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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Climate science in a nutshell – Part 1
James Hansen’s Storms of my Grandchildren has been affectionately described as having “a rambling quality that’s sometimes evident in Hansen’s speeches”. However, the same reviewer also noted that “the book does get to a focused and well-supported conclusion: that business … Continue reading
Policy inaction is the aim of those that dispute global warming
I promise you that I did not go looking for this quote from James Hansen – I merely stumbled upon it – in Storms of my Grandchildren (2009, page 15). However, this is a wonderfully-simple – yet precise – summation … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Civilisation, Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Growthmania, James Hansen, Junk Science, Modernity, Money Fetishism, Politics, Pseudo science, Scepticism, Storms of my Grandchildren
Tagged Peter Jacques, Voodoo Histories
9 Comments
How does James Hansen sleep at night?
James Hansen is widely regarded as one of the most important people in the now at least 30-year-old campaign to get concern over anthropogenic global warming (AGW) taken seriously. I must admit that I sometimes wonder what it must feel … Continue reading
Questions for Dr Richard A Muller
In publishing his animation of 1800-2009 surface temperatures, and the associated data and graphs, Muller has inadvertently demonstrated that the blade of the MBH98 Hockey Stick is real and, in point of fact, the situation is worse than previosuly thought… … Continue reading
World is warming. Pope is ex-Buddhist.
Over on Wattsupwiththat, the noise of furious back-pedalling is reaching truly deafening levels (e.g. ‘World is warming. Pope is Catholic.’). However, Anthony Watts has been caught out spectacularly (see below) and is now refusing to explain himself pending the publication … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Environment, Financial Crisis, IPCC, Politics, Scepticism
Tagged Anthony Watts, Heartland Institute, IPCC, Occupy Wall Street, Peter Jacques, SPPI, Wattsupwiththat?
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The Tough Guide to Climate Denial
I have previously referred to Robert Henson’s Rough Guide to Climate Change, in which is included his summary of the positions adopted by those that claim to be “sceptical”. In the past, I have merely paraphrased what he said but, … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Capitalism, Carbon Capture and Storage, Civilisation, Climate Science, Consumerism, Economics, IPCC, James Delingpole, Mass Extinctions, Politics, UNFCCC
Tagged Anthony Watts, IPCC, James Delingpole, Man-Bear-Pig, Richard Muller, Sir Nicholas Stern, Stern Review, William Nordhaus
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An open letter to Anthony Watts
Dear Anthony, In your post today, you make a very valid point about the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST) team publicising their findings before completing their normal PR process (and you may be right that their haste is due to … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Climategate, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Economics, Environment, Financial Crisis, Hockey Stick Illusion, IPCC, Politics, Scepticism, UNFCCC
Tagged Andrew Montford, Anthony Watts, Atlas Network, Climategate, IPCC, Occupy Wall Street, Richard Muller, Wattsupwiththat?
12 Comments
Why are Euro sceptics also climate sceptics?
Because both involve the maladaptive coping strategy of ‘blame-shifting’. (Clive Hamilton) It is a matter of public record that only 3 MPs (all Conservatives) voted against the third and final reading of the Climate Change Bill in October 2008 (Christopher … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Climate Science, Computer Models, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Growthmania, IPCC, Liberalism, Money Fetishism, Politics, Scepticism
Tagged Clive Hamilton, Euro Zone crisis, Heaven and Earth, Institute of Economic Affairs, IPCC, Requiem for a Species, Sir Nicholas Stern, Stern Review
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Sammy Wilson MP – an ex-Environment Minister
Apart from Graham Stinger (a former chemist) – and Classics graduate Lord Monckton (who has turned climate change scepticism into an art form) – all sceptical UK politicians have a background in economics and/or business. As it is the economic … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Climate Science, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Growthmania, Liberalism, Limits to Growth, Politics, Scepticism
Tagged Bad Science, Ben Goldacre, Fred Singer, Garrett Hardin
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Graham Stringer MP is no Watermelon
In my recent posts, I examined Roger Scruton’s timely reminder that it is no accident that Conservatism and conservation sound so similar; Marcel Wissenburg’s attempt to claim that Liberalism is not the evil genius behind our environmental crisis; and Mary … Continue reading
Anthropocene Reality 