The shocking story of how an unholy mix of junk science, green hype, corporate greed and political opportunism led to the biggest and most expensive outbreak of mass hysteria in history. Watermelons explains the Climategate scandal, the cast of characters involved, their motives and methods. He delves into the background of the organisations and individuals who have sought to push global warming to the top of the political agenda, showing that beneath their cloak of green lurks a heart of red. Watermelons shows how the scientific method has been sacrificed on the altar of climate alarmism. Delingpole mocks the green movement s record of apocalyptic predictions, reveals the fundamental misanthropy of green ideology, and gives a refreshing voice to widespread public skepticism over global warming, emphasising that the crisis has been engineered by people seeking to control our lives by imposing new taxes and regulations. Your taxes will be raised, your liberties curtailed and your money squandered to deal with this crisis, he writes. Delingpole argues that climate change is an ideological battle, not a scientific one. Green on the outside, red on the inside, the libertyloathing, humanity-hating watermelons of the modern environmental movement do not want to save the world. They want to rule it.
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"This is a serious and significant book." -- Matt Ridley, The Spectator<br/ ><br/ > "A polemic, an analysis, an enormously valuable, well-researched and referenced resource." -- Roger Helmer MEP <br/ ><br/ > "Delingpole is a brilliantly funny and entertaining writer. You ll zoom through his book in a day and, at the end, you ll be able to win almost any argument about climate change" --Daniel Hannan MEP
"Did Delingpole s book convince me to come down on his side of the argument? No, but it did unsettle me, shake me out of my complacency and make me question my own views. What more could any polemicist ask for?" --Mail on Sunday
"Did Delingpole s book convince me to come down on his side of the argument? No, but it did unsettle me, shake me out of my complacency and make me question my own views. What more could any polemicist ask for?" --Mail on Sunday
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James Delingpole is the British writer who helped expose the Climategate scandal in his the Daily Telegraph blog. He also writes a column for The Spectator. His books include 365 Ways to Drive a Liberal Crazy and Welcome to Obamaland.
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I found this book staggering. Packed full of cross references to documents & research to back up what he's saying, his revelations into the corruption and false science of the man-made global warming lies are difficult to counter. Everything he says is backed up and taken from genuine documents which are out there for everyone to read for themselves once you know where to look. I know as after reading, I felt compelled to look into it further. The subject is so important affecting everybody's lives one way or another, it is amazing that the public have allowed it to get this far.
Really, this isn't a crack-pot conspiracy theorist take on things. He analyses both sides of the argument and then examines motives and methods which are pretty heavy reading but keeps it entertaining - I couldn't put it down!
After all, what is the use of having an opinion - it cannot be valid unless you know the facts on both sides? Make an effort to read this front-to-back and then decide. It makes you feel really uncomfortable armed with more knowledge than the BBC wants to broadcast.
Really, this isn't a crack-pot conspiracy theorist take on things. He analyses both sides of the argument and then examines motives and methods which are pretty heavy reading but keeps it entertaining - I couldn't put it down!
After all, what is the use of having an opinion - it cannot be valid unless you know the facts on both sides? Make an effort to read this front-to-back and then decide. It makes you feel really uncomfortable armed with more knowledge than the BBC wants to broadcast.
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Very interesting book, lays bare all the myths fed to us by so called enviromentally aware people. Should be required reading in schools to counter the garbage being peddled by such as Al Gore and the scores of other well meaning people, who unfortunately have come through our current scientifically corrupted education system, and are therefore completely brainwashed and continue to perpetuate these flawed views
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By D. Lye
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As a layman who is interested in the subject, I cannot be sure whether James Delingpole is right in his rebuttal of the theory of man-made global warming. But whatever the truth may be, Delingpole has written a trenchant, concise and entertaining critique of the environmentalist lobby that has grown up around the climate change agenda.
On climate change itself, Delingpole's two key points are (a) that global temperatures stopped rising in 1998, and (b) that the case for man-made climate change rests to a large extent on dubious and selective use of research evidence. Those are potentially explosive claims. I asked a climate scinece expert I know who told me (a) is true (adding that the science depends on trends over the longer term - so this is not a conclusive piece of evidence either way), but said that (b) is arguable. But Delingpole does enough in this book to make the case to rebut the environmentalists' claim that "the science is settled".
