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New boost to global warming stories

Just as I thought global warming stories were going out of fashion, along comes sunspots. And strangely, all the people who used to write about doomsday global warming are suddenly writing about doomsday lack of sunspots. I personally think its … Continue reading

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Australian PM's ratings slump after carbon tax

Seems like the chickens are coming home to roost for the Australian PM who went into her election campaign promising not to implement carbon taxes. And I may be wrong, but I seem to recollect that she only got the … Continue reading

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The best of the comments on WUWT on sunspots

The following comments were taken (without permission … hopefully no one minds) from the article on sunspots at WUWT mostly in order of writing  (except the first!): http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/06/14/all-three-of-these-lines-of-research-to-point-to-the-familiar-sunspot-cycle-shutting-down-for-a-while steven mosher says:June 14, 2011 at 5:32 pm “funny how skepticism about … Continue reading

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How to win a "scientific" argument if the science doesn't support you.

Science has a very simple rule: you have to be certain of what you say. It doesn’t allow arguments based on opinions. Science requires evidence and deductive reasoning. Something that is infuriating for those who want to use science to … Continue reading

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The dilemma of a warmist

For years we were told: “nothing other than manmade warming can explain the late 20th century rise in temperature”. To which the sensible sceptic asked: “what about natural variation”. To which the alarmist replied: “there is no such thing” or … Continue reading

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British industry asks government to rethink climate policy

Some newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser at the GWPF At Last: UK Industry Demands Government Rethink On Unilateral Climate Policy The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) confirmed today that it will ask government to rethink conflicts of interest between low … Continue reading

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Better question: When will it be safe to stop being an active sceptic?

In the last post I asked when we will know the climate wars are over. I might change my mind, but I’m beginning to doubt there is any real way of declaring an “end” to this stupid scare. Because how … Continue reading

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How do we know when we have won the "climate wars"?

This is really a note to myself in the hope that I can refer back to it and say: “yes it’s over”. The question is: “what evidential base can we use to claim: ‘the war is over’ given that it … Continue reading

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Peer reviewed paper finds 20th century warming due to sun

I found this on the THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: A peer-reviewed paper published in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics finds global warming over the 20th century “not significantly different” from warming episodes that occurred in earlier centuries. The paper finds … Continue reading

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INSANE USE OF LOW DOSAGE ANTIBIOTICS IN FARMING

If anything shows the real nature of modern “science” its a comparison between global warming and antibiotic immune bacteria. As far as I am aware, the only possible causal link between possible global warming is a tentative link with hurricanes, … Continue reading

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