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Nine years later, and deeper in debt

Posted on December 5, 2016 by John Gibbons

It’s nine years to the week since my first posting on ThinkorSwim went live – on the last day of November 2007. It was, in many ways, a different world. The mood was radically different too. For starters, the Greens … Continue reading →

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Challenging Ireland’s climate contrarian-in-chief

Posted on July 18, 2015 by John Gibbons

Back in May 2014, UCD meteorologist, Prof Ray Bates penned a heartfelt plea for continued inaction on climate change, under the lurid headline: ‘Warning of over-alarmist’ stance on climate risk’. It was a weak, poorly argued exercise in that most … Continue reading →

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A grandfather’s appeal to Obama

Posted on February 25, 2009 by John Gibbons

Politicians worry about the next election; business people worry about the next quarter. Who does that leave to worry about the longer term future? One top scientific expert believes the people who really do think ahead are parents, more specifically … Continue reading →

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Some like it hot?

Posted on April 7, 2008 by John Gibbons

Climate sceptic Bjorn Lomborg was in Dublin last Friday telling the folks at the IMI national management conference that everything’s just honky dory on the climate front – a business-as-usual message that was no doubt eagerly lapped up by that … Continue reading →

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