- Bishop Hill blog - The lights may stay on, but the economy may go out

Peter Atherton, the head of utilities research at UK broker Liberum Capital has issued an extraordinarily damning assessment of UK energy policy. The good news is that he reckons the lights may not go out. The bad news is that he thinks that this will be because of a "huge spike" in energy prices. This will of course extinguish much of the UK economy.

What May? Plowable Potential Tonight (55-60% probability of new May snowfall record for MSP) | Warmist Paul Douglas

There have been only 5 two-inch-plus May snowfalls in the Twin Cities since 1891, so yes, this is very unusual.

Enviro Wind Math: $1.08 billion > $1.65 billion | JunkScience.com

While the DOE analysis certainly does indeed estimate that the “cumulative economic benefits” from 1000 megawatts of wind power development in Kansas to be $1.08 billion over 20 years, that estimate is not offset against the costs of building the wind in the first place — $1,650/kilowatt or $1.65 billion/1,000 megawatts, according to the same DOE analysis.

Tampering With Alice | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

The UHI effect must have increased at the airport in the last 70 years, when it has changed from little more than a grass track, to the modern airport seen below. (Even though Alice Springs has a population of 18000, and the site is at an airport, GISS in their ultimate wisdom have decided that no UHI adjustment is necessary).

Temperature: The Blinding Obsession. It’s The Precipitation Stupid.

Melting ice on Kilimanjaro became the image of warming. Its iconic status suited the public relations component of global warming. Now it underscores what was wrong with the claims because the snow has returned.