IT is generally recognized that the west is in decline and that China will emerge as a superpower some time later this century. It is also generally recognised that it is the west that has spear-headed the campaign against the so-called climate … [Read more...] about Copenhagen in December: The Decline of the West – And Money
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Global Temperature Increase Linked to 1976 Climate Shift in Pacific Ocean
THREE Australasian researchers have shown that natural forces are the dominant influence on climate, in a study just published in the highly-regarded Journal of Geophysical Research. According to this study little or none of the late 20th century … [Read more...] about Global Temperature Increase Linked to 1976 Climate Shift in Pacific Ocean
New York Times Changes Storyline on Climate Change
THE New York Times, like most of the mainstream media, is not known for its balanced reporting on climate change. I tend to associate the newspaper with sensational headlines suggesting a full blown climate crisis. But then just yesterday the … [Read more...] about New York Times Changes Storyline on Climate Change
Australian Liberal Party Dumps Climate Sceptic, And
I GATHER Malcolm Turnbull, the leader of Australia’s right of centre party, the Australian Liberal Party, is planning to instruct his senators to support the Emissions Trading Scheme when the Australian federal parliament next sits... ostensibly … [Read more...] about Australian Liberal Party Dumps Climate Sceptic, And
Human Sacrifice for Climate Mitigation
Climate modelling of new data from the Aztec Codex Cihuacoatl has identified a relationship with important implications for global warming mitigation. The research suggests a strong causal pathway exists between climate change and Aztec rituals of … [Read more...] about Human Sacrifice for Climate Mitigation
Meeting the Moral Challenge of Climate Change
UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s citing of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech in support of his policy of subsidising the construction of many thousands of otherwise uneconomic wind turbines might appear grotesque, even comical; but not if … [Read more...] about Meeting the Moral Challenge of Climate Change