Tag Archives: climate denial

Biden throws floundering global climate action a lifeline

Posted on November 22, 2020 by John Gibbons

The article below appeared earlier this month in the Business Post. One crucial first step in tackling the climate crisis is for politicians to say ‘no’ to dirty money from the powerful fossil fuel lobby (who notoriously have spent freely … Continue reading →

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Sinking ever deeper into ecological debt and climate denial

Posted on January 31, 2018 by John Gibbons

Eschatology, or the study of the end of times, is at least as old as the written word. The concept spans many of the world’s major religions, usually referring to some future day of judgement or reckoning. Beyond the realms … Continue reading →

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The ICSF – Irish Contrarians Serving Farming?

Posted on May 15, 2017 by John Gibbons

When I first heard about the newly formed climate denier group, the self-styled Irish Climate Science Forum (ICSF), I tipped off my usual Dublin media outlets, but nobody was biting, so from there, I went to the London-based Desmog.uk, part … Continue reading →

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Dad’s Army of climate deniers rallies in Dublin

Posted on May 9, 2017 by John Gibbons

My piece below, as published last Friday on the respected climate science website, Desmog.uk. As outlined below, I was tipped off about the meeting early last week, and wrote to the organiser, Jim O’Brien, who informed me I would not … Continue reading →

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The meteorologist and the scourge of climate ‘over-alarmism’

Posted on May 14, 2014 by John Gibbons

Back in March, there was quite a kerfuffle when RTE PrimeTime tried to set up a ‘debate’ about the reality of climate change by initially loading a panel 3:1 in favour of the 3% ‘skeptical’ position that rejects or downplays … Continue reading →

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