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:

Carbon Tax Mark 4? A Stealthy Cancer July 10, 2011
"Abolish the Stealth Tax" will be the next election slogan
Carbon Tax Mark 3? Millions will be Worse Off July 3, 2011
The world is moving on from the climate scam.
Which Carbon Tax? None of the Above July 2, 2011
Imagine producers seeking investment certainty in an Emissions Trading Casino.
None of the Above July 1, 2011
There are two essential elements to an emissions trading scheme.
Australian Tour by Christopher Monckton June 27, 2011
Target for climate alarmists
The New Dark (Green) Age June 27, 2011
The Green Guards are coming, and they will be far more oppressive and destructive than Mao's Red Guards.
Brics or Pigs for Australia and New Zealand? June 22, 2011
Unless Australia and New Zealand wake up, they will find their industry exported to the BRICS and their poverty imported from the PIGS.
Time to end Carbon Stealth Taxes June 17, 2011
Sly climate taxes are everywhere, like weeds in the garden.
How to Create Carbon Credits – Kill a Camel June 12, 2011
The people who brought us pink-bats and cash-for-clunkers have a new scheme - we can earn carbon credits by shooting wild camels, humanely of course.
Creating Carbon Credits from Camel Culls? June 9, 2011
We can earn carbon credits by shooting wild camels
Green Policies destroy the Wild Environment June 4, 2011
The radical greens should spend World Environment Day doing penance for all the damage their mis-guided energy policies have done to the world's natural environment
Australian Carbon Tax will Favour Foreigners June 1, 2011
Kyoto foolishness collapsing
Australian Carbon Tax Favours Foreigners May 31, 2011
Carbon taxaholics
The End of an Era May 23, 2011
Value Adding in Australia – the Beginning of the End?
“Crops for Cars” is as bad as an Everlasting Drought May 15, 2011
Engines can run on petrol, diesel, gas, coal, wood or electricity – there is no need to burn food crops.
Proof Please, not Propaganda May 8, 2011
The climate agenda has more to do with wealth redistribution than with climate or the environment
Next - Carbon Health Warnings May 3, 2011
In the interests of good government, all future debates on the carbon tax should be held outdoors and no carbon polluted food or drinks should be served in government cafeterias.
Next, a Tax on Water? April 25, 2011
If we need a "carbon pollution tax" to reduce global temperature we surely need a "water pollution tax" to reduce snowstorms and floods?
Next, a Tax on Water? April 22, 2011
Carbon dioxide is the keystone for all food on earth
Carbon Tax Job Losses April 18, 2011
Record prices for carbon fuels have ensured that they are used efficiently, so option one is out.
Carbon Tax – the Magic Horn of Plenty April 8, 2011
Please Spread this Around
Carbon Tax – the Magic Horn of Plenty April 4, 2011
Those magicians in Canberra are going to reimburse all "low income" people for the effect of their carbon tax on the cost for electricity and food.
Goofy Green Ghouls are Grandstanding on Gas March 31, 2011
Ceaseless puffery on wind and solar power
Lights on for “Earth Hour” March 25, 2011
Green tokenism
Climatism to Close the Country? March 15, 2011
Closing Down Australia
Green Peasants of the Pacific March 11, 2011
Who else in our region will renew their Kyoto vows of poverty?
The Carbon Pollution Lie March 8, 2011
CO2 is also the source of that other crucial gas of life – oxygen
A Profusion of Prices March 1, 2011
Carbon
Why Wind Won’t Work February 11, 2011
"Wind power promoters should compete on an equal basis with all other power options."
Bob’s Breathing caused Floods? January 17, 2011
"Australian Greens leader Senator Bob Brown says the coal mining industry should foot the bill for the Queensland floods because it helped cause them."