The lights are going to go out.

An article in the Independent newspaper today states the view that "Fracking" for gas won't bring down the cost of energy to the British consumer.

George Osborne's plan to deliver cheap energy by fostering a fracking revolution has been dealt a severe blow after an influential cross-party group of experts said any boom in shale gas production would be "unlikely to give the UK cheap gas".

However all is not what it seems:

But even if vast quantities of shale gas are eventually produced, the report finds that this would be unlikely to have much impact on household and businesses energy bills – although it would be good for the economy. "Despite the support for UK shale gas announced in the Chancellor's Budget, there remains a great uncertainty around the size of the prize and developments in the industry, which could take a decade and are unlikely to give the UK cheap gas," concluded the report by Carbon Connect, a steering group of industry and academic experts chaired jointly by Mr Hendry, a Conservative MP, and Baroness Worthington, Labour's Energy and Climate Change spokesperson in the House of Lords.

What I had to ask is who are this steering group called CARBON CONNECT?

As I suspected, the cross party group is taking their advice from a group intent on decarbonising the energy generation. Certainly not an independent unbiased organisation.

Their aims are reproduced below:

Carbon Connect is the independent forum that facilitates discussion and debate between business, government and parliament to bring about a low carbon transformation underpinned by sustainable energy. We were launched in June 2009, by Ed Miliband MP, then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

For our members we provide a varied programme of parliamentary events and policy research that is progressive, independent and affordable. As well as benefitting from our own independent analysis, members engage in a lively dialogue with government, parliament and other leading businesses. Together, we discuss and debate the opportunities and challenges presented by a low carbon transformation underpinned by sustainable energy.

Our members are committed advocates of low carbon enterprise and ensuring that the UK is at the forefront of the transition to a low carbon and resource efficient world.

If that is a steering group that MPs' are listening to, then I suggest that we'll be heading down a no through road, with no turning circle at the end.

At this rate we can expect blackouts in the future. I despair at the gullibility of our politicians.

Maybe our Antipodean friends are waking up to the fact they are being scammed.

It would be nice to see our political class taking heed.

But then our politicians are not very clever either. Look at Huhne. He can’t even manage his own life.

And a little extra.

Climate Tyranny

*Warning. Tinfoil hat alert*

It’s not about money at all. It’s about power to be had by scaring people.

just imagine that you’re a Billionaire. You’ve got the money that you craved for, but now you’ve got  the money, you’re bored. After all there’s only so many Mega Yachts you can flaunt.

So what’s the next game changer?

The need for Power is the next excitement. Start an elite club. Give it a name. Ah, Bilderbergers sounds catchy doesn’t it?

You’ve seen how ruling your Financial Empire by the use of tyrannical force works, so you apply it to the Outside world. First you try it with lets say, Salmonella in eggs. Lo and behold the proles stop eating eggs. However that didn’t last and lets face it, it only had a limited time of effect. Step two. Up the ante with Flue pandemics, Aids will decimate the world, etc.

However the best of the lot is, someone in passing, mentions carbon. Ah ha.

Looking around you see a diverse group of “Climate scientists” all looking into a correlation, if any, between CO2 and Global warming.  I mean they’ve been around since the seventies. Mind you they had to drop the theory of global cooling as that was too hot (Pun intended). A few millions is peanuts to you, so a bit of largesse is distributed to select climate change study groups.

Next you need to obtain more help in diversifying your scam. What do you do? You set up a meeting and invite heads of government  to attend this meeting which is lavishly hosted beyond their  wildest dreams. Lets meet up in Kyoto.

In the course of this meeting you express your concerns about that dreadful CO2 and it’s ramifications and stoke the Egos of your head of state friends. Tell them, that only they, have the power to save the world, with your help of course.

Suggest that the only way to prevent CO2 rising is to tax those evil carbon users by devising a means of trading in carbon credits so that those evil polluters are made to pay for the Righteous green, Gaia loving, citizens of the planet. And of course, throw in think of the Cheeeldren and  polar bears.

Of course whilst you wait for the carbon trading system to be set up, it makes sense to make a little money on the side by insisting that we need an interim power generation system such as wind and solar. Mind you, don’t tell the politicians that wind power is useless when the wind doesn’t blow, and solar is useless when the sun doesn’t shine. I.E. at night. Of course put it about that subsidies of micro generation will bring down the cost of a home owners energy bill, but don’t tell them about the hidden costs. As I posted HERE and HERE and HERE.

Drop a little hint to an ex vice president, and a former prime minister that is trying to subsidise his letter box mouthed wife, that there is money to be made, and you’ve got it in the bag.  And make sure they are following a common purpose.

