UK GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT INDUSTRY FROM ENERGY PRICE HIKE

This article in the Telegraph looks at the new announcement in the forthcoming Energy Bill. It is good news for energy intensive industries, but the bad news is the rest of us will have to pay the extra to make up for it. So our bill will go even higher.

CO2 REGULATION IS A DISASTER

A new book on this subject is reviewed here. This well written summary lists the powerful arguments against over-regulation of the energy sector for the dubious aim of reducing emissions of CO2. 

BE CAUTIOUS OVER INCREASED SEA LEVEL RISE CLAIMS

This article gives the details.

NEW REPORT - UK SHALE GAS WILL KEEP PRICES DOWN

Here is an article which refers to the report and links to it. It gives a cautious conclusion that shale gas would make a difference to the UK, and is all the more believable for not going over the top. All we are waiting for is the goverment to give the go ahead.

GO GREEN OR DIE SAYS PRINCE CHARLES

Dear old Prince Charles seems to be going ott with his latest speech according to this article in the Independent. On many issues I share his concern, but on this one I beg to differ. It is sad that by so over-stating the argument he will merely re-inforce the views of those who find him an eccentric.

WOULD YOU PAY EXTRA FOR WIND TURBINES - VOTE NOW

Here is the link to the Guardian poll, so do let them have your opinion. Poll closes in about 5 hours.

UPDATE
Poll has now closed and the result was 31% in favour and 69% against, which seems rather convincing evidence that the public do not want dearer electricity, even if it were to cut CO2 (which it would not).

BALANCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE BBC

This piece from Bishop Hill looks at why the BBC has got it so wrong on the climate debate. By giving up on impartiality the BBC has betrayed its viewers and listeners, and sold out to the green lobby. A public service broadcaster that has done the public a disservice.

UK ENERGY BILL A BAD DEAL

This piece explains the bad news contained in the UK government's new energy bill. It's not all bad news as the government did at least not include a new CO2 reduction target that would have ruled out new gas fired power stations without carbon capture, so the door has been left open to start devloping shale gas.

YET ANOTHER WIND TURBINE SCAM

Just when you thought you had read all the wind farm scams along comes this. You really could not make it up. How could the government fail to see this and do something to stop it? Unfortunately this is just typical of what happens when an artificial market is devised, instead of allowing real competition.

NO SUCCESSOR TO KYOTO LIKELY

This report tells us why no meaningful agreement will be reached. The major sticking point is simple - the so-called "develoing nations such as China and India refuse to subject themselves to reducing their emissions, and the USA, Canada, New Zealand and others refuse to take part in an agreement that does not include them. A classic impasse which looks insoluble. Without all major industrial nations taking part CO2 emission cuts cannot happen.    

CIA CLOSES CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT

This article confirms the headline, which suggests that the hype about climate change causing wars was likely to be an exaggeration, like so much of the climate change hype. Gradually governments are beginning to back off from the collective madness that has engulfed them.

CAN YOU TRUST THE IPCC?

Here is a very good piece about the way the IPCC goes about its business, not its scientific business, but its everyday organisational business. The article looks at two matters; the award of the Nobel Peace Prize is one, and its presence at the latest UN climate change talks is the other. In both cases they seem to be more than a little confused.

BBC HAS A PECUNIARY INTEREST IN AGW

This piece uncovers a hidden link between the BBC's pension fund and promotion of the anthropogenic global warming hypothesis. Something that I have never heard the BBC declare, and nor do I expect them to do so anytime soon.

WHY BIO FUELS WON'T CUT EMISSIONS

According to Matt ridley not only will they fail to reduce emissions, but they will increase food prices as well as energy costs - a real lose-lose scenario. Yet the UK and the EU still persist with the policy.

The BBC has also covered the biomass story.

MORE ON BBC CLIMATE CHANGE DUPLICITY

This article from Christopher Booker (where would the UK climate sceptics be without him?) gives the wider public an opportunity to see how the BBC has abandoned its duty of impartiality at the behest of a one-sided group of climate alarmist organisations. This disgraceful bias is yet more evidence of a lack of integrity by the public service broadcaster. Apart from Booker no other national media has reported this, as far as I am aware.

Here is more on this topic with detail of the little known IBT which seems to wield a lot of power over the media.

ENERGY MINISTER CALLS FOR CURBS ON WIND FARMS

This article highlights new UK Energy Minister, John Hayes strong objections to wind farms. It is hard to imagine that PM David Cameron was unaware of this when he appointed him in the recent re-shuffle. 

UK GOVERNMENT SPLIT OVER TOUGH EMISSIONS TARGETS FOR NEW POWER STATIONS

This article discusses the rift at the heart of the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition over the new Energy Bill. What the article reveals is that the Conservatives are at last realising that the targets in the Climate Change Act are actually incompatible with keeping the lights on. The hard bit is trying to explain this to their Lib Dem partners. 

CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY

When you read this article you can see why so many nations are keen (even desperate) to see climate change taken seriously. It's because they expect to get billions of dollars to fight it. If (or when) it eventually falls flat not one single dollar will be repaid. It is simply the ultimate ponzi scheme. This is a benefits culture on a world scale, not just a client state, but dependent nations. Of course it has many facets and when temperatures continue to flatline or even fall the focus will switch to sea level rise or increasing acidity in the ocean, or something yet to be mentioned. The developed world is beginning to wise up and smell the coffee.

LIST OF BBC "CLIMATE EXPERTS" REVEALED

You can read the full story and the list here on the WUWT website. This has been a bad wekk for the BBC, but I bet this will not make the national news, yet it is more clear evidence that the BBC is far from impartial in its reporting of the contentious issue of so-called "climate change. What can the BBC be trusted on?

More on this at Delingpole.

HUMAN CO2 EMISSIONS MAY BE STAVING OFF A NEW ICE AGE

That is according to This article referencing some research by Swedish climate scientists. If true it rather turns the current argument on its head. Next we will be trying to increase emissions!

UK LABOUR PEER ASKS AWKWARD QUESTION ON GW

Here's an account of a Labour Peer questioning the extent of temperature rise since 1880, with the detailed reply given by the government, probably with some help from the Climate Research Unit. It is interesting to read the comments below the post as some are very sharp. It is looking as though the sceptics are growing both in numbers and confidence.

UK CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT LIVES A JET-SET LIFESTYLE

The Tax Payer's Alliance has done some research and discovered that our political leaders who keep on exalting us to forsake such high emission things as air travel have been quietly bumping up their air miles. Is anyone surprised? Of course not, after all their travel is so much more important than ours!

STORM SANDY NOTHING TO DO WITH GW

This article looks at the facts and makes the case against tropical storm Sandy being affected by man-made climate change. Yet the alarmists cannot resist trying - it is just too tempting not to use all the pain and suffering from the storm to advance their "cause", despite all the evidence pointing to them being wrong. Yet another desperate attempt to bolster their very weak case. 

NEW ZEALAND GIVES ITSELF A COMPETITIVE EDGE IN CARBON PRICE WAR

This article explains how the New Zealand government has backed off from having a high price for carbon emissions, thus giving its industry a head start over others like the UK and Australia. I notice one interesting line in the linked article which says that Australians had given their government a mandate to have a carbon trading scheme. That is the opposite of my recollection. Once one or two countries start to break ranks with the carbon taxing nations it won't be long before others join them. 

"THE CONSENSUS IS CRACKING", SAYS BOOKER

This article from Christopher Booker shows him in upbeat mood about the recent rebellious noises from our MPs, both on wind farms and also the wretched EU budget. It may be a faltering first step, but at least it seems to be in the right direction.

FOSSIL FUELS ARE THE FUTURE

This article by UKIP MEP, Roger Helmer, looks at the current supplies and reserves of fossil fuels and finds that far from running out, there are ample supplies for the foreseeable future, which means that they are not likely to rocket in price, thus making renewables appear to be comparable.  On the contrary it is the renewables which are going to be the costly option, but will our political leaders have the good sense to change course?

Here is another well-argued article by Ruth Lea who looks at why the UK needs to stop building wind farms and concentrate on gas.

WHY NO DEBATE ON GW SCIENCE?

This article is from an excellent blogger called Pointman. Well worth a read, as are other articles on his blog.  

HIPPY MAKES MILLIONS FROM WIND SUBSIDIES

I sometimes come across "old news" stories that catch my eye and I think they deserve to be highlighted for some reason that makes them current. Here is one. I feel in one way I should say good luck to Mr Dale - my only misgiving is that he should not have been given the chance to fleece the government, and hence all of us.

UK ENERGY POLICY CONFUSION

This article by the Scientific Alliance gives a very informative summary of the state of the UK energy policy in the light of the recent nuclear energy take over by Hitachi.

UK OPPOSITION TO WIND FARMS HARDENING

A new film has been made by activists against wind farms. If you view it you will see that it is a very professional piece of work. The opposition to wind farms is increasing the more people see of them and the more they learn of the weakness of the case for them.

BBC IN LEGAL WRANGLE OVER "SECRET CLIMATE PANEL"

Six years ago the BBC decided to stop giving any right of reply to those sceptical of the global warming hypothesis. The decision was made as a result of a meeting with a panel of climate "experts". A climate sceptic blogger has doggedly pursued a freedom of information request to get the BBC to reveal the names of the expert panel. Here is an account of the long and dogged pursuit.

MP COMPLAINS ABOUT BBC CLIMATE CHANGE BIAS

This letter from Peter Lilley, MP relates to his appearance on Newsnight about seven weeks ago. It will be interesting to see if he gets a better response than other similar complaints.