More tellingly, Delingpole exposes the left-wing/socialist bias that underpins the environmentalist movement - hence the title: watermelons are green on the outside, red on the inside. He also exposes the power, resources and tactics (including censorship and character assassination) of parts of the green movement, which belie its squeaky-clean image. And this, for me was the most telling part of the book. Even if one accepts man-made climate change as plausible, the remedies called for by the green lobby are socialistic, utopian, and of dubious utility. Authors who accept the climate change hypothesis - for example Mark Lynas - have come up with more practical and sensible approaches to dealing with it, whilst Bjorn Lomborg and others have exposed the inadequacies of the current Kyoto consensus.
Delingpole's book is best read alongside these other works, to put it in a proper context. But it's a strong and distincive contribution to the debate. And it's highly entertaining too.
On climate change itself, Delingpole's two key points are (a) that global temperatures stopped rising in 1998, and (b) that the case for man-made climate change rests to a large extent on dubious and selective use of research evidence. Those are potentially explosive claims. I asked a climate scinece expert I know who told me (a) is true (adding that the science depends on trends over the longer term - so this is not a conclusive piece of evidence either way), but said that (b) is arguable. But Delingpole does enough in this book to make the case to rebut the environmentalists' claim that "the science is settled".
More tellingly, Delingpole exposes the left-wing/socialist bias that underpins the environmentalist movement - hence the title: watermelons are green on the outside, red on the inside. He also exposes the power, resources and tactics (including censorship and character assassination) of parts of the green movement, which belie its squeaky-clean image. And this, for me was the most telling part of the book. Even if one accepts man-made climate change as plausible, the remedies called for by the green lobby are socialistic, utopian, and of dubious utility. Authors who accept the climate change hypothesis - for example Mark Lynas - have come up with more practical and sensible approaches to dealing with it, whilst Bjorn Lomborg and others have exposed the inadequacies of the current Kyoto consensus.
Delingpole's book is best read alongside these other works, to put it in a proper context. But it's a strong and distincive contribution to the debate. And it's highly entertaining too.
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Should be Compulsary Reading
Thia book explains how we are being lied to and how our cash is being mis-used.
It should be compulsary reading in schools.
It should be compulsary reading in schools.
Published 3 days ago by Mr. Colin F. Brookes
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Conspiracy Theories and Half Truths
First let's challenge Delingpole's poor understanding of Semantics - He refers to himself as a Skeptic - a Skeptic is someone who challenges his opponents to provide evidence for... Read more
Published 9 days ago by JoshAndrews
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At last the truth.
It proves what I have thought all along. the trouble is, all the governments are still telling lies. According to these so called experts I should have died years ago. Read more
Published 23 days ago by A. G. Heggie
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A excellent read
This was a fantastic book. James Delingpole dissects the myths that have been promulgated by a group of people intent on ruining this planet in a lighthearted yet informative way. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Neilw90
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Brilliant and disturbing in almost equal measure
If it were possible I would make this compulsory reading for everyone in the UK-except I don't agree with these kinds of totalitarian methods as outlined in this book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jerry Mayer
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Global Warming!
A must read book that shows how Global Warming is just a political tool and how the scientists are poor excuses for the term.
Published 1 month ago by DaveABZ
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A GREEN CONSPIRACY?
A very serious subject addressed in an easy, accessible and readable manner. The refences suggest careful and proper research. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Observator
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Imperfect but well worth reading
Delingpole's problem is that he is trying to present the side of fact and reason against the side of emotion. Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. M. M.
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Fascinating read ....
This is a superb & fascinating book, well researched & presented ... a must read not only for 'Climate Change' sceptics but for anybody that's interested in the stories & science... Read more
Published 4 months ago by JoParky56
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A great read if...
This book is a great read if you've made up your mind already about climate change and are naturally distrustful of science or any form of change which might impact your own... Read more
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