You’ve done what you set out to do. You’ve invented a new currency which you have the power to control. Carbon. Could this be the new “Black Economy”?

Well, enough for conspiracy theories for now. I mean it really couldn’t happen………………………….Could it?

I don’t believe it.

 

As my one reader will note I’m somewhat of a skeptic/denier (insert ad Hominem attack here), when it comes to man made Global warming.

For those who would disagree, I give you a little pamphlet for you to read. Then have a think whether you have been conned or not. Make up your own mind.

The Skeptics Handbook 11.

The Met Office. Fail

 

Since we had this latest round of Global warming last month, I've had their website tabbed in my Browser. I also have another site called meteox tabbed. Meteox streams ahead for 3 hours and gives a good picture of the weather patterns coming in.

Last night the Met Office was predicting that there would be a yellow level of snow in Kent by Midday today.

This morning at nine O'clock the warning had changed to orange, predicting significant levels of snow.

At ten O'clock the sun was out. Not a cloud to be seen.

At 12 O'clock, the met Office site had suddenly changed to green.

Now I'd been comparing the Met Office data to Meteox and could see that there was no cloud coming towards Kent all morning.

It would seem that the Met office cannot even predict the forecast 3 hours in advance. Are their pine cones defunct? or do they just look out of the window?

If they can't get it right for 3 hours, how can they predict the next 50 years?

A good little animated graph to explain historical climate change.

But then the warmists will still go on shrieking, "We're all doomed".

More Climategate

A really excellent article explaining why Climate change is so important to the political elite.

The article explains the science and politics involved. It's a long read with a few vids thrown in.

If you have the time read it here.

It's not the Beeb, but the truth is leaking out slowly

I'm glad that the global warming con is now being talked about more openly, and not just behind closed doors.



Shamelessly knicked from Subrosa

I take carbon reduction seriously

I've entered my activities on the ACT ON CO2 website where they have a Co2 calculator.

here are my results:

Congratulations. You've successfully completed the Act on CO2 calculator. The tables below represent your CO2 emissions from all three areas of your life.

Your CO2 result is tonnes per year.

The breakdown of your carbon footprint is shown in the table below. For example in your 'Home' section, we break down your footprint so you can see how much of your footprint is due to heating and how much is due to lighting. In the 'Appliance' section we break it down into appliances in various rooms of the house, so you can see how much is used in the kitchen, study and so on. In the 'Travel' section you can see how much carbon your vehicle is producing and how much comes from the flights you take. If any area is particularly high, you can concentrate on lowering the carbon footprint of that area first.

All figures are in tonnes per year.

Breakdown of sections	CO2 Footprint
Total Footprint for Home	32.06
Hot water	4.06
Heating	27.49
Lighting	0.51
Total Footprint for Appliances	10.53
Kitchen	3.7
Entertainment	3.17
Study	3.11
Other	0.55
Total Footprint for Travel	396.65
Vehicle	227.25
Public Transport	0
Flights	169.4
Total Carbon Footprint	439.24

Your target footprint total is 351.38 tonnes per year.

Everybody likes to have a target to reach their goals. In the table below we have given you an aspirational 20% reduction target to reach. This is spread evenly through your three areas of Home; Appliances and Transport, however, for example, if you can see that your transport CO2 emissions are high, and in particular your flights, you can concentrate on reducing that area.

The national average total is 4.46 tonnes per year.

We also show you how you compare to the National Average CO2 emissions for anIndividual or Household (depending on which option you chose at the beginning of the calculator). You can find out how we calculate this in our CO2 Calculations FAQs section.

CO2 emissions from all three areas of your lifestyle

	Home	Appliances	Travel	Total
Your Carbon Footprint	32.06	10.53	396.65	439.24
Target Footprint	25.64	8.42	317.32	351.38
National Average	1.99	0.71	1.76	4.46
People like you who have: Terraced house Semi-detached house Detached house Flat/maisonette Bungalow 0/1 bedroom 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 4 bedrooms 5+ bedrooms Built before 1930 Built 1930 - 1995 Built after 1995 Gas Electricity Oil LPG Coal Biomass 1 person 2 people 3 people 4 people 5+ people Rural Urban	6.36	2.46	9.66	18.48

Visualising your Carbon Footprint

it's the amount of CO2...

• you need to fill 25218398 party balloons
• produced by driving from London to Manchester and back 3338 times in the average car
• produced from leaving a 60 watt light bulb on 1487 years
• produced from boiling water for 15811242 cups of tea

It was the 9 Hummers, and the perpetual globe trotting, first class, for my family of ten, that upped it a trifle.

*Snigger*

Go on,have some fun