He studied chemistry at Imperial College, London, has 10 degrees, including a law degree, and has published more than 100 scientific papers. I’m referring to my husband, John Abbot. He is also a man of few words. Last Friday morning, after … [Read more...] about John has Plus 10 Degrees, Bureau Loses Minus 10 Degrees
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Concerned About Prof Peter Ridd
I have been chatting off-and-on with Peter Ridd, now Professor of Physics at James Cook University, for nearly two decades. We both resent the lack of honesty in the reporting of many environmental issues. Earlier this week, Prof Ridd was … [Read more...] about Concerned About Prof Peter Ridd
Imminent Catastrophe: a poem by Clive James
The imminent catastrophe goes on Not showing many signs of happening. The ice at the North Pole that should be gone By now, is awkwardly still lingering, And though sometimes the weather is extreme It seems no more so than when we were … [Read more...] about Imminent Catastrophe: a poem by Clive James
Ray the Moderator
THIS blog now has a moderator. In time we might even have some rules. Ray grew up on a farm along the Tweed River in New South Wales. He started, but never completed, a degree in earth and biological sciences at the University of New England, … [Read more...] about Ray the Moderator
Peer Review Falters at the Altar of Conviction
IT is perhaps easier to build the Great Wall of China than to convince a global warming devotee to reconsider their mistaken faith. A man with a conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures … [Read more...] about Peer Review Falters at the Altar of Conviction
Thatcherism and the Climate Catastrophe
With the passing of Britain’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, much will be heard from the conservative side of politics about all the good that she did. But for the sack of truth, something she cared much about [1], let us also … [Read more...] about Thatcherism and the Climate Catastrophe