Saturday 31 January 2015

WHY DO HYPOCRITES LOVE GLOBAL WARMING?

Here is a prime example of the type. It is unbelievable that a man who lives such an excessive life-style should seek to lecture others to get them to live simple lives. Al Gore was always the prime example, but there are many others. What these wealthy, pampered individuals just do not understand is that the measures that governments are putting forward to control the mythical future warming are going to ensure that millions of those currently in abject poverty will remain there. 

Friday 30 January 2015

ONLY 18% OF BRITS CONCERNED ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING

This report looks at a recent survey and finds that although the majority accept that the climate is changing they do not accept the apocalyptic scenario put out by the IPCC.

Thursday 29 January 2015

THE REAL HISTORY OF GLOBAL WARMING

This graph puts the current slight warming in perspective. It illustrates just the opposite of Mann's discredited hockey stick graph as it shows just how much variation there has been in the global temperature. The graph is part of this article which includes all the data behind the graph.

Wednesday 28 January 2015

THE RAW POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE USA

There is an interesting discussion of this here  on the Judith Curry blog where Obama's speech is analysed and compared with a reply given by Senator Inhofe,  Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Unlike in the UK where the two major political parties have reached a consensus (though individual MP's do not all share it) in the USA there is a major division along party lines with Republicans generally opposed to the climate change policies of the president.

Tuesday 27 January 2015

FLAWED DATA CONCEALS THE TRUTH ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING

Here's the evidence that data is being altered. Once again Christopher Booker is exposing something that regular climate blog readers already know. It is only through the work of Booker and a few others that this is ever exposed to the general public. Note that he has picked up on the great work of Paul Homewood on his excellent blog Not A Lot Of People Know That.

Monday 26 January 2015

2014 AMONG THE 3% COLDEST YEARS IN THE LAST 10,000

This article puts the present temperatures in context. Dr Tim Ball uses a variety of evidence to back his case and produces a compelling argument that world temperatures are nothing to worry about. So relax and chill out as you go through the article.

Sunday 25 January 2015

GREEN PARTY POLICIES COMPLETELY MAD

Read them for yourself here. To think that this load of nonsense is supported by almost 10% of the voters, according to some polls, is enough to make me question the concept of democracy. I suppose that I can console myself with the fact that, as long as they don't exceed 10% they have no chance of forming a government, but if the result is that no one has an overall majority even if they only have two or three MPs they could have much more influence than that set of nutty proposals would deserve.
Just in case readers should think this is the nuttiest party ever here's one from the 1990's that is arguably even more so. I remember they fielded enough candidates to have broadcasts on national television. Of course they did not have much support. Voters had more sense back then! 

Saturday 24 January 2015

US SENATE VOTES THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL

Yes, they actually voted by 98 votes to 1 that "climate change is real". As if any sane person would argue that our climate is somehow fixed ( well, there was one vote for that!). I notice that in the report it goes on to say that they then tried to pass a motion to say that man is largely responsible for climate change which did not pass. At least the USA has some level-headed thinking politicians.

Friday 23 January 2015

WIND TURBINES AT THEIR LEAST PRODUCTIVE AS COLD WEATHER BITES

Yet another example of the uselessness of wind energy showed as our coldest weather arrived. This report gives the details. No doubt the government will not be changing their policy in view of this problem, but as more and more turbines come on line more and more back up in the form of gas turbines will be needed for the occasions when the wind is not blowing.

Thursday 22 January 2015

EU ENERGY POLICY "BARKING MAD" SAYS MEP

This article gives the details. Here is a short extract: "Aluminium has lost 42,000 jobs since 2007 (while imports rise).  Steel 80,000.  Petroleum refining 10,000 direct jobs, and an estimated 40,000 indirect.  Chemicals, glass and cement can tell similar stories.  This is what former Industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani called “an industrial massacre in Europe”. This is an excellent article that succinctly sums up the position the EU is in. Barking mad is about right.

