Monthly Archives: June 2014

#frackinggate – BBC finally mention it!

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Latest news – the BBC world service (not quite the BBC news) Listen to the first few minutes. This contains the original statement by Rasmussen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p020wmlm

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#frackinggate – great analysis by Sun News!

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2014/06/20140620-095409.html Video: http://bcove.me/4i04fl0y “They[Greenpeace/span] didn’t bother to do an audit of themselves to see have we been the victim of a sophisticated trick by a malevolent government – they just said ‘huh us?  We’re perfect”

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#BBC – still quiet on #frackinggate

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Eight hours after I first spotted the story in the Guardian, the BBC still have not mentioned “Frackinggate”. Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Russians had mounted a highly developed disinformation campaign to undermine attempts to exploit alternative energy … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace openly colluding with Russia Today!

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

I imagines the first rule when someone suggests organisations are colluding … is not to produce a joint news release! But instead what do I find in Russia Today: ‘What are they smoking?’ Greenpeace ridicules NATO claims of Russian fracking … Continue reading →

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More #frackinggate

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

“My client’s interest is to end American energy independence. Your interest is to end fracking … we don’t care who is funding it, if it comes out it is funded by middle eastern oil … we work for whoever shows … Continue reading →

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BBC show their colour – no mention of Frackinggate

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Perhaps one of the biggest environmental scandals has come up. It is already covered by the FT, Independent, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Herald Scotland, even the Guardian since 9.30 this morning but not … the BBC. Just about says it all … Continue reading →

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Russia funding anti-fracking – but what about the Chinese?

Posted on 20 June 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Today I read in of all places the Guardian, a report suggesting anti-fracking groups are funded by Russia: “I have met allies who can report that Russia, as part of their sophisticated information and disinformation operations, engaged actively with so-called … Continue reading →

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Climategate, Mons Graupius and #indyref

Posted on 9 June 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

After finishing an article on my political blog (Scottish Independent People) I suddenly realised how divergent the themes were and I just wanted to share that thought: Climategate: a question of the nature of science and evidence on one of … Continue reading →

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