As the pub regulars will probably know, I am an especially hostile reader of Alan Moran’s stuff over at Unleashed.

For Pete’s sake, he’s a paid right wing think tanker for the big end of town – well maybe not a thinker and maybe it just rhymes with “tanker”.  With the expectation that Unleashed will not publish my comment there, in the spirit of a free kick over here at the Pig’s Ams, if they don’t publish it ….. here’s what I said in response to the latest pile of shit from Alan:

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I can’t for the life of me work out why they keep publishing your stuff, Alan.  As a paid apologist for big carbon (amongst others), how can you claim any independence or credibility for this rubbish ?

Set aside all the ridiculous stats, quotes from wherever and general bullshit.  I mean “running 13 month averages” !  Why not make that running 13.782 day averages ? Anything that might suit YOUR cause.

I think the whole climate change debate can be boiled down to a simple idea – there is a right way to think about what you do and a wrong way.  You don’t need stats.

It is wrong to drive a huge 4WD around the city when a small fuel efficient car, a bike or public transport would suffice.

It is wrong to use a clothes drier when it’s a sunny or windy day and you can put the wet clothes on the line.

It is wrong to burn coal to generate electricity when solar power and wind is abundant.

It is wrong to flush a toilet with high grade drinking water when grey water or rain water could be used instead.

How blind are you, sport ?  I mean, you’ve got a PhD, Alan, where from ?  The school of short planks ?

So don’t give us any more of this tripe.  Just go out and do the right thing – and for that the world will thank you.