CARBON CAPTURE ON THE CHEAP?

Here is an interesting piece on the UK government's carbon capture plans. Readers may recall that the UK government has offered a billion pounds to companies to set up a pilot power plant which is able to capture and store all the CO2 it produces. So far none has been built, and yet as the article says, the government is going to give £60 million to developing nations for them to do this same thing. How very strange.

THE COMING AGE OF NEAR INFINITE RESOURCES

This article looks at the future supply of minerals from space. I doubt that such a venture to mine asteroids is going to be feasible today, but I would not bet against it being so at some point. What it does indicate is that the doom merchants are almost certainly wrong; as minerals become scarce the price increases and new sources of supply become viable. This is how the free market operates.

ROYAL SOCIETY REPORT ON FUTURE GROWTH

This article by the excellent Scientific Alliance looks at the report by the Royal Society on the way the world population must change if human society is to survive. It is a very lengthy report and makes difficult and at times  inconsistent reading.

US TRUCKERS TURNING TO SHALE GAS

This article explains how the economic advantage of shale gas is so compelling that it is making inroads into US transport. No subsidy required as prices are being driven down - that is how capitalism works. Take note European governments!

IS OUR CLIMATE CONTROLLED BY SUPERNOVAE?

Here is a new hypothesis linking the Earth's climate with the timings of nearby supernovae. The paper by Henrik Svensmark has just been published and seems certain to cause much controversy. Like Darwin's Theory of Evolution it is impossible to prove, yet it seems to fit the known facts.

WARM MARCH NOT CAUSED BY GLOBAL WARMING

This article by Roy Spencer explains that the warmer than usual weather in March experienced both in the USA as well as the UK was simply that - "weather", as opposed to climate change.

GERMANS TO BUILD NEW COAL & GAS FIRED POWER STATIONS

This report gives details of many new coal fired and gas fired power stations being built in Germany to replace the Nuclear stations that are being closed early as a result of the Japanese tsunami scare. The German greens seem more frightened of nuclear accidents than they are of climate change.

ODD BEHAVIOUR OF THE SUN

Here is a look at the behaviour of the sun which some solar scientists are predicting may lead to a significant drop in global temperatures.

PURE PROPAGANDA WITH MENACE

Here is an article from the well known Forbes magazine that was passed on to me as an example of the kind of vicious propaganda that is out there. I would not normally read such garbage through to the end, but occasionally it is useful to see if there is any merit in the opposing view, and having read it, it is clear there is not one piece of scientific information in the whole article, not a shred, and yet the author suggests that those with a different view should be persecuted. 

UN AIMS REVEALED IN LATEST REPORT

I suppose many of us are already aware that the agenda behind the climate change front are much more far-reaching than simply reducing CO2 emissions and every now and then the truth is revealed, though curiously it never seems to make headlines in the mainstream news. In fact the true agenda is so far-fetched that it seems completely unbelievable, which is very convenient. However here is an article with links to the actual UN report which seems to make it absolutely clear. Whether the world's governments will sign up to it is not clear, though if they did I doubt if they would admit to it to their people. What tends to happen is that these sort of proposals are brought in by stealth bit by bit in the hope that people will not notice - which is what is happening now with stealth taxes on CO2 and "green" energy subsidies.

WHY YOU CANNOT TRUST THE IPCC

Here is a very good piece from the excellent Climatelessons blog. Evidence discrediting the IPCC is now becoming more and more convincing as it stacks higher.

BOOKER HIGHLIGHTS ALARMIST PROPAGANDA IN NATURE

"Nature" the scientific journal, that is. Here is the link to the piece in the Telegraph. Booker is one of the few journalists to reach a wider public with the truth on this on a regular basis.

SEA LEVEL SATELLITE DATA CORRUPTION

Here is the article which looks at the way the satellite data has been manipulated resulting in a completely different conclusion to that of the original data.

PROF. LINDZEN REPLIES TO CRITICS

Here is the full reply by Professor Richard Lindzen to criticism of his recent lecture at the House of Commons - see the top of the side bar for the lecture itself.

BERING SEA ICE AT ALL TIME RECORD HIGH

This article gives the details of what is seen of the ice in the Bering Sea, which is completely opposite to the alarmist predictions of organisations like Greenpeace.

GREEN DEAL - A BAD DEAL?

