Tangled Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Great to see that Northern Ireland's environment minister, Sammy Wilson, has provoked the wrath of the Gaia worshippers in an article on climate change he has penned in The Newsletter. Mr Wilson said he believed it occurred naturally and was not man-made. "Resources should be used to adapt to the consequences of climate change, rather than King Canute-style vainly trying to stop it," said the minister....
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Northern Ireland Environment Minister, the DUP’s Sammy Wilson , [ Sarah Palin in drag? - Ed] is partly right in that hysterical media coverage linking every extreme weather event to climate change is counter-productive - the general media has never been very good at reporting science after all. But if he really wanted a “reasoned debate” he needs a new play-book. Misleading arguments on solar activity...
Right Angles (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
That’s what British Environment Minister Sammy Wilson called the green wacko view of climate change, and the greenies are none too happy: Mr Wilson said he refused to “blindly accept” the need to make significant changes to the economy to stop climate change. “The tactic used by the “green gang” is to label anyone who dares disagree [...]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
By LINDA McKEE Convicted wildlife criminals are getting away with what amounts to a fine and a slap on the wrists, Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has been warned.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Believing in man-made climate change is a "hysterical psuedo-religion", says environment minister Sammy Wilson.
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Environment Minister, Sammy Wilson, is quoted in this morning’s Newsletter on the flooding of the Broadway underpass. He claims, erroneously, that the flash floods contradict scientific climage change predictions of warming in the northern hemisphere. Wilson’s comments are not supported by the most recent findings. For example, Jonathan Cowie’s Climate Change: Biological and Human Impacts (2007), concludes...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
BBC News reports that: “An emergency meeting has taken place at Stormont between ministers and relevant agencies in the aftermath of Saturday’s flooding.” Environment minister Sammy Wilson confirmed there would be a compensation scheme for flood victims: “those affected could expect to receive around £1,000 in compensation, but the figure has yet to be finalised. Councils will be notified of the scheme...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
The new Environment minister Sammy Wilson has suggested that reaching an agreement on rural building cannot be achieved but that he will not accept a free-for-all which destroys one of our most valuable assets, the beautiful landscape. He claims that SF and the SDLP want a much more relaxed policy on rural house building: “A policy which to be quite frank would be far more relaxed than the policy...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
It seems at least one item of business is not being held up because of SF unhappiness about policing and justice, rural planning. Environment Minister Sammy Wilson said today both the SDLP and SF have backed off from Arlene Foster’s proposals to replace the present policy of PPS 14. He claims they want a policy more liberal than the old one that allowed 7,000 rural dwellings in a year. However, the...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
Environment Minister Sammy Wilson says he is not prepared to allow a free-for-all over countryside building.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
By Anonymous Northern Ireland's new environment minister Sammy Wilson looks set for a stormy relationship with green groups as a critic of an independent environment agency.
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
It’s that man again. A fiery Sammy Wilson let rip against an unctuous Shaun Woodward at an NI Select Committee hearing this afternoon with a host of grudges - over pressure to devolve Justice and Policing, funding Irish language programmes, “gifting” MoD sites, treading on the Executive’s prerogatives and “one-sided behaviour” generally. “You wouldn’t treat Scotland that way!” he complained. After...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
DUP MP Sammy Wilson accuses Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward of meddling in assembly business.
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Tensions between the ‘Departed’ DUP Ministers and their successors have surfaced again this week, with a very public tetchy exchange between former Junior Minister, Ian Paisley Jnr, and new Environment Minister, Sammy Wilson. The exchanges follow Edwin Poots' recent utterances regarding the Long Kesh/ Maze stadium, which have once again highlighted the differing opinions within the party over the stadium...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Friends of the Earth inform Slugger that the ‘new’ Northern Ireland Environmental Agency (that’s exactly the same as the old EHS, plus shiny new badge and two new board members to you and I) will be launched today. They are, it would seem, less than enthralled by the prospect:
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Good for him.Maybe a well aimed slap will stop the climate hysteria.
anonymous - 05/09/2008