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Bishop Hill HSI at the London Book Fair
May 6, 2010 Books Climate: HSI I'm grateful to Amelia's Magazine for mentioning the Hockey Stick Illusion on her blog today - even if she says she's not going to read it. Amelia came across the book at the London Book Fair where my tome was placed just above hers.
Reader Comments (12)
I think Amelia is best sticking to her illustrations. She seems a bit intellectually challenged. As wind farms are indeed a scam, then any alternative has to be better - the Wind Farm Scam doesn't have to give the alternatives.
May 6, 2010 | Phillip Bratby
Couldn't have put it better.
An analogy to her logic
if i identified the real estate derivatives as a fraud, then i need to identify an alternative to it to be taken seriously.
What a truly awful website she has.
Well done on not getting a recommendation from her.
Cool...
I've seen Amelia's website before. She wrote a report on the debate at the RI between Roger Pielke Jr, Bob Ward and Robert Muir Wood described here: http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2010/2/6/has-global-warming-increased-the-toll-of-disasters.html
Here's her report:
http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/earth/climate-gate-at-the-royal-institution-has-global-warming-increased-the-toll-of-disasters/2010/02/10/
Thanks for that. Where did I put the aspirin. Seems like Amelia is a product of our education system in all its glory. A plug from her would belong in the bathtub.
Hmm. I doubt that Amelia could handle the joined up writing in your book...
Amelia's biog:
Amelia trained as a printed textile designer at Brighton University, then dabbled in illustration before doing several seasons as a snowboarding chalet girl. She then returned to do work experience in the fashion cupboards at Marie-Claire, Arena and The Face. Amelia went on to become a freelance stylist and then began to take her own photos.
Eminently well qualified to lecture the rest of us on climate change.
Amelia is a Climate Camper.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-week-amelia-gregory-1778985.html
I think she said that the book she wasn't going to read was the Wind Farm Scam one, not yours, Bish. I don't suppose she understood the title anyway...
I didn't think I would read a science based book that kept me up at night like a good whodunnit, but "The Hockey Stick Illusion" is doing this. It is very well written, clear, thorough and interesting. Your explanation of complex issues is masterly. Well done. I think when the history of this era is written, hindsight will reveal this as one of the scientific scandals of all time.
I bought the book in Australia via an on line bookseller (Booktopia). It came in about 2-3 weeks.