Lord Turnbull: The Economic Burden Of Renewables
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 12:56
Lord Turnbull, House of Lords
House of Lords, 9 March 2010: [...] The real scandal here brings me to my third point, which is a constitutional one. It is clear that the promotion of renewables, particularly those of microgeneration, will cost many billions of pounds, most of which will be paid by adding a surcharge to household and company bills. Much of the burden will fall...
Read more...
|
Climategate Scandal Risks Undermining Reputation of Science
Sunday, 07 March 2010 09:13
Richard Gray, The Sunday Telegraph
The row sparked by the leak of climate change emails from a British university has the potential to "undermine" the reputation of science as a whole, two respected scientific organisations have warned.
Climate change researchers at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) are accused of withholding raw data and the computer...
Read more...
Emission Fine Fears Grip British Firms
Friday, 05 March 2010 17:03
Scott Mcculloch, Business 7 News
Uk companies could end up handing the government a windfall of more than £230million in penalties unless they move fast to comply with new Carbon Reduction legislation.
Recent surveys suggest at least 66 per cent of the 5,000 businesses which will be affected by new regulations are unaware of their responsibilities and possible repercussions...
Read more...
About Time: Met Office Seasonal Forecasts To Be Scrapped
Friday, 05 March 2010 12:00
BBC News
The Met Office is to stop publishing seasonal forecasts, after it came in for criticism for failing to predict extreme weather. It was berated for not foreseeing that the UK would suffer this cold winter or the last three wet summers in its seasonal forecasts. The forecasts, four times a year, will be replaced by monthly predictions.
The Met...
Read more...
UK Government Study: Green Fuels Cause More Harm Than Fossil Fuels
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 07:53
Ben Webster, The Times
Using fossil fuel in vehicles is better for the environment than so-called green fuels made from crops, according to a government study seen by The Times.
The findings show that the Department for Transport’s target for raising the level of biofuel in all fuel sold in Britain will result in millions of acres of forest being logged or burnt...
Read more...
|
Integrity Of UK Climate Research In Doubt
Monday, 01 March 2010 23:00
Ben Webster, The Times
The integrity of climate change research is in doubt after the disclosure of e-mails that attempt to suppress data, a leading scientific institute has said. The Institute of Physics said that e-mails sent by Professor Phil Jones, head of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, had broken “honourable scientific...
Read more...
Climategate: House Of Commons Hearing
Monday, 01 March 2010 07:06
David Adam, The Guardian
The climate scientist at the centre of a media storm over private emails released on to the internet will face his first public questions on the affair today when he appears before a parliamentary committee.
The science and technology select committee is expected to ask Phil Jones, head of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of...
Read more...
Climategate: Memorandum Submitted By The Global Warming Policy Foundation
Saturday, 27 February 2010 16:25
administrator
Memorandum Submitted By The Global Warming Policy Foundation to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
INQUIRY INTO THE DISCLOSURE OF CLIMATE DATA FROM THE CLIMATIC RESEARCH UNIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
1. The Global Warming Policy Foundation is a registered charity (no. 1131448) of an educational nature. Further...
Read more...
Ofcom Probes UK 'Climate Porn' Campaign
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 18:42
Andrew Orlowski, The Register
Ofcom is to investigate the UK's Government's notoriously emotive 'Drowning Dog' prime time TV advertisements. Ad industry self-regulator the ASA is already conducting its own investigation of the 'climate porn' campaign.
The taxpayer-funded advertisement features a father reading a bedtime story to his young daughter. The picture book comes to...
Read more...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 1 of 12 |
News