Tag Archives: Lisa Alexander

Wishful thinking can’t prevent global warming

Posted on 11 March 2014 by Peter Boyer

Maintaining that global warming has stalled since 1997 is pure delusion. [11 March 2014 | Peter Boyer] “Seventeen and a half years. Not a flicker of global warming.” That was Christopher Monckton’s take on satellite temperature data released last week … Continue reading →

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What do the floods tell us about climate change?

Posted on 1 February 2011 by Peter Boyer

The big floods have roused a hornets’ nest over their link to climate change and the potential culpability of coal miners. [1 February | Peter Boyer] We all know that one swallow doesn’t make a summer, any more than one … Continue reading →

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