Here is the BBC story; here is where you can get the data. The BBC mentions volcanic ash driving up Food prices. But as far as I can see, the things that rose hardest from March to April were not particularly vulnerable to delayed flights: (correct me if I am wrong: I did that graph [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change’
22 Apr
Disturbing picture of the day …
is here. No, it is not Nick Clegg viciously attacking a pensioner with a walking stick (hattip James MacKintosh of the FT). But it may explain why even cardcarrying members of the NeoClassical School of Economics may be starting to make these kinds of argument: In general, I am opposed to state-run, nationalized industries: managing [...]
26 Mar
Thank goodness we don’t have a Republican party.
Look at this video from Paul Sagar. And courtesy of Paul, again, Republicans are so annoyed at their country getting nearer to universal healthcare that they resort to death threats. And here, from Economist’s View, how they are so against whatever Democrats come out with that they are willing to close their minds to sensible policies. [...]
14 Feb
The Malcolm Turnbull precedent: two Tories give odd reasons for voting Cameron
Glover says: “Vote Cameron or my Tories will be taken over by something nasty”. Parris says “Vote Cameron but he really ought to move to the Right which is where some of the action is”. How about “Don’t vote Tory until they are definitely liberal conservatives through and through?
9 Feb
Greece, money printing, immigration and inequality
Greece – similarities with regional aid in the UK – plus much more
4 Feb
Problems with Greens
Greens need to be careful their righteous fury does not damage the standing of their cause, or the methods needed to further it.
21 Dec
Iain Dale reveals the depth of statistical knowledge of the denier class
I haven’t checked out Iain Dale’s CV, but I suspect it does not include a period studying statistics. Because he seems to believe in a recent post that taking one month every ten years from one location in the UK is a sufficient reason to justify statements about the effect of carbon dioxide throughout the [...]
16 Dec
All hail Liberal Conspiracy for their efforts on the climate change debate
Liberal Conspiracy deserve praise for their debunking of denier myths.
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