Climategate and the death of the MSM

This article in the Telegraph also caught my eye today.

Climategate: the ailing 'mainstream' media are committing suicide by ignoring the scoop of the century.

A well crafted article by Gerald Warner asserting that the MSM may well have shot themselves in the foot by attempting to ignore the very fact that a great many people have doubts about AGW. A vast number of whom actually do have relevant credentials to understand the science.

And he has this to say about BBC Pravda:

That is the despised organisation that relentlessly inflicts climate alarmist propaganda, fairy tales, “bedtime stories” on the British public, in the style of Radio Moscow, circa 1954 (“Implement the resolutions of the 23rd Congress…” “We have 27 minutes to save the polar bears from melting…”). No intelligent or inquiring individual believes, respects or trusts the BBC. Ditto the print media that is similarly spewing out Al Gore’s trashy superstition.

And his final words:

It seems less than likely. The Mainstream Media are hanging themselves – it is doubtful that they can any longer be described as mainstream. These are turkeys voting for Christmas.

The article in its entirety

Is Climate change really about the money?

An interesting article written for the Telegraph, by James Delingpole, caught my eye this morning.

In his article, James writes about Dr Rajendra Pachauri who is the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

I won't print the whole article but here's the link to some quite astounding revelations about this man. I'm not sure how this man can even be associated with the IPCC, given his business interests listed in the article.

There are further thoughts over at Eu Referendum on this subject. Well worth a read.

A charity broadcast on behalf of the Prime Minister

They need your help, give miserly.



H/T to OH

Copenhagen. No agreement?

Negotiations at the UN climate summit have been suspended after developing countries withdrew their co-operation.

Well, I could see that coming.

Developing countries fear they would lose many of the gains they made when the Kyoto agreement was signed in 1997.

Losing out on the gravy train then, are we?

Pravda tells all

Update: It looks like they won't be able to make a decision for six years!

A good little animated graph to explain historical climate change.

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

Oh dear.

The caption says it all.

Oh what Now!

This blogger is all shopped out. I need the night off.

Move along now, nothing to see here.

Abnormal service will resume tommorrow.

The warmers don't like being asked awkward questions

H/T to Subrosa

Brussels. How we are being screwed.

I see from the news that Brussels have agreed to hand over £6.5 billion to from the EU to the third world to help it to overcome so called "Climate Change".

EU leaders ended a summit in Brussels having agreed to pay 7.2bn euros (£6.5bn; $10.6bn) over three years to help poorer nations cope with climate change.

What's worse is that Brown has pledged the poor British taxpayer to stump up £1.5 billion of it.  (From the BBC 6 O'clock news). He obviously believes his delusion that we are better equipped to ride out this recession.

I very much doubt that the money will go to good use, but instead line the pockets in velvet of half the tinpot dictators out there.

And the greed is already there.

But leaders of poorer nations described the sum as inadequate.

When will Scumbag Brown realise the Legacy of debt we have bestowed on our children and grandchildren.

Old Holborn puts the blame on the middle classes. Yes, you at the back, this is your fault. Read that post and weep.

I seriously think that I may take my money and run. Surprisingly my wife agrees.

 

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The Met Office. Hedging their bets?

If you read this article it would appear that they are making an assertion that they can't quite be as positive about their "Global Warming" stance as they would like you to believe.

Forecasters predict that the annual figure for 2010 will be 14.58C (58.24F), 0.58C (1.04F) above the long-term average of 14.0C (58.2F).

They say the combination of climate change and a moderate warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean are set to drive up temperatures next year.

The next line is interesting:

The current record record is 14.52C (58.14F), which was set in 1998.

We haven't cooled then?

Here's the caveat:

However it added: "A record warm year in 2010 is not a certainty, especially if the current El Nino was to unexpectedly decline rapidly near the start of 2010, or if there was a large volcanic eruption.

And where do they get their data from? Yes you've guessed it , CRU at the University of East Anglia.

The full article is

here