Wind farms in Pacific Northwest paid to not produce March 7, 2012 Taxpayers have put out billions in subsidies over the last three years for Barack Obama’s green-energy stimulus program, which has produced such success stories as Solyndra, Beacon Power, and Ener1. But what happens when taxpayers subsidize efforts that actually produce electricity? As people in the Pacific … [Read more...]
Carbon Dioxide Propaganda Exposed!
Feb 21, 2012. Delegates from 26 countries opposed to a new EU carbon tax on airlines are meeting in Moscow to consider possible retaliation, amid fears of a trade war.China, India, Russia and the US are among the countries opposed to the EU fee, which took effect on 1 January. (Read PS after this post) If they were serious by Anthony Bright-Paul If they were serious, if the … [Read more...]
Two halves make one whole!
Two halves make one whole! Some things are so profoundly simple that it takes time for them to sink in. ‘Why is the sun able to heat the Earth?’ asks Alan Siddons in the first chapter of ‘Slaying the Sky Dragon’. Because the Earth is colder. Have you taken that in? ‘Why is the Sun able to heat the Earth?’ Answer: Because the Earth is colder. [ad … [Read more...]
Reason and Superstition: The Truth About Greenhouse Gases
Part 1: Reason and Superstition Global Warming is not Man-Made When the history of this age comes to be written, surely it will be remembered as the age or the period of superstition. Following the Renaissance there came the age of Enlightenment. The basic feature of the Enlightenment was the belief in the superiority of reason over superstition. [ad … [Read more...]
The History of Wrong Conclusions
Part 1: The History of Wrong Conclusions by Anthony Bright-Paul The History of Science is the history of wrong conclusions, being eventually overturned by more evidence, or more correctly by logic. Even today, the data that science uncovers is more often than not misunderstood. [ad name="Adsense160x600_orange"] We have only got to go back to Copernicus and Galileo, … [Read more...]
The Venom of the Greens
The Venom of the Greens by Anthony Bright-Paul When the history of this age comes to be written it might well be recorded as ‘The Age of the Venom of the Greens’. Never before in the history of mankind has a venom so overpowering struck and paralysed the whole body politic. [ad name="Adsense160x600_orange"] They talk of Global Warming, which does not exist except in … [Read more...]
Slipshod Climate Change
Slipshod Climate Change by Anthony Bright-Paul Can you imagine a word, or is it a phrase, or shall I say ‘concept’ as slipshod as ‘climatechange’? Yet we have Ministers of Climate Change, and Members of Parliament sit on Committees of climatechange. Can you imagine anything more ludicrous? [ad name="Adsense160x600_orange"] If you have change, then it must be … [Read more...]
Myths about Climate Change and Wind Power
Myths about the Environment by Anthony Bright-Paul It is of course very right and proper that we should be concerned to protect the environment and to minimise pollution. However we do need to be clear on our facts. First of all there is not one world climate. In fact there are 29 major different climates according to the Koppen-Geiger classification, and of course there are … [Read more...]
USA National Debt and Oil Galore!
U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK shows that The Outstanding US Public Debt as of 30 Apr 2011 is over $14.29 trillion. The estimated population of the United States is 310,481,671 so each citizen's share of this debt is $46,023.88. The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $4.03 billion per day since September 28, 2007! If you think that the National Debt of the USA … [Read more...]
The Laws of Physics
The Laws of Physics by Anthony Bright-Paul Do you suppose that before Newton saw that famous apple drop to the ground, do you suppose before he formulated the law of Gravity, do you suppose that people did not understand that law long before he defined it? Of course they did. The Norman archers at the Battle of Hastings certainly did as they shot their … [Read more...]
Global Cooling and Prince Charles
by Anthony Bright-Paul In the UK we already had one of the coldest Decembers on record, while Dr Vicky Pope of the Met Office was trumpeting her view that 2010 was one of the hottest years. So much for being a scientist! There was a time when we could believe the evidence of our senses. Now that the Mid-west of the USA has had record snowfalls with thousands of flights … [Read more...]
Extremes of Weather & Cover-Ups
Will 2011 bring more weather extremes? Dear Skepticals all, I am attaching a piece by Piers Corbyn. As usual it is interesting for its forecasts of weather to come and proof of the accuracy of the forecasts of the weather that we have been having, and why. But for me in the UK the most relevant piece is that which is highlighted concerning the rise in VAT of 2.5% to 20%. … [Read more...]
Global Warming Nonsense
Cancun – Can Can’t! How much longer are we to put up with this specious nonsense? We are told that the Globe is warming and that it will warm further. So what? We are told it is warming while we in the UK and in Europe are freezing. How much longer are we to take this febrile crap? [ad name="Adsense160x600blue"] On the basis that computer projections predict a … [Read more...]
Climate Change Mumbo-Jumbo
Mumbo-jumbo, mumbo-jumbo, the drums beat ever louder, and the witch doctors are coming. Every day they beat out the same rhythm, lulling everyone into a trance, suggesting that you should believe only them, suggesting that you should desert your reason and your common sense, for they the great witch doctors of the IPCC they know what is happening to this planet of … [Read more...]
Global Warming and that 2nd Law
I was resting and suddenly the 2nd law of thermodynamics came into my mind. As is my wont I had to go to Google to clarify this law – to make it comprehensible to a non-scientific mind. Really it is quite simple. If I set light to my bonfire it will rage with a fierce heat and then it will subside and eventually even the ashes will go cold. But why is that? Why does the fire … [Read more...]
Reversing Climate Change
Summary of the global eco-crisis The overarching issue is climate change and how to reverse it. We have a brief window of opportunity, and unless we act now, the chances of avoiding a serious collapse are remote. (Excerpt from S.V. October2010) Reversing changes of climate? Now there’s a thing. Doesn’t that get you excited? It does me – I just can’t wait to see where our … [Read more...]
Weasel Words
From all sides we are assailed by weasel words and by weasel phrases. These are words and phrases designed to have an emotional impact on people of low intelligence. The word ‘intelligence’ derives from the Latin word, of which the principal parts are: Intelligo, intelligere, intellexi, intellectum. It is not difficult to see that the words, intelligent, intelligence, … [Read more...]