We quite often quote physics professors here, but not often physics professors discussing “the key role of maintaining dollar hegemony and the importance of the petrodollar to US global dominance,”or who argue that “the US has an existential interest to ensure that opioid drugs are traded in US dollars” and who quote Albert Camus, professor Mike … Continue reading
Author Archives: Geoff Chambers
More Cambridge Climate Conspiracy Theory Theorising
I wrote about a major five-year project by Cambridge University on Conspiracy Theories and Democracy, financed by the Leverhulme Trust, here and here, noting how scepticism about the official version of climate science figured prominently in their research on conspiracy theorising. In another article I noted the existence of two other research groups based at British … Continue reading
The Conversation or: “Does my Brain look Big in This?
Mark Maslin was one of the climate scientists interviewed in the Attenborough programme “Climate Change – the Facts.” He has a new article (his 24th) at the Conversation, “..in which a climate scientist interviews his climate striking daughter.” James Dyke, Senior Lecturer in Global Systems, University of Exeter also has a new article at the Conversation (his 44th) called … Continue reading
Thunberg Fun
At last. The first sign that we might be at the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning, or something. H/t Guido Fawkes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZH-1liT9NM Watch the audience. Some are laughing, and some are trying hard not to. Continue reading
Another Day, Another Guardian Article
The article by Guardian Environment editor Damian Carrington on redefining the English language mentioned by Paul in his recent post led me to another article by Damian published just the day before, titled “‘Extraordinary thinning’ of ice sheets revealed deep inside Antarctica.” The subtitle says: “New research shows affected areas are losing ice five times faster … Continue reading
Greta’s Famous Last Words
Greta Thunberg has the longest single intervention in the BBC documentary “Climate Change.. the Facts,” and it has pride of place as the last item, just before Attenborough’s summing up. For those who don’t read every comment under every article, here’s a summary of what I know about her: Greta’s mother is an opera singer, and a … Continue reading
Black Propaganda
Of the 28 experts interviewed in the BBC programme “Climate Change .. the Facts,” there was just one journalist, Richard Black, ex-BBC environmental correspondent and director and founder of the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit. He appears nine times in “..The Facts.” Black’s contributions add nothing to the argument, but essentially provide link material. He introduces … Continue reading
