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Owen McShane
Cypress Letter
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More myths bite the dust.
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Open letter to the British High Commissioner
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Weaponizing the Law
The indictment of former U.S. president Donald Trump for crimes invented by his political opponents is the most egregious example yet seen of the weaponizing of the law. The United States is now full of examples. However, in Canada, we also see the law being...
“Looking At” Seizing Control Over Western Canada’s Natural Resources
OTTAWA, REGINA - Last week, two things happened that could have profound impacts on natural resources development in Saskatchewan. One is a hint the federal government might want to take control of natural resources away from the provinces, and the other is the...
Imminent Collapse
The whole climate change issue is rapidly degenerating into confrontation and collapse on a number of levels from local to international. Prospects of international cooperative measures to reduce undesirable greenhouse gas emissions (GGEs) are receding by the day. The...
PROPHECIES OF DOOM vs THE REAL WORLD
PROPHECIES OF DOOM vs THE REAL WORLD
Global Warming as Religion and not Science
It was Michael Crichton who first prominently identified environmentalism as a religion. That was in a speech in 2003, but the world has moved on apace since then and adherents of the creed now have a firm grip on the world at large. Global Warming has become the core...
The impact of the Resource Management Act on the “housing and construction” components of the Consumer Price Index
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Auckland has recently experienced a property boom, especially in the residential market. This boom has been driven by an increase in demand which has led to a rapid and significant increase in housing prices. Changes in housing group prices are a...
Why are Australians Richer than Us?
Australian GDP per capita is now A$47,181. That’s about 40% higher than New Zealand’s A$33,682, at present market exchange rates. Even Tasmanians, their “Clean and Green” poor cousins, at only $35,253, are richer than New Zealanders. Western Australians, are the...
The Law and the Lore
Introduction If you have the good fortune to attend a conference on “The Sustainable Management of the Central Forests” or “The Sustainable Management of the Chatham Fisheries” you will listen to a fine collection of papers based on solid science and sound economics....
Industry Caught in ‘Carbon Credit’ Smokescreen
Companies and individuals rushing to go green have been spending millions on "carbon credit" projects that yield few if any environmental benefits. A Financial Times investigation has uncovered widespread failings in the new markets for greenhouse gases, suggesting...
YOU MUSN’T GO DOWN TO THE COAST TODAY!
NIWA has applied the scary scenarios generated by the latest run of IPCC computer models to New Zealand. Having failed to predict the weather over Easter they now play safe by forecasting so far out none of us will be around to check them out. We need to be aware of...
How Broadband Gets People Out of Their Cars
Politicians and central planners love to tell us: “If we want to reduce congestion we have to get people out of their cars and on to public transport." We now have ample evidence that attempts to reduce congestion by boosting public transport are doomed to fail. From...