Wednesday 21 January 2015

DR ROY SPENCER'S VIEW OF THE CLAIM OF 2014 BEING THE "HOTTEST YEAR"

Here is Roy Spencer's view on this spurious claim. Roy talks, and writes, a lot of sense. He is one of the leading scientists who feels able to speak out without (so far) having to fear losing his job. Without people like Roy the climate sceptics would be greatly weakened. With advocates of his stature it is hard to ignore his words. We owe him a lot of thanks. 

Tuesday 20 January 2015

THE LIFE OF A "LUKE WARMER"

Here is the latest article from Matt Ridley published in today's Times (paywalled). It describes the prejudice he faces as a climate "luke warmer". It gives a very interesting insight into what he has to go through and explains why others may opt for a quiet life rather than put their head above the parapet.

Monday 19 January 2015

NEW SIMPLE CLIMATE MODEL PASSES STRINGENT PEER REVIEW AND FOUND TO BE MOST ACCURATE

Here is the article giving the details of this. The scientific paper was published in a prestigious Chinese science journal and passed a rigorous peer review process. The relatively simple model which can be used on a home computer or calculator gave much better predictions than all the models run by the large climate research organisations on their massive computers. It's all down to the information within the programme. 

Sunday 18 January 2015

WHAT ARE THE REAL CHANCES OF 2014 BEING THE HOTTEST YEAR?

Here is one answer from a scientific organisation. And then there's these guys? There is a good discussion of this here at Bishop Hill. No wonder they say "lies, damned lies, and statistics!

Saturday 17 January 2015

THE SUN CONTINUES TO GO QUIET

This article reminds us of the changes that continue to go on in the sun, largely un-noticed by the main media. If correctly interpreted, the changes in the sun's magnetic field will lead us to a period of cooling. 

Friday 16 January 2015

GLOBAL WARMING SOLVED

That is the title of a blog I have recently come across. Here is a link. I found it a fascinating read and have put a permanent link in the list on the right hand side of the blog. It struck me as an ambitious title, but on reading it I found it was very thoroughly researched and also presented in a very readable format.

Thursday 15 January 2015

IS THIS THE MOST INCOMPETENT PAPER EVER WRITTEN?

This piece has the details of a science psychology paper written by a notorious person called Stephan Lewandowski. Apparently he has interviewed someone over 30,000 years old as well as others who are under-age. When these errors were pointed out to him he made no attempt to correct it or explain it.

Wednesday 14 January 2015

AUSSIE MET OFFICE IN FALSE INFORMATION CHARGE

This piece gives the details. The Australian version of the UK Met Office, The Bureau of Meteorology, stands accused of putting out incorrect information concerning rainfall in Queensland. Yet again this is an example of a government organisation putting out allegedly false information which bolsters the message that the world is getting warmer. What are we to conclude?

Tuesday 13 January 2015

WAS 2014 THE "HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD"?

This piece discusses the claim and, more importantly, the reasons behind it. The conclusions show what is at stake and the lengths that those pushing the case for alarm over climate will go to. The propaganda war is hotting up, unlike the real climate!  

Monday 12 January 2015

CLIMATE ALARMISTS APPEAR TO BE ADMITTING DEFEAT

This article written from a climate alarmist point of view, appears to concede that attempts to control emissions of CO2 are doomed. So despite the efforts of the UK government, the EU and parts of the USA, resulting in massive costs to their people, the aim is set to fail.  

Sunday 11 January 2015

CLIMATE CHANGE LESSONS FROM THE PAST

This article points out some useful things we can learn from the Roman Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, both periods within the last 2000 years. What this article really emphasises is that there is much we don't know about the causes of these previous climate changes, though we can be certain that they were caused by natural factors. Until we fully understand them we cannot make accurate predictions about the future.

Saturday 10 January 2015

OCEAN ACIDIFICATION COULD BE THE BIGGEST CON SINCE THE HOCKEY STICK

Here is the article giving the details of this shocking revelation that scientists were concealing real measurements of historic pH measurements, preferring instead to rely on computer-generated values instead. The virtual world is preferred to the real one. 

