Australia's Cap & Trade Plan Will Be Passed

After a deal was struck between the government and opposition parties yesterday evening. One thing that gets left out of coverage of AGW politics as they are playing out in Australia is that, were PM Kevin Rudd to call an election over the issue, which he has threatened to do, he would win an expanded majority in both upper and lower houses.

Years of climate change induced drought will wise anyone up re environmental issues.

This Fire, It Didn't Follow The Rules Anyway

Aussie Heatwave Would controlled burns have stopped the Aussie forest fires?

A nicely balanced piece that kind of leaves behind the typical "Blame Environmentalists" nonsense that's appeared over the past couple of days.

Also, Michael Tobis on the role of AGW in the fires:


Eventually things get too weird. Eventually you don't have to say "the sort of thing that is more likely to happen under climate change". Eventually you have to say, my God, this is unnatural.