had approached his mining tax, and the emissions trading system, in the way Julia Gillard is approaching the carbon tax, he might still be Prime Minister.
READ MOREIs The Australian addicted to Monckton’s denial?
In an article in The Australian, climate change denier Christopher Monckton tried to convince readers that politicians were beginning to ask “privately, quietly” if a supposed climate crisis was not “necessarily so”. Graham Readfearn picks through the lies and mistakes.
READ MOREIs The Australian addicted to Monckton’s denial?
Notorious climate sceptic Christopher Monckton appeared in the opinion pages of The Australian again, claiming that politicians are beginning to privately question the existence of climate change. Graham Readfearn examines the gaping holes in Monckton’s arguments.
READ MORERundle: Bjørn again? Reshaping the climate change debate
These are strange times for climate change sceptics-deniers. The science is gradually overwhelming them, and more and more sensible people in the centre-right have come to accept it as something which must be treated as real. Now it’s Bjørn Lomborg, writes Guy Rundle.
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Group think: a Crikey graph
ABC Chairman Maurice Newman believes “group think” is at work on climate change. Consider this graph…
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The Monckie of the month
Hey hey it’s the Monckies: Crikey’s new regular competition for the dumbest contribution to the climate change debate. First up: The Oz and their interview with a Bondi beach regular (note, not a climate scientist).
READ MOREAbbott to the lunatic fringe: it’s OK, I’m one of you
Tony Abbott’s decision to meet Lord Monckton was contemptible — but smart politics. Abbott is just doing what he has been hired to do: dog-whistle to the extreme right of the party.
READ MOREMonckton and Plimer: publish or perish
Climate change sceptics Lord Monckton and Ian Plimer have every right to their opinions. But if they want us to take them seriously, they must submit them to credible peer-reviewed journals, says scientist Alex Cook.
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An ideological rather than scientific objection to climate change
Crikey readers weigh in on Clive Hamilton versus Viscount Monckton and his over-egged CV, plus the Taliban in Pakistan and being unAustralian.
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Hamilton: Viscount Monckton of Brenchley’s over-egged CV
One thing’s for sure, Viscount Monckton of Benchley — the “high priest” of climate scepticism soon to tour Australia — does not lack self-belief. His significance on the world stage is enough for him occasionally to forget himself and rewrite his biography.
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