Friday 9 January 2015

UK WIND FARMS PAID £53 MILLION NOT TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY LAST YEAR

Here's more reason not to keep building more wind farms. Payments not to produce electricity seem to be going up rapidly. The grid cannot cope with more and more intermittent types of energy and yet the government keep on encouraging more and more with these lavish subsidies which in turn drives up our energy bills. What a vicious circle!

Thursday 8 January 2015

THE NEW PURITANS

We have had the Dark Age and The Age of Enlightenment - I think we are now entering a new age which I am calling The New Puritan Age. This report gives a flavour of what is happening. It is a gradual tightening of control on what we are allowed to do. First they banned incandescent light bulbs, then it was high-powered vacuum cleaners, now it is going to be types of coffee percolators. What next? I was thinking that logically they should ban Christmas lights, specially the new increasingly popular outside lights, but I would be very surprised if they did, as that would definitely hand them the title of Puritans.

Wednesday 7 January 2015

CLIMATE PROPAGANDA IN THE GOEBBELS MOULD

I would not let your children view this video as it might distress them, but view it as an example of the lengths that alarmists will go to. Such exaggeration should have no place in serious scientific discussion. In fact this sort of thing only damages their already very weak case, and only makes them into a laughing stock. So, have a chuckle as you view it. 

Tuesday 6 January 2015

SEA LEVEL RISE GOES INTO RETREAT

This report  looks at the great changes in sea level rise that have taken place in recent years. If anyone mentions that sea level rise is increasing it is worth pointing out that not only does sea level rise change from place to place all over the oceans, but it also changes from year to year, depending on a whole range of variables.  

Monday 5 January 2015

PUBLIC WILLING TO PAY EXTRA TO HELP CLIMATE, BUT NOT A LOT!

This article looks at the results of a number of surveys across developed countries to ask if they were willing to pay more for energy to cut emissions of CO2 to avoid a climate catastrophe. The answer was yes, but no more than about 5%. That is the answer given by those who believed there was likely to be a catastrophe. I find it hard to believe that they can really believe it and yet be so reluctant to pay to avoid it. Maybe they told the interviewer that they believed it. That would accord with experiences I have had, in which people are reluctant to admit that they don't believe it, as they think it is somehow wrong to do so. My feeling is that most people do not really believe in the catastrophe, but go along with it to be 'polite', or in other words to avoid controversy. Once people realise that others around them are sceptics then they feel able to 'come out' themselves. However even closet sceptics draw the line at paying substantially more for their energy.

Sunday 4 January 2015

HOW WOULD WE COPE IF THE POWER WENT OUT FOR TWO WEEKS?

That was the question posed in a recent government exercise reported here. The findings were not very encouraging as you can read. I only hope the government improves its planning for such emergencies. After all it is not rocket science, just simple common sense. 

Saturday 3 January 2015

GLACIER RETREAT DUE TO NATURAL CYCLES, SAYS EXPERT

One of the most common changes cited as evidence of alarming climate change is the retreat of glaciers. Yet here is an expert in the subject giving a most instructive talk in which he provides evidence that these glaciers have retreated much further in the past few thousand years due to natural causes. This is no cause for alarm and in the next 20 years we can expect many of these glaciers to grow again due to a decline in solar power output.

Friday 2 January 2015

FORENSIC DEBUNKING OF CLIMATE SCARE VIDEO

A recent short video by a frequent science video blogger, Veritasium, has been comprehensively debunked here by our friend, Lord Christopher Monckton. His Lordship has done more than anyone I know to counter the pernicious nonsense that is under-pinning the current obsession of world leaders of vilifying fossil fuels. This is a must read piece where he counter acts all the main arguments put forward by the alarmists with straight-forward facts. Excellent stuff.

Thursday 1 January 2015

POLAR ICE MORE STABLE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT - NEW RESEARCH FINDS

This article in the Express looks at the new research into the thickness of both Arctic and Antarctic ice and finding it is not disappearing at the rate previously thought. At the very least this finding shows that our knowledge of these areas is far from complete and the evidence that there is dramatic climate change is not proven so far. This is a very good note with which to start 2015.

Happy New Year!