Help support me to stop science being exploited by big government and greedy corporates. It’s becoming a crusade to get logic and reason to a government (and school) near you.
“Buy” $1 units of chocolate support. (Click on the currency button, and write in the quantity).
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Why this odd arrangement? Would you believe — the Australian government say that I need permission from them to accept “donations”. (It might be your money, but you can only donate it to a Registered Charity.) So instead of accepting “donations” I’m selling units of $1 emergency chocolate support of which you may “purchase” as many as you want. Don’t forget to add a message about the things you feel are the highest priority.
Other non-paypal, non-credit card options (ie. mail and direct transfer details) are available. Direct transfer cuts out some fees and works well for Australians.
I do most appreciate your support
I am fully self-employed (or rather, supported by a sympathetic husband). Not surprisingly, there is no government job I could apply for which aims to make governments less of a burden, and there’s no big-oil funding, no UN agency, and only a few Institutes and Associations with which my values align. From time to time I write a commissioned story for them, or get paid to speak.
Donations help to cover costs of childcare, domestic help, internet access, magazine subscriptions (so I can roast New Scientist) and buy books that inspire me. In short, the more support I get, the less time I spend folding tea-towels and cooking sausages and the more time I spend on what has become a crusade to get logic and reason into government, schools and universities.
PHOTO: Clouds cool the ancient red sand of the Great Victoria Desert. My shot. (Click for the full landscape dotted with suspended clouds.) The soil is red due to the high iron oxide content. It’s so old the land has rusted. It was taken from a plane en route to Perth East of Kalgoorlie.
Just thinking about the above interpretation of ‘donations’. I was just thinking, if the Government says only charities can accept donations, then why do they bother to differentiate between tax deductible and non tax deductible donations in the Tax Act?
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If only other NGOs, like “Greenpeace”, WWF, FoTE etc had to survive on ‘chocolate’, the world might be a better place.
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I donated some because I like your writings.
Harry
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REPLY: Thanks Harry! You are generous too
I do appreciate the support. It makes all the difference.
Jo
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It is OK for Unions to donate to political parties. I was not aware thet they are charities.
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Thank you Joanne for all your efforts to uphold the integrity of the scientific method and to rid us of the unscrupulous Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming deception.
As Anthony Watts is to America, you are to Australia.
I am deeply appreciative of your work and wish you every possible success.
Warmest regards.
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Is the requirement to be a “registered charity” a government one (if so, do you have some reference)? Or is it a PayPal one where they are being overly cautious to avoid money laundering charges? I know a PayPal user who had their account locked because they used a donate button on their site. Of course, if it is a government requirement it is ludicrous that person “A” can’t legally and voluntarily give money to support the efforts of person “B”.
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It would be a great idea if you accepted Bitcoin.
That way we can all pay quickly and anonymously with no middleman.
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I don’t know much about you but the fact that you want to stand up for Justice is good enough for me. Here’s my small donation of $5
My only hope is that people stop supporting AGW.
That’s the only priority, in my opinion.
Even if supporting AGW is good for the collateral environmental benefit, a lie is still a lie and this fact must be made clear as day to have the little humanity we still have on Earth.
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Merry Christmas Joanne- to you and yours.
All the best for 2013.
Cheers!
Jimmy.
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As I try to … purchase chocolate … the option to pay using a credit card keeps sending me to a page signing me up for a paypal account. I don’t want to create a paypal account. I don’t trust Paypal with my data. Paypal are being sneaky (one reason why I don’t trust them with my data).
There seems to be no way to buy you chocolate without signing up to paypal. But I know you really need the chocolate. I am torn. Can anything be done about this?
[There are ways other than paypal as stated on the donations page http://joannenova.com.au/about/donations/prefer-a-different-option/ mod oggi]
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Hello Jo,
I value your work on your website enough that I have set up a small regular donation via bank transfer. Easy to do and fairly painless, and besides, I like chocolate too
Rod. Thanks! I will email you. The regular donation idea is appealing I must say. Cheers! – Jo
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Dear Jo,
You have been blogging like a woman possesed recently. No one is doing more to expose scientific and political hypocrisy and the evils of concensus thinking and restriction of scientific free speech.
I can’t think of anyone more deserving of a Goverment job in Science (except my own daughter who can’t get one either). I would put you on the Board of the CSIRO, the BOM and the Science Grants Council.
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Support there Peter.
Must visit unqerty a little more often.
KK
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Would Coop, Woolworths or Coles & Myers Gift Cards be acceptable payment for chocolate ?
With low a credit card offering 0% on foreign transactions and about $5 for delivery they might be better value than Pay Pal for foreign supporters.
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found the tip jar and contributed. Thanks!
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Thank you Cliff! – Jo
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Thanks for all the hard work Jo!
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Hat tip and a jar tip to Jo.
Keep up the good fight for reason and logic. A casual observation of Australian culture/politics indicates you have a target rich enviroment to work with. Good hunting!!
I do have a question though: What will Australia do with “the carbon tax” once CAGW is completely discredited?
Thanks for the good work!
GL
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Just sent a chocolate request, but put the wrong postcode into the online form so I hope you get the money. If it doesn’t come through, just let me know and I’ll resend it.
Rex
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Donation on its way …. 35 yrs senior positions in IT. If I can help let me know …
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I hope the new Prime Minister, later this year, will put you in charge of dismantling the AGW machine ! Just donated, but it would be useful if there was a NZD button, which might reduce the cut which the banks take every time we use a credit card.
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My $1 contribution was because I couldn’t figure out how to buy more chocolate. Not intended to be a snarky input. Finally figured it out. Keep up the good work.
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I was over at WUWT this well yesterday morning and read of your problem,it almost broke my heart. The billions upon billions of taxpayer monies spent upon an agenda and…., yet people like you, Anthony and many others are going out of you alls way to fight the good fight for all of us on your own time-on your own dime gives me a sense of pride. Wish that I was able to do more with the donation,like my grand daddy said “dimes make dollars”. A big ol` howdy and a hug for all that you do from me and quite a few here in the U.S.
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Almost forgot, as the old folks used to say “bless your heart” in the good way (chuckle).
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Jo,
Been following your blog for a while and love what you’re doing.
Just bought some fine Australian chocolate… hope this helps keep your work going.
-Walt
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