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.
Yes, Albertalad, the secret was to adjust the quantity upwards – done! Thanks.
No problem Mike 😉
Jo deserves all the chocolate she can get. Along with smiles and praise.
“… brainstorm on how we can obtain regular funds …”
We could instigate a global tax on something, say fresh air, perhaps. It could be “revenue neutral”, apart from overheads and any interest that accrued, of course. The rate would start out low and be gradually increased over time. The degree of “revenue neutrality” could be adjusted according to circumstances. If things were “worse than we thought” (when are they ever not?) then an upwards adjustment could be appropriate. Then we could be self-sustaining.
Oh wait, the UN has already thought of that …
Just bought a few chocolate bars. I’m not allowed to eat them (that’s what happens if you over-indulge for many years), so i think I’ll send them to Jo. She’s a national treasure.
Just sent her and David $1000. Let’s get with it, folks. They were instrumental in getting rid of the carbon tax and those behind it. 1K isn’t pocket change for me. Let’s dig deep, Jo and David are worth it. If no us, whom?
“michaelspj says:
March 13, 2014 at 3:36 am”
The “proice ohn cahbon”, in Aus, is still in place. AU$1K, is well beyond my ability, I applaud you!
climatereason says: “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. ”
They prefer to give their money to politicians and PR firms, not to research. That Big Oil does not fund research suggests that even they think mainstream science is solid. Even if they had a minor bit of doubt, it would pay off for them to fund science big time. They would fund you and more likely real researchers to show the gaps. Universities get funding from companies for a large range of other research topics.
Done, sorry it’s not as much as Jo deserves but my funds are limited.
Jo’s supporter has offered to donate in proportion to our contributions. I dithered. I’d already decided the best action on my behalf was to set up a small ongoing contribution. Should I change my mind, and give the year’s donation at once?
I have decided that I will still go with the small, ongoing contribution. What michaelspj says is ‘not small change’ for him is a whopping great amount compared to what I am able to contribute. What I can afford is embarrassingly small. I’m embarrassed to mention it.
But here’s my reasoning: I’ve long wanted to be able to contribute regularly to Steve McIntyre, whose contributions to Climate Science have done so much to bring reality back to the debate. I’d like to be able to donate to Anthony’s blog, which gives me the intellectual excitement I used to get from New Scientist, before they became ‘Non-Scientist’. I want to be able to contribute to Mark Steyn’s legal expenses and force the exposure of Mann’s taxpayer-funded hidden writings. But waiting to be able to afford to make a big contribution has not been a successful approach for me or them. So,I’d like to begin now with a ten dollar a month ongoing payment to Jo.
However, here’s the rub: I can’t work out how to set up an ongoing arrangement.
Advice from anybody would be much appreciated.
THanks for the Alert. I had not checked her site in several days (away at a conference).
Chocolate purchased.
I’m in.
climatereason
why not try crowsourcing? put a project together and see if people will fund it?
Virtual chocolate never tasted so sweet! Way to go, Jo!
Jaunty cyclist
Crowdsourcing. Excellent idea. How would one go about it and what would sponsors expect in return? Anyone got experience in funding projects?
tonyb
I literally have nothing to give, however iirc she is running her own dedicated server right?
if US hosting is ok she may want to look at datashack.net as they have really good prices for unmanaged (you do it yourself) dedicated servers with a free directadmin control panel license.
I use them for myself and people I support.
just a thought on how she may be able to save some $$ if someone has a way of getting the info to her.
I’m not giving anything, I have Jewish family members.
I gave something. And everyone has Jewish family members – all humans are simply cousins of varying degrees 🙂
I’m in for a bunch of chocolate, don’t eat it all at once 😉
@ur momisugly Poptech
I first heard about the claims of anti-semitism yesterday. Jo has already addressed that slander.
Here’s the lead of her response:
David Evans (my other half) pointed out that anyone who opposed the regulating class gets called a racist sooner or later (see those quotes at the end). Now it’s happened to him. Two weeks after getting a mention of climate “feedbacks” into The Age, he’s being called antisemitic. And on what basis? Wait for it… two years ago, on a different topic, Dr David Evans wrote the word “Rothschilds”. Then those who can’t think, but were keen to do a character assassination, leapt to use their psychic abilities, crack secret codes, and drew on their best kindergarten reasoning to call that “antisemitic”. The essay was about banking history and systematic flaws in our currency system, and there was no mention of any religion or any race. But no matter, it’s just another variation of the pathetic Holocaust denier meme. It’s what a smear-artist does — denigrate speakers to try to stop people hearing their message.
http://joannenova.com.au/2012/08/compulsive-namecallers-nutter-conspiracy-theorist-anti-semitic-denier-trying-to-censor-through-denigration/
Unless you have material not addressed here, it seems to me that you owe her and David an apology, don’t you?
Do you have a response?
Mmmm, chocolate.
Leo Morgan,
Jo hates asking for money but her readers like to give, it’s just that often we just keep putting it off unitl she gets desperate and thats not fair for the amout of work she puts in. I think the choice of the tip jar and a suscription button would be a good idea.
Done. I love chocolate.
Done. There was no suggested amount so I did $20. Jo, it’s OK to suggest an amount to help us gauge the need so we can respond accordingly.