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Tag Archives: Lord Lawson
Fracking off in Lancashire (and elsewhere?)
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
Posted in Climate Science, Denial, Economics, Environment, Ethics, Fossil Fuels, Hydraulic Fracturing, IPCC, James Delingpole, Merchants of Doubt, Politics, Renewable Energy
Tagged Amber Rudd, Benny Peiser, China, Christopher Monckton, Elysium, Fracking, Geology, groundwater, IPCC, James Cameron, James Delingpole, Lancashire County Council, Lord Lawson, methane, NIMBYism, Titanic
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Reality dawns on people ignoring scientists
I would hereby like to draw together two separate pieces of research published last week: 1. Why Climate Deniers Have No Scientific Credibility – In One Pie Chart (Desmogblog); and 2. AP-GfK Poll: Science doubters say world is warming (Associated … Continue reading
Sampson and the Temple of Economic Dinosaurs
To mark the first anniversary of this blog, last Friday, I re-posted the first ever item on this blog, which summarised the inspiration for my MA dissertation on climate change scepticism in the UK; and the results of my research … Continue reading
A letter to the (right-wing) Editors
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
Lawson’s unreasonable appeal
In my post last week about the aptly-named Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), I said I would elaborate on both of its founders. This then, is the first of two such posts, on Nigel Lawson, who experienced considerable difficulty in … Continue reading
The Global Wonky Policy Foundation
The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is actually a very appropriately-named organisation; because it is advocating policies that will ensure global warming is maximised. The GWPF was founded by former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson (now formally known as … Continue reading
Most scientists don’t believe AGW is happening (?)
Nope, sorry, I don’t accept the validity of this statement. There may be protestors within various Institutions; and lists of people who dispute the consensus view on Wikipedia; and lists of unscientific people that do not; but… Wikipedia also contains … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Economics, Environment, Hockey Stick Illusion, IPCC, Maketplace of Ideas, Merchants of Doubt, Scepticism
Tagged American Physical Society, Andrew Montford, Christopher Monckton, Fred Singer, George Monbiot, Institute of Economic Affairs, Institute of Physics, IPCC, Lord Lawson, SPPI
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Sceptical economists are intellectually bankrupt
As made clear in About, I am in the process of completing an MA in Environmental Politics at Keele University in Staffordshire (i.e. in the UK). As part of the requirements for my MA, I chose to undertake, as my … Continue reading
