Tag Archives: climate change

The Great Biofuel Maize Scam

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Miles King

  I was drawn back into the muddy world of Biofuel Maize by reading an article in the Western Morning News entitled planting right variety of maize boosts AD Output. The piece was a bit of puff for the AD … Continue reading →

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Owen Paterson calls for the use of nuclear submarines to power the UK

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Miles King

        Owen Paterson wants the UK to run on electricity from Nuclear Submarines Owen Paterson is a bit of a submarine himself these days. He goes under, for weeks at a time, then pops up, fires off … Continue reading →

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55 Tory MPs believe human-induced climate change is “environmentalist propaganda”

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Miles King

what’s happening to global temperatures? Sometimes you read a news article and you think “that can’t be right” and it is. Yesterday was a case in point. We now know  that CO2 levels have increased at their fastest rate for … Continue reading →

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Where does Owen Paterson go from here?

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Miles King

Owen Paterson reveals that he sees himself as St George fighting the environmental lobby dragon, or Green Blob as he has called it. He feels that his sacking is a “kick in the teeth” for several hundred hugely wealthy landowners … Continue reading →

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Farewell Owen Paterson: your work here is done

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Miles King

And so the rumours have finally been confirmed, Owen Paterson has been asked to stow away his wellies for the last time and return to the back benches. It may seem incredible that Paterson only became Secretary of State against … Continue reading →

Posted in corporate lobbying, deregulation, GMOs, Matt Ridley, Neonicotinoids, NFU, Owen Paterson | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

Paterson refuses top Scientists’ briefings on Climate Change: where does he get his views from?

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Miles King

It was a massive shock – to no-one at all – that Owen Paterson has refused to take a briefing on climate change from the Chief Scientists of the Met Office, Department of Climate Change or even Defra. This amazing … Continue reading →

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Inside the murky world where climate denial, social media and industry propaganda converge

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Miles King

After an unedifying and ultimately pointless dialogue with Richard AE North on the Conservative Home website, relating to the badger cull yesterday (see yesterday’s post), I was drawn to his blog to see what he was fulminating about there. I … Continue reading →

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Paterson – climate change will increase crop yields: Govt Scientists -Climate Change will cause crop failure

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Miles King

David Cameron may or may not be preparing for a major cabinet reshuffle following the Euro and Local Elections – and my favourite blog fodder Secretary of State against the Environment Owen Paterson may or may not be looking to … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, climate change, Matt Ridley, Owen Paterson | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

High Speed Wild: The case for a new Wild Landscape through England

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Miles King

HS2 is about to be given a big push forwards tomorrow when it will receive its second reading – and former Environment shadow Mary Creagh, now Shadow Transport SoS is supporting it. She will be eyeing a cabinet position after … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Woodland, biodiversity, HS2, rewilding | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Have we reached Peak Paterson?

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Miles King

is the sun setting on Owen Paterson? ((c) Miles King) Some say we have seen Peak Oil, but are now witnessing Peak “Owen Paterson”? After yesterday’s performance in the Commons, where Paterson repeatedly failed to respond to questioning on his … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-environmental rhetoric, biodiversity offsetting, climate change, flooding, Floodplains, Matt Ridley, neoliberalism, Owen Paterson, Policy Exchange | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments