Tag Archives: Requiem for a Species

To all who say AGW is junk science

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Rick Altman

What qualifies you to judge what is “junk” and what is “sound” science? Or have you, in fact, just borrowed this facile method of debunking real science from the tobacco companies that tried for so long to convince us smoking … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Climategate, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Environment, Hockey Stick Illusion, Junk Science, Merchants of Doubt, Pseudo science, Scepticism | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

What on Earth is happening?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Rick Altman

Here in the UK, it is expected that the afternoon temperature in the shade will today exceed the all-time record for October. Furthermore, the Royal Horticultural Society, National Trust and many other organisations are reporting that many plants have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Consumerism, Environment, Financial Crisis, Growthmania, Limits to Growth, Modernity, Money Fetishism, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Scepticism | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Computer models – can we trust them?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Rick Altman

I have decided to break into my mini-critique of the school of environmental thought known as Ecological Modernisation (i.e. seeking solve the potential problem of perpetual growth on a finite Planet!) to address the above question. This is because, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, Computer Models, Economics, Environment, IPCC, Limits to Growth, Merchants of Doubt, Politics, Scepticism | Tagged , , | 5 Comments