We are flattered to have been included in the "50 Best Eco Blogs" published today by the Times (London). Apparently, we are A site actively involved in standing up for climate change sceptics, [that] puts its points across eloquently and is not afraid to stand up to...
'Science' – Environmentalism's Fig Leaf
On The Nation blog, David Roberts of Gristmill (another blog) writes: Long-time greens are painfully aware that the arguments of global warming skeptics are like zombies in a '70s B movie. They get shot, stabbed, and crushed, over and over again, but they just keep...
The AGW Debate Descends to ‘Science’
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) issued a statement last month, outlining its position on global warming... The Earth's climate is now clearly out of balance and is warming. Many components of the climate system—including the temperatures of the atmosphere, land...
Al Qaeda Are Killing the Polar Bears
Obesity 'requires climate plan' is a perplexing headline from the BBC today. While we are only too aware that the fat people have to take more than their fair share of responsibility for the ravages of climate chaos, we couldn't help wondering what a 'climate plan'...
Environmental catastrophism
The New Generation Society’s Kennedy Lecture aimed to embrace the kind of challenge that its namesake laid before the world nearly half a century ago. “Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars,...
Dessler’s Grist to the Sceptics’ Mill
On Gristmill, Andrew Dessler provides us with an excuse for a self-indulgent recap: I was at a meeting earlier this week and was talking to one of the coordinating lead authors of the recent IPCC working group 1 report on the physical science of climate change. He...
Vote For Me – Or Get Cancer
Dr. Caroline Lucas - Green Member of the European Parliament for Southeast England - continues to peddle scare stories to generate political legitimacy. From a press release carrying the dramatic headline "CANCER 'CAUSED BY POLLUTION', MEP LUCAS TO TELL BRIGHTON...
US Presidential Candidates in “Ties to Industry” Shock
Catherine Brahic, "New" "Scientist"'s online environment reporter continues to reflect the magazine's confusion between environmental science and environmental politics. If I didn't know better, I'd say "so much for the pulling power of oil money". Reports suggested...
Eco-Slums for Eco-Proles
You and Yours (a daily consumer affairs magazine on BBC Radio 4) ran a feature on Britain's planned "eco-towns", last Monday (yes, we're a bit behind at the moment). [podcast available here] The uk needs more homes. We also need to reduce our carbon emmssions, and the...
Climate Extreme Same As 100 Years Ago – Due to Climate Change. Part II.
We reported last month how the weather in Iraq was the same as it was 100 years ago, due to climate change. According to Planet Ark - "your daily guide to helping the planet" - people in China are also suffering from harsh winter weather, the likes of which have not...