Tag Archives: Antarctica

From Noah to Nordhaus via Inhofe

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

US Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) is a climate change sceptic primarily because he believes God has promised not to flood the Earth again; and the rainbow in the sky tells him it must be true. Such ideologically-driven wilful blindness is … Continue reading →

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PIG produces calf the size of NYC

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Explanatory notes: PIG = Pine Island Glacier. Calf = Piece broken off. NYC = New York City. If it were not for Peter Sinclair and Climate Denial Crock of the Week, I might never have heard of the PIG, nor … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Environment, Intergenerational Injustice, James Hansen, Richard Lindzen, Storms of my Grandchildren | Tagged , , | 37 Comments

Fables about biodiversity (etc)?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Continuing my review of Paul and Anne Ehrlich’s Betrayal of Science and Reason (1996), we come to Chapter 7 – regarding (what they called) the “brownlash’s” dismissal of concerns over biodiversity; threatened and endangered species; and species going extinct. Being … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Arctic, Betrayal of Science and Reason, Climate Science, Economics, Environment, Ethics, Limits to Growth, Mass Extinctions, Philosophy, Politics, Scepticism, Sustainable development | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Is Richard Lindzen the devil’s advocate?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

As I said yesterday, this is a sort of addendum to my review of James Hansen’s Storms of my Grandchildren, arising out of Hansen’s characterisation of Lindzen as behaving like a lawyer – putting forward only information and argument favourable … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Consumerism, Environment, Ethics, IPCC, James Hansen, Junk Science, Limits to Growth, Merchants of Doubt, Richard Lindzen, Scepticism, Storms of my Grandchildren, UNFCCC | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 31 Comments

Hansen – where the IPCC went wrong

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

I could have just called this post “Climate science in a nutshell – Part 3” but that would have been to display a singular lack of imagination (no pun intended); and may not have grabbed your attention. So, yes, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Arctic, Climate Science, Computer Models, Environment, IPCC, James Hansen, Politics, Storms of my Grandchildren | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Climate science in a nutshell – Part 1

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

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 →

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How does James Hansen sleep at night?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

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 →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Computer Models, Environment, IPCC, James Hansen, Politics, Richard Lindzen, Scepticism, Storms of my Grandchildren | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments