Comments for Sean Houlihane

Comment on Guestbook by gareth ironside

gareth ironside — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:59:35 +0000

hi im breaking a mk1 rx7 if you know anyone that needs bits?
you can get me on breakingbits@googlemail.com
thanks

Comment on Response to Richard @ BH by Richard

Richard — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:39:49 +0000

“if, and only if the theory happens to be correct as many people for various reasons believe then it can look after itself” –

But we have no idea it is correct. The proof of the theory hinges on the temperature records. And what do we see about the records? Much if not all of the raw data has been “lost”. So what we have is “adjusted” data. We have an analysis carried out by Dr Roy Spencer of alternative data, which gives trends over 1973 to 2009 as 20% less than Jones’. We find proxy reconstructions being manipulated to do away with the Medieval warm period and little ice age.

In short the credibility of the records is completely shot. We can say some warming has taken place say since 1973 but not by how much and we can be fairly sure that it is in no way unique. Absolutely no cause for alarm.

In the face of such doubt and uncertaintly if the pompous governing body makes a policy statement – you can bet your bottom dollar that statement is a political one, not a scientific one.

“how you would want them to update their policy?”

Should they say that change is not happening? –

They should say that change is happening as part of an ongoing process that started 150 years ago. That we have no idea in what direction the change will continue over the next decade, leave alone over the next 100 years.

Should the focus be on adapting to the inevitable changes?

As always. Have we not adapted over the last 150 years, and indeed over and since the last ice-age?

Should we just ignore it all and carry on regardless?

What do you mean by that? Carry an umbrella when it rains and cancell flights in a snow storm. What is your exact question? Ignore what?

Should we assume CO2 is not a problem and focus on sustaining a larger population?

How are the two related? Tackle population with education, family planning and more food growth. CO2 is not the cause and solution of the worlds problems.

Should research focus on long term cost efficiency?

It should focus on real science. Physics, chemistry, medicine and not be hijacked by the fraudsters of climate science.

Comment on Guestbook by Anders

Anders — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:46:35 +0000

Hi, Just stopped by to let you know about a european rotary meeting that is taking place 1st weekend in june.
This is beeing organised by a club in the nederlands.
I’m from norway, and we will be well represented, and i belive sweden will be to.
The meeting will be in maastricht, near the nurburgring. so those who want, can take a daytrip to the track:)
We hope this will be the start of a european SEVENSTOCK. And i you could, please spread the word.
Feel free to mail me. regards Andy..

Comment on Polar Bears thrive at the equator by Brian H

Brian H — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:54:00 +0000

Fossil evidence shows that polar bear populations boom when times get warm. More food = more bears.

Duh!

Comment on Climate is Weather, not the other way round. by Sean

Sean — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:33:17 +0000

Stopped as in the observed data to date shows the past 10 years or so to have a negative trend – not in the sense of making a prediction about future trends. In the sense that IF there is any underlying upward trend, there is currently a downward variation which is masking it. In the sense that the past decade being high does not predict if it is the peak of a cycle, or the start of an exponential curve.

Comment on Climate is Weather, not the other way round. by Michael Tobis

Michael Tobis — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:00:24 +0000

“definitely”? “stopped”?

Do tell.

Are you interested in a wager?

Comment on Credanet Storage Heater installation by Sean

Sean — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:41:43 +0000

http://members.multimania.co.uk/jprdesign/cn_flt1.htm for comprehensive fault-finding info.

Comment on Observing the minimum through Solar Flux by Solar flux graph update | Sean Houlihane

Solar flux graph update | Sean Houlihane — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:11:01 +0000

[...] on from this post, and since it will be a while before this month’s data appears, here is an update to my [...]

Comment on Glacier retreat caused by soot? by Sean

Sean — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:04:01 +0000

Other sources suggest that he effects of sunspots are equivalent to co2 forcing as well, so does this mean that that we got the magnitude wrong by a half or that they are a third each
Sean: Come up with a provable causal mechanism for sunspots having an effect, and you’ll be famous. Until then, it’s just wiggle matching. Svensmark’s experiments appear to be inconclusive so far, and the albedo data does not reliably span enough of a cycle to draw much in the way of conclusion. CLOUD and the next 11 years will be interesting.

Comment on Credanet Storage Heater installation by Sean

Sean — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:58:36 +0000

If you are in the position of having to work with a faulty Credanet system (and you don’t need my spare controller) I’d seriously consider looking at heat pump (GSHP) solutions. I am intending to do a new cost analysis soon (to compare with the 2002 quote of £7000 I had for an oil system)