Category Archives: Science and Rationaltiy

ThinkorSwim censor Zone5!

Posted on 4 September 2011 by Graham Strouts

On February 4th this year I wrote a post called Climate Change: Will the Real Skeptics Please Stand up?. A couple of weeks later, I offered the same post to John Gibbons who runs the climate change blog ThinkorSwim, after … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, Science and Rationaltiy | 6 Comments

All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace

Posted on 17 June 2011 by Graham Strouts

I only just recently got to watch Adam Curtis’ latest documentary, All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace, which I really enjoyed. As with Curtis’ previous work, such as The Power of Nightmares, a very wide range of different … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Rob Hopkins and Transition

Posted on 14 June 2011 by Graham Strouts

Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Towns movement, has posted some comments on my recent blog post The Hockey Stick Illusion in which he has challenged the change of course this blog has taken since its inception in 2006. Since … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, collapse, Genetic Engineering, Peak Oil, Science and Rationaltiy, Transition Towns | 47 Comments

The Hockey Stick Illusion

Posted on 11 June 2011 by Graham Strouts

Book Review The Hockey Stick Illusion- Climategate and the Corruption of Science by A.W.Montford pbck; 482pp Stacey International 2010 In this thorough and well documented book Andrew Montford of the Bishop Hill blog tells the extraordinary story of one of … Continue reading →

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Climate alarmism and the Goddess: reflections on a visit to ThinkorSwim

Posted on 20 February 2011 by Graham Strouts

If John Gibbons had any intention of trying to allay my fears that there is a strong ideological basis to much climate change activism when he accepted my recent post on climate skeptics, this was quickly forgotten. John’s appraisal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, climate change, collapse, Peak Oil, Science and Rationaltiy | 4 Comments

Climate Change: Will the Real Skeptics Please Stand Up?

Posted on 4 February 2011 by Graham Strouts

Update 16-02-11: a slightly revised version of this post is now on ThinkorSwim where a lively discussion ensues… Update: Sept. 4th 2011- the post at ThinkorSwim was taken down, along with another interesting discussion- I have posted the comments from … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, Genetic Engineering, Science and Rationaltiy | 21 Comments

Into the Wild: a Parable for our Times

Posted on 7 December 2010 by Graham Strouts

One of the most enduring quasi-religious myths in the environmental movement is that our percieved problems- the percieved crisis in the modern world- stems from a separation from nature. We were born in pre-history, an integral part of Mother Nature … Continue reading →

Posted in collapse, community, Environment, Gardens, Human Ecology, Science and Rationaltiy, survivalism | 12 Comments

Steiner schools: A Fantastical Edifice of Nonsense

Posted on 10 October 2010 by Graham Strouts

Update: Part 2 of the series on Steiner Schools on DC’s Improbable Science: The Steiner Waldorf cult uses bait and switch to get state funding.Part 2 Another excellent post exposing more of the extraordinary shenanigans in various countries that is … Continue reading →

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We don’t need GE crops but Africa does

Posted on 10 September 2010 by Graham Strouts

Starved for science: How Biotechnology is being kept out of Africa Robert Paalberg Harvard University Press 2009 Pbck 235pp Harvard Professor Robert Paalberg has written a book that makes essential reading for anyone interested in global food politics and why … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Food, Geo-politics, Science and Rationaltiy | 15 Comments

Stir- Crazy: Permaculture, Biodynamics and Compost Teas

Posted on 24 July 2010 by Graham Strouts

In a recent interview, permaculture teacher Albert Bates discusses Rudolph Steiner and Biodynamics: Click here for MP3 Albert defends Steiner on the basis that Anthroposophy has created a “tribe” which he sees as a good thing. In reality, Anthroposophy is … Continue reading →

Posted in Compost, Gardens, Permaculture, Podcast, Science and Rationaltiy | 9 Comments