It’s time to think seriously about cutting off the supply of fossil fuels

There is a bias in climate policy shared by analysts, politicians, and pundits across the political spectrum so common it is rarely remarked upon. To put it bluntly: Nobody, at least nobody in power, wants to restrict the supply of fossil fuels.

Time to shut down the supply of fossil fuels.

Policies that choke off fossil fuels at their origin — shutting down mines and wells; banning new ones; opting against new pipelines, refineries, and export terminals — have been embraced by climate activists, picking up steam with the Keystone pipeline protests and the recent direct action of the Valve Turners.

But they are looked upon with some disdain by the climate intelligentsia, who are united in their belief that such strategies are economically suboptimal and politically counterproductive.

Read the story by David Robert from VOX - “It’s time to think seriously about cutting off the supply of fossil fuels.”

Why I decided to never have children

Ruby Hamad - "I don't have
kids and I never will".

I don't have kids, and I never will. I decided that years ago. According to pundits, politicians, and pontiffs, this makes me selfish. They couldn't be more wrong.

Recently, US Republican Steve King warned of the "population time bomb" putting civilisation itself under threat by way of Muslims having more babies than white Europeans. And now, businessman and Fairfax columnist Harold Mitchell has opined on why it is imperative and patriotic for Australians to commit to having more children.

Read Ruby Hama’s story in The Sydney Morning Herald - “Why I decided to never have children.”