Monthly Archives: April 2017

Rethinking energy supplies

Posted on April 27, 2017 by modernsceptic

With the double shock (to most) of the UK vote for Brexit and the election of President Trump across the pond, many people predicted a further series of political upsets this year. That’s the way people’s minds work – we … Continue reading →

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Measuring up to emissions targets

Posted on April 21, 2017 by modernsceptic

The extent of the human race’s impact on climate is not known with any degree of certainty, although the prevailing message in much of the media is that, to all intents and purposes, it is. Along with this message often … Continue reading →

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The Tesla bubble

Posted on April 7, 2017 by modernsceptic

Markets are prone to bubbles as the herd instinct takes over from cool common sense. This is not a new phenomenon – witness the South Sea bubble in the early 18th Century, and the even earlier Tulip Mania in the … Continue reading →

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