Monthly Archives: February 2011

Why don't they Listen to the Fishermen?

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

I’m extremely grateful for Orkneylad who pointed out this story to me, because I know many of the characters involved because a long while back when the Marine test centre in Orkney was still just an idea, I was lobbying … Continue reading →

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Wind industry – greatest scam of our age?

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

From the Daily Mail: Scarcely a day goes by without more evidence to show why the Government’s obsession with wind turbines, now at the centre of our national energy policy, is one of the greatest political blunders of our time. … Continue reading →

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The lies about Green Jobs

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

Back in 2000/1 when I used to attend the Scottish Parliamentary Renewable Energy Group I regularly pushed them to look at the economic impact of wind energy on Scotland. I knew there was a problem, because despite the 45,000 jobs … Continue reading →

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Let them Walk

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

Just one quote says it all: Central Taxis estimates it will save around 4,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere by signing up to a project capturing methane gas from China’s Tieling coal mines. (Guardian) Apparently this is all the … Continue reading →

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Irish Elections a Warning for Scottish Greens?

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

Thanks to Bishop Hill I learnt the supprising fate of the Irish Greens which seems to point the way things will go in the May Scottish elections. Funnily, enough I was just talking to my better half yesterday about the … Continue reading →

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Herald Letter: Does Wind Need Hydro?

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

There is a letter in the Herald replying to a previous correspondent’s “several criticisms of wind power”. (Herald letter) I’ll start with the interesting bit which is a debate about whether Hydro or Pump Storage should be a priority. On … Continue reading →

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Eyes, Eyes, and yet more Eyes

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

The title seemed pretty unambiguous: “Study on connection between global warming and eye health” How odd? How, I wondered could the minuscule changes in global temperature be linked to eye health. Perhaps it was the outbreak of some deadly eye … Continue reading →

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A Blast from the Past

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

A long time ago before Al Gore “invented” the internet and climate change meant “global cooling”, the environmentals having failed to persuade the world that impending nuclear war would be the end of civilisation they invented a new threat called … Continue reading →

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How Green and Sustainable is Wind?

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

With recent announcements of plans to use forestry commission land for yet more industrial wind complexes, Scotland is going to see further areas of former green forest cleared to make way for foreign wind machines. The real irony, is that … Continue reading →

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Scottish Sceptic

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

Some might say that the very nature of Scottishness is scepticism; I think it comes with the climate: cold & wet in winter and wet and cold in summer. I’m sure this scepticism or as others might call it: “prudence” … Continue reading →

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