Tag Archives: James Delingpole

Fracking off in Lancashire (and elsewhere?)

Posted on July 7, 2015 by

I know this is very late but, it is such significant moment, I feel I must comment on the recent decision of Lancashire County Council to refuse to allow fracking to proceed in their county. Never mind that their decision … Continue reading →

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James Delingpole is full of sheet

Posted on June 1, 2015 by

Hi folks. Sorry for the distinct Altman of blog posts over the last 12 months (it’s a long story I will not bore you with). James Delingpole is the reason that I started blogging four years ago. (If this is … Continue reading →

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Merchants of Doubt need to do the math

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

A feature-length documentary, based on the content of the Merchants of Doubt book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, went on general release at movie theatres in the USA this weekend. As Desmogbog.com points out, it has already attracted the … Continue reading →

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There is no New World Order conspiracy

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

This post was therefore not published yesterday (i.e. International Workers’ Day). Since publishing my book, I have been contacted by a number of academics in a variety of countries who are doing – or have done – research into climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Cognitive Dissonance, Ecological Modernisation, Economics, Environment, James Delingpole, Limits to Growth, Merchants of Doubt, Modernity, Politics, Sustainable development | Tagged , , , , | 34 Comments

Moisture + Cold Air => Snow

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

I just want to pre-empt the almost inevitable piece of journalistic garbage – by Christopher Booker, James Delingpole, Melanie Phillips, David Rose, or whoever – suggesting that the current snowy weather in the UK proves that global warming is not … Continue reading →

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A case is concluded

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

To mark the occasion of James Delingpole making a complete ass of himself once again by publishing an article in the Daily Mail, which drew this response from the Met Office… As regular readers of this blog will know, I … Continue reading →

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Conserving mass, water, and energy

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

I must admit that I am rather fond of quoting Sir Arthur Eddington as having once said, “…if your theory is found to be against the Second Law of Thermodynamics, I can give you no hope; there is nothing for … Continue reading →

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