Tag Archives: sceptics

Balanced analysis?

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Some grudging kudos is due to the BBC for a detailed airing of the sceptical viewpoint on the Today programme on Radio 4 this morning. They even interviewed ‘Sceptical Blogger’ Andrew Montford (Bishop Hill) – who made a great contribution. … Continue reading →

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The Minds of Climate Change Pundits

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

Guest post by John Bell There is something that troubles me in the Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) debate that I would like to bring to light and solicit remarks from others in helping me understand it. I used to … Continue reading →

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WUWT-TV

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Only catching up with recent events this evening, including WUWT-TV presenting a more balanced antidote to Al Gore’s scarathon “dirty energy=dirty weather” (which is here). Andrew Montford is on at the moment.  Well done Anthony – enjoy! To watch WUWT-TV click here or … Continue reading →

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Location Location Location

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Well now we know, and I for one think it is worth the wait. Assuming this stands up to further scrutiny, and I have every confidence it will, this is a big deal.  These are only initial thoughts. Watts et … Continue reading →

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Nature – more consensus than credibility

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Christopher Booker in the Telegraph yesterday points out how the authority of Nature is used and abused in the climate debate: Whenever some landmark event in the story is approaching [...] Nature can be relied on to come up with … Continue reading →

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Competition in the meme pool

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Climate change activism has relied heavily on memes to spread its message – ‘the greenhouse effect’; ‘Polar Bears are in peril’; ‘Global warming will reach a tipping point then were doomed’.  As well as direct climate memes there are also … Continue reading →

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A Tipping Point Reached

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Events this week make me wonder if we have reached a tipping point in climate change.  The trouble with tipping points is that you can only see them with any certainty well after the fact – which is something that … Continue reading →

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Finding FOIA

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

A few thoughts on the police action at Tallbloke’s house last night…

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A suggestion for climate scientists…

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Unleash your inner dummy (via Nature Jobs Column). Peter Fiske suggests that scientists are too hung up on being experts in their field, and this often limits their perspective in applying for jobs and their own view of their potential … Continue reading →

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Lucy Skywalker

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

A few days ago I mentioned finally meeting several people I have come to know through blogging. One of those was Lucy Skywalker.  When I realised I was going to be in Lucy’s neck of the woods I had emailed … Continue reading →

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