Bishop Hill
Lukewarmer, libertarian, author of The Hockey Stick Illusion and Hiding the Decline and host of the Bishop Hill blog.
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Eavor Announces a Commercial Eavor-Loop Project to be built in Geretsried, Germany | Eavor Technologies Inc.
Bishop Hill
There seems to be some excitement about a new geothermal project called the Eavor-Loop today. Cheap carbon free power for all! $50/MWh!
The pilot project has a feed-in-tariff guaranteeing it an income of €227/MWh. eavor.com/press-release/…
So let's not get too excited just yet.
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Hate crime bill: Hate talk in homes ‘must be prosecuted’
Conversations over the dinner table that incite hatred must be prosecuted under Scotland’s hate crime law, the justice secretary has said.Journalists and theatre directors should also face the courts
Nicola Sturgeon official met Alex Salmond accuser before complaint was filed
The references to meetings is contained in a letter by Salmond's lawyer
France denied tanker request to disembark stowaways
<p>Despite spending time in the jurisdiction of France, Spain and Portugal, the tanker Nave Andromeda somehow ended up calling on British authorities. French authorities denied a request from the master to berth. The disembarkation denial in...
Scots Gov media chief finally admits receiving explosive text over Salmond probe
THE Scottish Government’s media chief has finally admitted she did receive an explosive text related to Alex Salmond from the nation’s top civil servant. Barbara Allison flatly denied at Holy…
News UK Hacks to be Forced Onto Diversity & Inclusion Training
Rupert Murdoch's News UK is undergoing a major woke shakeup in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests, with the company's human resources department
The trans debate could cost this Cambridge porter his job | The Spectator
This is a story about a man called Kevin Price, who was until last week a councillor and who is, for now at least, employed as a porter at a Cambridge college.
The story illustrates two points. First, political conflict over trans rights and...
COVID-19 is destroying global freedom, and it may not rebound
The pre-COVID-19 order isn’t coming back, “for the former things are passed away.”
Holyrood’s Salmond inquiry has failed. We now need a judge-led inquiry
Claims that there was a politically motivated conspiracy against the former First Minister are now not as fanciful as they once appeared
War on NOAA? A Climate Denier’s Arrival Raises Fears the Agency's Climate Mission Is Under Attack
David Legates has spent his career disputing climate science. Now he’s a top manager in the federal agency most involved in assessing global warming’s threat.
Rishi Sunak orders officials to publish economic cost of lockdown
Rishi Sunak has asked civil servants to find ways to illustrate the 'other trade-offs' amid concerns over the deaths and harm caused by coronavirus restrictions.
Blockbuster Report Reveals How Biden Family Was Compromised By China
Two sons of the Vice President of the United States and the Secretary of State willingly entered into a financial partnership with a government their fathers were supposed to deal with in an impartial manner.
Keewaydin Island Home Owned by Joe Biden’s Family Goes on the Market
Vice President Joe Biden visited the home, owned by his brother James Biden, Sr., for New Year’s.
Government 'considering Tier 4 local lockdowns'
It's been reported some shops and restaurants could close under the 'Tier 3 plus' or 'Tier 4' proposals
Covid-19: Schools may need to close to some year groups, scientist warns
Sending some children home may be the only way to control infection rates, Prof Neil Ferguson says.
How the MEAN psychologists induced us to comply with coronavirus restrictions
Introduction The British public’s widespread compliance with the Government’s draconian diktats has arguably been the most remarkable aspect of the coronavirus crisis. The unprecedented restrictions on our basic freedoms – in the form of lockdowns,...
Boris Johnson is learning that in politics you cannot simply 'follow the science'
The prime minister is trying to pretend that nakedly political decisions are driven by data. But almost no one buys it, says academic David Runciman
Child abuse inquiry ‘scared of racist tag’
The national inquiry into child abuse refused to investigate Britain’s most notorious sex-grooming scandals and barred key witnesses from giving evidence, it has been revealed.Victims and experts
National Trust could face inquiry into its 'purpose'
Charity Commission to examine whether body is 'losing sight' of its remit after controversies
Focus group reveals voters are fed up of Covid-19 lockdown measures
The UK public think the lockdown rules won't work, they will break the law if necessary to see their loved ones and believe it is time to 'get Britain back to normal'.