Monthly Archives: May 2011

Fusion Scientist admits defeat

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Mike

A senior scientist at the a senior scientist at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire told the Guardian: “We have to use electricity to run the machine and there is no way of getting around that.” Which is … Continue reading →

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It’s All Over: Kyoto Protocol Loses Four Big Nations

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Mike

DEAUVILLE, France: Russia, Japan and Canada told the G8 they would not join a second round of carbon cuts under the Kyoto Protocol at United Nations talks this year and the US reiterated it would remain outside the treaty, European … Continue reading →

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More US politicians going cold

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Mike

(US) Presidential politics has candidates rethinking global warming “One thing that Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have in common: These GOP(republican) presidential contenders all are running away from their past positions on global warming, driven by … Continue reading →

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SNP all but drop any reference to global warming.

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Mike

I’ve just been listening to the Alex Salmonds “five year vision” on the BBC. In a 22minute speech, I noticed two possible reference. There was one mention of “crown estates” and “wealth” which could if desperate be taken to mean … Continue reading →

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Extermarmite

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Mike

After Danish authorities decided to ban Marmite, there has been a call to ban Danish goods . On the page calling for a boycott of Danish goods, fan Joe Figg feared the ban could have far-reaching consequences. “This dastardly move … Continue reading →

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Barmy denialist or just sacasm?

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Mike

This is the kind of republican that … makes me proud to be British … or perhaps I just don’t understand his humour? But if it were true — and most of the world’s scientists agree it is — Rohrabacher … Continue reading →

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The future of Climate Science and related Energy Policy

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Mike

It’s now pretty much inevitable that the global warming scam is coming to an end, and so (in a few years) we will be in a position where common sense prevails. So what would be an acceptable end to the … Continue reading →

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Global warming for chickens

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Mike

Hatching chickens can teach you an awful lot about global warming science. I made the mistake last time of just “checking” the temperature using an industrial probe … it wasn’t quite right, so I tried a glass thermometer, that was … Continue reading →

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How is global warming a fake?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Mike

I spotted the question and thought it would be worth answering. Global warming is the theory that continued increasing levels of burning fossil fuel will result in catastrophic warming of the world. Like all similar scares, it is based on … Continue reading →

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This is hilarious

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Mike

Over on real climate I spotted this article: It would not surprise me if the denialists would deny the existence of the new book by Haydn Washington and John Cook (skepticalscience.com) ‘Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand‘. Somehow, I … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Mike

The IPCC commands about the same level of respect, in private, among the scientific fraternity, as the Eurovision Song Contest does, in private, among professional musicians. May 23, 2011 at 9:26 PM | Pharos (Bishop Hill)

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Breaking news – Scottish Storm not (yet) linked to GW

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Mike

With coffee in hand, I turn on the computer, read a couple of blogs and then noticed the trees blowing wildly outside … I wonder how many stories are on line linking this storm with Global warming. None! (so far) … Continue reading →

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Cold Winters – nothing to do with slowing currents

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Mike

After years of  telling us that global warming would make us warmer: According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia,within a few years winter snowfall will become … Continue reading →

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Matt Ridley: Inconvenient Truths About ‘Renewable’ Energy

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Mike

Once you examine it closely, the idea that “renewable” energy is green and clean looks less like a deduction than a superstition. What does the word “renewable” mean? Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a thousand-page report on … Continue reading →

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Petition to repeal the climate change act

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Mike

There is a petition afoot to repeal the UK’s Crazy Climate Change Act. Sign here.

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At last evidence of eco-rats fleeing the sinking ship

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Mike

There are two big energy scares, one based on a premise of “manmade warming” which says there is too much fossil fuel for our own good, and the other based on too little fossil fuel. Both can be turned by … Continue reading →

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The Plagues of Manchester

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Mike

This piece caught my eye: “While loitering around Oxford Road shamelessly trying to be offered flyers for student nights to feel young again, Mr Cyst saw this Ford Focus completely covered in ice cubes. How did this happen? Maybe it … Continue reading →

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Why the Lib Dems lost the election?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Mike

If anyone didn’t know the Lib Dems in Scotland were thrashed at the last election with the SNP doing extremely well. A quick look at their press releases sees both have an interest in energy issues at the moment but … Continue reading →

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Mons Graupius

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Mike

As most people know the Romans invaded Britain in 43AD. Over the next few decades they successively moved North overcoming local tribes until around 80AD Agricola brought an Army into Scotland. Historically, this campaign is very important: unlike many Roman … Continue reading →

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Voyager: Peak civilisation?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Mike

As I listened to the news on Voyager, it occurred to me that this was the end of an era in space transport. I can still remember when Voyager was first launched: it was heralded as the beginning of a … Continue reading →

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