The Useful Genius
The Useful Idiot is a term widely believed (perhaps inaccurately) to be attributable to Lenin, to describe a character who acts unwittingly to the advantage of another group, often one… Read more »
Category: Climate Change
The Science of Underestimation
A group of 50 scientists sit around a table deciding how far an athlete will throw a ball. They are experts in ballistics and aerodynamics. Each is asked for a prediction… Read more »
No Climate Change Here: A Snapshot
Climate change stories written with no mention of climate change. They are all the rage. Oroville Dam: Thousands evacuated in California after plans for emergency spillway fail California ‘bombogenesis’, biggest… Read more »
When Will Scientists Stop Saying Things?
Ask yourself the following question, which are you more likely to believe, The Sky is blue Scientists say the sky is blue Now ask yourself which of these statements you… Read more »
A Sense of Scale: Man vs Tree
The Tree Every schoolchild knows that the tree absorbs CO2 and emits O2. Therefore the discussion of tree planting seems curiously absent from measures to curb the rise of CO2… Read more »
Are the Green Party Environmentalists?
It depends who you are. If you are a politician then the issue of climate change is something that needs to be discussed. If you are a climate sientist, then… Read more »
El Nino – A useful Idiot
Climate change coverage without the climate change. This is a feature of contemporary news reporting. The latest example is by John Vidal in the Observer 22.05.16, the abridged online article… Read more »
Grim Milestones and Tipping Points
The article written by Peter Hannam of the Sydney Morning Herald picks upon the aptly named Cape Grim monitoring site and the likelihood that it will tip over 400ppm carbon… Read more »