Viv Forbes

Viv Forbes, Chairman, The Carbon Sense Coalition, has spent his life working in exploration, mining, farming, infrastructure, financial analysis and political commentary. He has worked for government departments, private companies and now works as a private contractor and farmer.

Viv has also been a guest writer for the Asian Wall Street Journal, Business Queensland and mining newspapers. He was awarded the “Australian Adam Smith Award for Services to the Free Society” in 1988, and has written widely on political, technical and economic subjects.

Most Recent Articles by Viv Forbes:

Global climate is on a Natural See-saw, not a Man-made Tipping Point February 3, 2015
Earth’s history shows that climate is always changing, with nature as the major climate driver.
Another Alarmist Temperature Lie January 26, 2015
"Average" Temperature?
Climate Alarmists turn back the Clock January 16, 2015
The worst air pollution in the world today is the Asian smog
Save the Snipe AND the Swamps January 11, 2015
We can save the snipe AND the Abbot Point wetlands by shifting the natural silt from port development further out to sea
Climate Alarmists turn back the Clock January 6, 2015
If climate alarmists succeed in turning back the clock, food and energy will again become reserved for the rich and powerful, and billions of poor people will die of starvation or exposure
Is Diesel the New Green Fuel? December 22, 2014
A reliable on-demand diesel backup generator to keep the fridge running and the lights on.
Rising Seas are Nothing New December 14, 2014
Despite World Heritage listing, when the next ice age comes, the skeletons of the stranded Great Barrier Reef will become bleached limestone deposits on the coastal plain.
Renewables NOT Renewable December 2, 2014
Most so called “renewable” energy relies on the sun, and is better referred to as “in-exhaustible”. But at any point on Earth, wind/solar is more accurately called “intermittent energy”
Wake Up, Australia December 2, 2014
Our foolish green energy policies and the suicidal war on carbon fuels are killing real industry leaving us unskilled and defenceles
Climate Research needs Re-direction November 21, 2014
The community is getting little benefit from much atmospheric research and most climate modelling, and that money should be redirected to more productive areas
Carbon Capture and Burial – a Biocidal Policy November 17, 2014
Those advocating “Carbon Capture and Burial” are the real enemies of the biosphere, particularly the human component of it.
Wake Up Australia November 9, 2014
Our foolish green energy policies and the suicidal war on carbon fuels are killing real industry leaving us unskilled and defenceless – like a fat toothless walrus basking on a sunny beach
Warmth is Good; Cold is the Killer October 30, 2014
Life on Earth has never been threatened by greenhouse warming
Climate Research needs Re-direction October 27, 2014
The community is getting little benefit from atmospheric research and climate modelling and that money should be redirected to more productive areas
Let’s Hear How They Will Do It October 19, 2014
Beyond Zero Emissions
Warmists Watch Wrong Weather Warnings October 13, 2014
A sad sign of the modern climate madness
Kill Kyoto Liabilities October 7, 2014
Australia repealed the costly carbon dioxide tax. Next we should get rid of Kyoto liabilities.
Penguins Pray for Global Warming October 7, 2014
Pooped penguins at the edge of survival
Carbon Footprints – Good, Bad and Ugly October 5, 2014
Maybe environmentalists should lead by example and stop travelling, eating, drinking and breathing.
Penguins Pray for Global Warming October 1, 2014
Kill Kyoto Liabilities September 23, 2014
The Global Financial Crisis probably did more to reduce the use of hydro-carbon fuels than Kyoto will ever do.
Enviro-Hypocrites September 17, 2014
It is time for these environmental hypocrites to apply the same standards to themselves that they seek to impose on others.
Unsettled Science September 9, 2014
There is no consensus. Climate science is NOT settled
All Species are Threatened September 1, 2014
We should not hasten our own demise with self-inflicted injuries
Claytons Carbon Taxes August 27, 2014
Mineral royalties
Cut the Costly Climate Chatter August 25, 2014
Australia should burn no more jet fuel sending people to any climate conference anywhere
Blowing Our Dollars in the Wind August 14, 2014
People who claim climate sainthood for wind energy should be required to prove this
The Gases of Life are NOT Pollutants August 11, 2014
No thinking person could class any of them as an atmospheric pollutant
Water rules the Weather, Carbon Dioxide is a Climate Pygmy August 7, 2014
Water vapour and carbon dioxide are the gases of life – the biosphere needs more of both
Shivering in the Dark July 30, 2014
Suicidal energy policies