All sorts of claims are made about climate change. The excellent Number Watch site by John Brignell keeps a list of things (claimed to be) caused by global warming. Pointless speculation about climate change is rife. This is perhaps the most absurd instance of it....
In Defence of 'Taking Energy For Granted'
I was on BBC Radio Newcastle this morning, discussing what some are calling the North East region's 'energy revolution'. Some. [youtube 0c_o86i7XLY] It's a funny kind of 'energy revolution', when the outcome is a reduction of living standards. I wish I'd said that,...
Against Development
Bishop Hill links to an article by Oxfam's research director, Duncan Green. Says the Bishop... Duncan Green is head of research at Oxfam GB and has written an article exploring the question of whether the drought in the Horn of Africa is caused by climate change. The...
The PM, Her Chancellor, the Royal Society, its Geneticists & the BBC
British PM, David Cameron has written to his Australian Counterpart, Julia Gilllard, to congratulate her on her climate change policy -- the Carbon Tax. The Sydney Morning Herald says, "Your announcement sends a strong and clear signal that Australia is determined to...
What 'Science Says', part #8099
A recurring theme of the green argument for 'urgent' and 'strong' action on climate change -- usually also an argument for circumventing the democratic process -- is the claim that 'science says...{insert fatuous pseudo-scientific statement here}' . It's a fig leaf,...