This article from Conservative Home looks at the government's Green Deal and finds it full of problems. Here is an extract: "Liberal-controlled Sutton Council, in Surrey, was provided with generous government funding to carry out a trial scheme. Of the 400 householders applying to take part in the project, only 67 finally went ahead; the average spend per home was £13,000. Home owners who opted to pay back their loans in 10 years found that their repayments actually exceeded their prospective cut in energy bills by some £256 a year – so their notional energy savings were completely wiped out. This was despite the fact that, to encourage take up, Sutton Council provided 40% of the cost of the works through a non-repayable grant, and made the rest available on an interest free loan." It looks as though the average voter may feel a bit fed up when he discovers how much coercion the government is now about to use on him/her.

ASTRONAUTS AND SCIENTISTS ACCUSE NASA OF UNSCIENTIFIC BIAS

Here is an article detailing this. It clearly shows once again that the global warming science is far from settled. NASA's James Hansen has played a big part in the advocacy of global warming alarmism.

MORE REGULATION TO FORCE US TO GO GREEN

It was always obvious that there was no way that the public would implement all the requirements to our homes that the government would need in order to meet its pledge to reduce the nations CO2 emissions by the target it had set. In fact it is pretty clear that there is no way it can meet its target at all. The whole project is doomed from the start, but that isn't going to stop them from introducing some increasingly draconian measures to try to force compliance as Christopher booker points out. At what point will the public start to realise that they are being fleeced by all the red-tape, all to achieve no measurable gain. See Tuesday's post here

See Ann Widdecombe's View in the Daily Express. Remember when she was an MP she was one of only five to vote against the Climate Change Bill.

CLIMATE RECORDS IN STALACTITES

Here is an interesting piece showing how a scientist has found a way of extracting past climate data from stalactites and stalagmites. He claims the results show that natural variability of the climate has been much larger than claimed by the IPCC and the hockey-stick scientists.

UK GOVERNMENT PLANS TO FORCE HOUSEHOLDERS TO GO GREEN

This article in the Mail gives a snapshot of the government's plan to compel householders to carry out insulation work to the latest standards in order to be able to carry out any improvements to the property, even replacing a boiler! (Even though a new boiler itself would save energy) These plans are apparently out for consultation, so let's hope that common sense will prevail, otherwise a whole new black market will be created.

TAMPERING WITH THE TEMPERATURE RECORD

This article demonstrates how just a few small alterations can make a big difference to the look of a graphic representation of the temperature anomaly record. The point is that the anomalies are so small to begin with. Scientists who have so publicly proclaimed that we are facing alarming temperature rises seem to be up to any trick to prove that their claims are justified. They must be held to account for making these alterations to the record, and not allowed to get away with it.

WORLD'S BIGGEST WIND FARM PROPOSED FOR UK SOUTH COAST

Here is the report in the Telegraph, complete with the astonishing subsidy figures.This proposal is right in my back-yard. I'm sure the full cost of these wind farms is not being given to the public, but the eye-watering cost of the subsidy is real enough and we will all be paying for it in higher energy bills whether we like the look of it or not.

PATIENT TOLD TO FIND NEW DOCTOR TO REDUCE HER CARBON FOOTPRINT

Here is the article on the Telegraph. It sounds as though the GPs were using this as an excuse to get rid of a patient, but it just shows how climate alarmism can be used as an easy excuse. No doubt the doctors thought that this was legitimate enough not to cause a challenge. By the look of the comments on it they have misjudged the public mood.

COURSES FOR ECO POETS

This article looks at new courses for children to make up "eco poetry" and for older students to take up writing about climate to distribute the message about the dangers of climate change. It all points to an insidious infiltration into mainstream education of this climate propaganda.

DAY OF RECKONING DRAWS NEAR FOR IPCC

This post looks at the predictions made in the 2007 IPCC Report which used data available up to 2005, and compared these with the actual data available to date. The result shows that the predictions are not being met. How long can the IPCC maintain credibility in the face of its predictions proving to be so inaccurate.

AN UPDATED GREENHOUSE THEORY

This short paper looks at the current greenhouse theory with some perceived shortcomings which the author claims to have overcome. This is a readable paper and at only 8 pages is an interesting idea.

SHALE GAS - DESTINATION UK

This article looks at the extent of shale gas throughout the UK. It looks as though our good fortune could save our industry and might save our countryside from even more wind farms.

EU STICKING TO AVIATION EMISSIONS POLICY

This report gives the details of EU leaders' thinking on their proposed policy of charging all airlines for their emissions when landing at EU airports. It will be ineresting to see what, if any, action is taken by foreign governments.

AUSSIES STEP BACK FROM CLIMATE BRINK

This article from the excellent Jo Nova, shows the change taking place in Australian politics with big implications for climate policy. When one major player changes its stance others will start to re-visit the issue. The whole climate change issue is beginning to unravel.