Her “big oil” money apparently ran out. /sarc She writes:
I received a strongly worded email today from a long time loyal reader complaining that he almost missed this request which I placed at the bottom of yesterdays post.
more…
http://joannenova.com.au/2014/03/an-offer-i-couldnt-refuse-jo-nova-gets-outfoxed/
I’ve sent my help along in addition to this post.
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I am in. GoJo
GoJo, just picked up some chocolate!
I’m in.
More than happy to oblige.
Heared the tip jar ringing happily.
Forwarded a few chocolate kisses.
will enjoy the chocolate.
Done.
Done.
Anthony, you are brilliant! This is most helpful, just wait til people see what is coming. I’m sure they will be delighted to know they helped make it possible. Just wait…
Done
Done and done.
You go Jo!
Done!
Thanks for letting us know Anthony! I was at JoNova earlier today and didn’t see the notice. I used your link to return and buy chocolate support.
You can not just donate to someone in Australia. It must be to an “authorized” charity or group advocated by the government. So a private person doing what Anthony and Jo do for the betterment of all can not be donated to in that country.
Sounds like the government wants to keep people from speaking their mind and working to stop their foolish agendas with heavy government monies and heavy regulations. And if you dare to question them they will come after you to silence you. (sounds like the US as well in many respects).
I do like the resourcefulness however… hmmmmmm chocolate……. a good product to use too..
Here is to your success!
A bunch of fiercely independent individuals has just gone globally supportive. Makes me proud to be a den1er.
I hope Jo enjoys the chocolate!
Looks like I brought a bunch of chocolate.
Regarding the “donation” button. I notice that SkepticalScience is allowed to use a “Donate” button. https://www.skepticalscience.com/donate.php
Perhaps John Cook is registered, though the about page says it’s a personal site….
My paypal account and all the funds in it was frozen without warning at one point, and I was informed by Paypal:
“We have been notified that you may not be a registered non-profit
organisation. The use of the PayPal donation button is reserved for
registered non-profit organisations only. Please remove the donation
buttons from your website if you are not a non-profit organisation.
If your organisation has registered as a non-profit charity/tax exempt
organisation with the state or federal government, please provide us with
documentation of this via the Resolution Centre. ”
Hm? Perhaps paypal need some kind of notification?
PS: NGR – Jo most certainly does love the chocolate (the darker the better, thank you!) but even more than that she loves being able to spar in this strange game of mental tennis…
Done
Anthony
This raises a serious question that sceptics seem reluctant to confront.
We are woefully underfunded and under resourced. Every sceptic I know of has to fund their own projects and have jobs unrelated to their interest in climate.
It takes me a year to research my large articles. Who funds me? No-one. Can I afford the time and money? No. Could I do more if BIg Oil funded me? Of course. But they don’t, because money from this source for sceptics is completely imaginary.
How can sceptics get hold of medium term funding in order to progress the aspects of climate science that ‘official’ researchers don’t seem to want to tackle? I don’t know.
Perhaps an article here might be useful as a motivation for us to collectively brainstorm on how we can obtain regular funds, so we can put our sometimes sceptical view of climate science onto a firmer footing that doesn’t live hand to mouth all the time and takes a more organised approach to querying some of the material that constantly emanates from well funded organisations that follow the IPCC line..
tonyb
done
You talked me into it. Much as I hate PayPal in many ways, the ease with which it enables a small donation…..sorry, “purchase” to be made all the way across the world has had me supporting causes I am ashamed to say I would otherwise not have bothered to support just because of the hassle.
Climatereason makes an interesting point.
I spend far more time than I should reading about and commenting on the vexed subject of the politics of “climate change”, the production and use of fossil fuels and the misapplication (mostly) of renewable energy and, while I am acutely sensible and appreciative of the role that fossil fuels play in holding our civilisation together and our continuing need to exploit them for the foreseeable future, I am still no fan of oil companies or mining companies or , probably, anyone who might conceivably fund me to do what I do.
Plus, once you take someone’s shilling….you lose your total independence. That does not have to be an entirely bad thing….but I think I would struggle on without.
I just bought some chocolate via PayPal but was disappointed it was only a one dollar shipment.
Should I have been able to change the sum to a larger one? Anybody know?
Mike Lowe
I used PP and adjusted the one dollar to my donation. There in the quantity add what you wish then hit update.
Done with pleasure