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:

Warmists are Eco-vandals. June 17, 2009
We must assess the environmental damage caused by global warming alarmists
Kill the RAT June 16, 2009
Australia, Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
What shall we eat? June 15, 2009
Remove our cattle sheep and goats, carbon credit forests, water diversions
The RAT Scheme will destroy jobs, jobs, jobs June 13, 2009
Preserving Australian jobs, The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Back to the Horse and Sulky? June 4, 2009
On World Environment Day 5 June 2009
Carbon Capture and Burial – a Stupid Answer to a Silly Question May 6, 2009
Logistic, economic and environmental stupidities of Carbon Capture and Burial
Cap-n-Tax - Two lies and Two flaws April 25, 2009
Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Cap-n-Tax is a Crusade without a Cause April 19, 2009
A statement by Viv Forbes, Chairman of the Carbon Sense Coalition
Cap-n-Tax will eat the heart out of Australia March 30, 2009
A statement by Viv Forbes, Chairman of the Carbon Sense Coalition
Earth Hour or Blackout Night? March 27, 2009
Carbon Sense Coalition
Demonising Carbon – a Death Wish? March 10, 2009
Emissions Trading and Carbon Taxes
Green Energy - a Stealth Tax March 1, 2009
Wind towers are being scrapped in Europe
Mandating Markets for Wind Power February 24, 2009
A Stealth Tax on Electricity Consumers
Burn and Bury? The stupidities of carbon geo-sequestration. February 10, 2009
No possible climate benefits because carbon dioxide in the atmosphere does not control climate
Who Benefits? December 11, 2008
Benefit from grovelling to green extremists, hot air trading
Find more oil, waste it less December 7, 2008
It is time to focus on energy security, particularly domestic oil exploration, production and refining capacity
Australia needs a Moratorium on Emissions Trading November 29, 2008
A statement by Viv Forbes, Chairman of the Carbon Sense Coalition
Time to review the Emissions Trading Scheme November 20, 2008
Lemming-like rush led by the Anglo-Saxons to commit carbon suicide
‘Climate Smart’ is Yesterday’s Vision October 29, 2008
a new climate of scientific scepticism and economic austerity will sweep green extremism from the political landscape
Time to Erase the Emissions Trading Nightmare October 11, 2008
A statement by Viv Forbes, Chairman of the Carbon Sense Coalition
“The Green Paper? Almost Legless.” September 12, 2008
Flawed science, scare tactics
Planned Chaos in Energy September 1, 2008
Natural gas and coal seam gas are far too valuable to waste in base load power stations
Renewables a Mirage? August 24, 2008
Wind & solar suffer three fatal flaws which no amount of research dollars, climate junkets, green papers, government gifts, carbon taxes will change
Clearing the Smog of Beijing with “Coal by Wire.” August 4, 2008
Asia’s visible pollution is largely caused by the crude and inefficient open air combustion of low quality fuels
Response to the Green Paper on Climate Change July 16, 2008
Public figures who repeat and embellish these scaremongering prophecies lack common sense
“Garnaut Report - Three Key Questions were Ignored.” July 4, 2008
Have man’s emissions of CO2 caused unusual global warming or done harm to the world environment?
Farm Lobbies abandon Farmers June 29, 2008
Ignoring science and abandoning farmers to unjustified carbon taxation
“More carbon taxes” is not a vote winner June 23, 2008
catch the boom before the global warming bubble is punctured by economic and scientific reality
Emissions Trading – A Weapon of Mass Taxation May 4, 2008
Carbon Sense Coalition, Carbon Credits
“All cows are green” April 6, 2008
Taxable carbon emission, cow emissions, methane