Category Archives: Environment

Global Energy Emissions (during the climate bet)

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Anthony

Having just updated the climate bet, which confirms the lack of recent warming (ie: the ‘pause’ or ‘hiatus’ as some call it), I thought next we should take a look at global energy emissions on the same time comparative basis. … Continue reading →

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Advocating for CO2

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Anthony

Typical newspaper and TV articles which refer to CO2, malign it as a pollutant and some sort of horrible gas that we should do our utmost to get rid of, by not making it, or burying it deep underground.  It … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Science, CO2, Environment | 3 Comments

Scientific Heresy

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Anthony

‘Excellent’ – ‘well written’ – ‘impressive’ – ‘superb’ – ‘devastating’ are just a few of the comments describing it.  I’ve read it.  It is absolutely impressive. The article is a speech given by Matt Ridley on 31 October, to the … Continue reading →

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New Satellite Data Contradicts Carbon Dioxide Climate Theory

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Anthony

This article is by John O’Sullivan. I repeat it here completely. I would not normally do this but John has just been fired and his articles have been removed from the internet. I am a tad sceptical about the satellite … Continue reading →

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Huge shale gas find in UK, reported by BBC Northwest evening news

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Anthony

There could be enough gas to save the UK from their death spiral of increasing energy costs.  People are wondering if its too good to be true.  Well it sounds very much to me that its real enough alright.  Very … Continue reading →

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Some more on how the sun affects cloud formation

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Anthony

DTU Space scientists have directly demonstrated in a new experiment that cosmic radiation can create small floating particles – so-called aerosols – in the atmosphere.  By doing so, they substantiate the connection between the Sun’s magnetic activity and the Earth’s … Continue reading →

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Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets – CLOUD

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Anthony

It was observed by Danish physicists (Fris Christensen and Lassen) that global temperature correlated very well with sunspot count.  This was put forward as important in the global warming debate.  However the idea never made it into the IPCC models.  … Continue reading →

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The two main effects of NZ’s new emissions target – unknown, could be exorbitant high cost and yet negligible climate benefit

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Anthony

On 5 April I wrote to Dr Nick Smith, New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change Issues, asking what will be the expected economic cost and temperature reduction benefit from the Government’s new emissions reduction target.  The new target:  to reduce … Continue reading →

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New Shale Gas Report Challenges Global Climate Policy

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Anthony

On May 4th The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) published a detailed report about the shale gas revolution and its likely implications climate policy. The introduction reads: ‘The detection and exploitation of shale gas has been described as nothing less … Continue reading →

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Fear, guilt, virtue and religious environmentalism

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Anthony

I recently read ‘State of Fear’, a science fiction novel by Michael Crichton.  It is a controversial book about some misguided environmentalists and their plans and attempts to cause disaster in support of their cause.  Its very exciting.  A real page turner. … Continue reading →

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