Monthly Archives: June 2011

Dear Politician – can I draw your attention to sunspots

Posted on 15 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

To our politicians, I would like to draw your attention to an important subject and this is the odd behaviour recently observed in the solar cycle and the possible implications for our climate and its policy implications. Aim The aim … Continue reading →

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How to win a "scientific" argument if the science doesn't support you.

Posted on 14 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

Science has a very simple rule: you have to be certain of what you say. It doesn’t allow arguments based on opinions. Science requires evidence and deductive reasoning. Something that is infuriating for those who want to use science to … Continue reading →

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The dilemma of a warmist

Posted on 14 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

For years we were told: “nothing other than manmade warming can explain the late 20th century rise in temperature”. To which the sensible sceptic asked: “what about natural variation”. To which the alarmist replied: “there is no such thing” or … Continue reading →

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British industry asks government to rethink climate policy

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

Some newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser at the GWPF At Last: UK Industry Demands Government Rethink On Unilateral Climate Policy The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) confirmed today that it will ask government to rethink conflicts of interest between low … Continue reading →

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Better question: When will it be safe to stop being an active sceptic?

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

In the last post I asked when we will know the climate wars are over. I might change my mind, but I’m beginning to doubt there is any real way of declaring an “end” to this stupid scare. Because how … Continue reading →

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How do we know when we have won the "climate wars"?

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

This is really a note to myself in the hope that I can refer back to it and say: “yes it’s over”. The question is: “what evidential base can we use to claim: ‘the war is over’ given that it … Continue reading →

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Peer reviewed paper finds 20th century warming due to sun

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

I found this on the THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: A peer-reviewed paper published in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics finds global warming over the 20th century “not significantly different” from warming episodes that occurred in earlier centuries. The paper finds … Continue reading →

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INSANE USE OF LOW DOSAGE ANTIBIOTICS IN FARMING

Posted on 6 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

If anything shows the real nature of modern “science” its a comparison between global warming and antibiotic immune bacteria. As far as I am aware, the only possible causal link between possible global warming is a tentative link with hurricanes, … Continue reading →

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Prince charles talks to more plants

Posted on 2 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

OK, the actual headline is: Charles speaks to (Edinburgh) climate group but I just couldn’t help myself, who could resist a headline like that, the chance to imply that anyone living in Edinburgh was a plant. As for the seminar, … Continue reading →

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Global warming decline – A timeline!

Posted on 2 June 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

As I was reading through the article on the collapses of the carbon market, I suddenly realised that there now exists a tangible timeline for the collapse of the global warming scam. As I posted before, the replacement for the … Continue reading →

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