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- Solar energy and moonshine politics | Brief letters Wed, 26 Jul 17, 4:00amEnergy policy | Civil partnerships | Codeword puzzles | Dramatic accents | Irritating BBC presentersDid I invent the solar panels scheme which paid a generous feed-in tariff to install panels on your roof? I think I may also...
- A sin of omission Thu, 19 Jan 17, 8:27pmThe BBC was worried about primates this morning. Apparently loss of forest habitat means that our hairy cousins are facing the threat of extinction. Professor Jo Setchell is quoted in the piece as the woman with the answer...
- Can we see Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘smile’ in slow-mo? | Letters Fri, 3 Jun 16, 4:05amCorbyn’s smile | Neoliberalism lives | Female anti-fracking activists | Sitcoms | Back alleysThe highlight of Jeremy Corbyn’s latest speech now appears to be the imperceptible “smile” he allegedly let loose during...
- BBC finds wind farms have no effect on climate Wed, 27 Apr 16, 7:15pmFor a moment I thought the BBC was tackling a very important question:
- Hot magma is melting Greenland ice – can windfarms save it? Thu, 7 Apr 16, 3:44pm… Here on the ball of magma called Earth, there’s a hot plume of rocks under Iceland that stretches right across under Greenland. Those hot rocks are melting the ice from below in a band 1,200 km long and 400...
- BBC turns a blind eye Fri, 25 Mar 16, 7:50pmDo you remember when the Today programme had Jeremy Leggett on and described him as a renewable energy expert, accidentally failing to mention that he is the boss of a big solar energy company?
- Woman attempts to cross Irish Sea in giant hamster ball Fri, 18 Mar 16, 11:00pmOn February 25th, a British TV presenter attempted to cross the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and Scotland in a zorb -- a plastic orb that is essentially a human-sized hamster ball...
- The BBC has killed comedy says Monty Python’s John Cleese and Eric Idle Sun, 28 Feb 16, 3:54amIf you throw enough of other-peoples-money at something you too can neutralize top talent and produce mediocrity.
- How can the BBC help you advertise your wares better, Mr Green Blob? Mon, 11 Jan 16, 7:40pmBBC preparations for the arrival of the Green BlobMy thanks to Stewgreen for pointing me to this excerpt from Jeremy Leggett's new book, describing a meeting with Roger Harrabin:
- The BBC and the chief scientist Fri, 8 Jan 16, 8:39pmBen Pile highlights a fascinating comment at Guido's blog:
- Harrabin on Facebook Tue, 5 Jan 16, 3:21amRoger Harrabin has launched a new personal Facebook page for 2016, adorned with a picture of him taking on board the words of wisdom of climate guru Arnold Schwartzenegger.
- Splitters, deniers, and circular firing squads Thu, 31 Dec 15, 9:08pmA couple of weeks ago, we were treated to the sight of Naomi Oreskes badmouthing a variety of climate scientists for having the temerity to support the expansion of nuclear power...
- Thoughts on Naomi Klein Fri, 11 Dec 15, 8:36pmIt's fair to say that people on the sceptic side of the climate debate think that Naomi Klein is a weapons grade noodle. But it's not just us. Plenty of serious commentators on the other side of the debate feel the same way....
- The amazing Sarah Montague Thu, 10 Dec 15, 8:23pmQuite astonishingly bad journalism from Sarah Montague on the Today programme this morning, inviting the president of Kiribati to hold forth about how his country was about to disappear beneath the waves...
- Letts laugh at the BBC Sat, 5 Dec 15, 7:51amQuentin Letts account of the way the BBC handled the complaint over his letting sceptics appear on his radio programme about the Met Office is very funny.