Category Archives: James Hansen

The radiating face of Gaia

Posted on October 10, 2013 by

I decided that my review of The Revenge of Gaia, as published by James Lovelock in 2006, was dragging on a bit, so have decided to finish it off. This is therefore the fourth and final part (and thus longer … Continue reading →

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So much for global warming being beneficial

Posted on May 30, 2013 by

Last year, James Hansen (et al), pointed out that extreme weather events of all kinds (hot, cold, wet and dry) are becoming more frequent. In fact, their statistical analysis of historical data (as opposed to computer modelling of future events) … Continue reading →

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The mother of all hockey sticks

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Words are not really necessary to accompany this image but, if you want some, feel free to go and read ‘The Last Time CO2 Was This High Humans Did Not Exist” by Andrew Freedman on the Climate Central website. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Environment, Intergenerational Injustice, James Hansen, Mass Extinctions, Palaeoclimatology, Storms of my Grandchildren | Tagged , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Why we will probably fail to prevent catastrophe

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, was interviewed by offbeat TV presenter Eddie Mair on The Andrew Marr Show yesterday on BBC1. Salmond’s comments about energy policy highlight the intellectual incoherence and dishonesty to which our politicians are driven by … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Energy Crisis, Fossil Fuels, Growthmania, James Hansen, Politics, Populism, Renewable Energy | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Electronic toys of mass distraction

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

I must credit recent subscriber xraymike79 with apparently coining this term, in his recent post, entitled ‘Mankind’s Infantilism and the Death of the Planet‘. However, before clicking, please note that this contains adult themes that some might find disturbing. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate Science, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Hydraulic Fracturing, James Hansen, Politics, Renewable Energy, Storms of my Grandchildren | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Climate Science – Room 101

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture and – as atmospheric physicists have been warning us for over 50 years now – this will result in more frequent and more extreme weather events of all kinds. A recent opinion poll … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Denial, Environment, Insanity, James Hansen, Scepticism | Tagged , , | 18 Comments

The reason we keep getting double-six

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

Dr James Hansen had an Op-Ed published in the Washington Post newspaper last Saturday – under the title: ‘Climate change is here – and worse than we thought’. In it he mentions a paper, which was published yesterday (6 Aug … Continue reading →

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