Tag Archives: conservatism

If I cannot blog I will Tweet

Posted on March 3, 2014 by

I am struggling to make time to blog so may have to investigate getting Tweets to appear here automatically. In the meantime, there is this… Will @David_Cameron now silence #Ideological #Denial of #Anthropogenic #Climate #Disruption in #Conservative Party? http://t.co/rb9PVsB3eH — … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Denial, Environment, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

To mark Australia’s return to the anti-science wilderness!

Posted on September 6, 2013 by

It looks like Australia is just about to elect the most anti-science government outside of North America: ‘Tony Abbott to win Australian election, final polls show’ (i.e. on UK’s Telegraph website). To mark this latest ‘victory’ for those duped by … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Environment, Junk Science, Populism, Pseudo science, Richard Lindzen | Tagged , , , , , | 35 Comments

Conservatives for conservation (of a habitable planet)

Posted on August 24, 2013 by

Whilst I am aware of – and have previously quoted – Lord Deben (i.e. leader of of the Committee on Climate Change – the advisory group David Cameron and George Osborne are ignoring so studiously), I was not aware of … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Climate Science, Economics, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Hydraulic Fracturing, Politics, Religion | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Why I am not a Socialist

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

…and other things “sceptics” should bear in mind! In responding to the amazingly erudite blogger who is Patrice Ayme, on the subject of how we should treat all other life-forms with which we currently share this planet, I recently found … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Denial, Environment, Liberalism, Lindzengate, Richard Lindzen, Scepticism | Tagged , | 31 Comments

How to Avoid the Truth About Climate Change

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Barry Bickmore is Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at Brigham Young University (Utah, USA). His research specialties are low-temperature geochemistry and geoscience education. In this 40-minute presentation (appended below), he discusses how he moved from being a climate change “sceptic” … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Confirmation Bias, Environment, Junk Science, Liberalism, Maketplace of Ideas, Merchants of Doubt, Politics, Pseudo science, Scepticism | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Does anyone have CCPI?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

CCPI – Climate Change Protection Insurance – Does anyone have it? Of course they don’t. However, we are all going to pay for it – because Insurance companies are not charities! According to representatives of Munich Reinsurance America Inc. and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Junk Science, Politics, Populism, Pseudo science, Scepticism, UNFCCC | Tagged | Leave a comment

A letter to the (right-wing) Editors

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

A transcript of my recent email to the Editors of the Daily Express, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph newspapers here in the UK… Dear [x], Please don’t let your newspaper become anachronistic Please forgive the unsolicited email, which I hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Environment, James Delingpole, Scepticism | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments