Monthly Archives: December 2014

Survey: How many years have you worked in Engineering?

Posted on 15 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Field summary for Q09 How many years have you worked in Engineering Answer Count Percentage 1 year (1) 39 1.43% 2 – 3 years (2) 146 5.35% 4 – 7 years (3) 230 8.42% 8 – 15 years (4) 417 … Continue reading →

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Green policies to add up to 40pc to cost of household electricity

Posted on 15 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

At the Scottish parliament I berated the advisers to the parliament for presenting “options” for the future without once talking about the cost to the consumer. And the reply I got was “it’s cheaper than it would have been”. And … Continue reading →

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Lima: from weak to weaker to weakest

Posted on 14 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Just typical! Yet again the WWF are overstating the “achievement” at Lima: “Sam Smith, chief of climate policy for the environmental group WWF, said: “The text went from weak to weaker to weakest and it’s very weak indeed.” (BBC) In … Continue reading →

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Survey: more than one year in engineering?

Posted on 14 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Field summary for Q08 Have you worked in engineering for more than one year? Answer Count Percentage Yes (Y) 636 18.28% No (N) 2822 81.09% No answer 22 0.63%  

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Survey: which area of science

Posted on 13 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Field summary for Q07 Which of the following areas of science have you worked in for at least a year? Answer Count Percentage Laboratory work (1) 256 10.29% Teaching (2) 218 8.76% Research (3) 1210 48.63% Field work (4) 451 … Continue reading →

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Lima: You can fool some people all the time

Posted on 12 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

The annual get together of the deluded at Lima has successfully kept the greenblobbyists occupied for another few weeks dangling carrots in front of them for the next talks in Paris: “Right now we are facing the prospect of being … Continue reading →

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Another attack on my websites

Posted on 12 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Yet again, my websites and emails have been subject to another attack starting sometime before 10am and ending around 2pm. This time I’ve decided to report the incident to the police. If anyone else is subject to such attacks, please … Continue reading →

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Survey: How many years have you worked in science

Posted on 12 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Field summary for Q06 How many years have you worked in science Answer Count Percentage 1 year (1) 81 3.26% 2 – 3 years (2) 284 11.41% 4 – 7 years (3) 315 12.66% 8 – 15 years (4) 337 … Continue reading →

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Fuel Poverty kills Scots

Posted on 11 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Just back from the Scottish parliament which I attending with Lord Monckton where we attended something called SPREEE. Here we heard three of their advisers starting with WWF. I repeat: starting with WWF! What on earth are they doing advising … Continue reading →

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Survey: Have you worked in science for more than a year

Posted on 11 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Field summary for Q05 Have you worked in science for more than one year? Answer Count Percentage Yes (Y) 1050 25.41% No (N) 3081 74.55% No answer 2 0.05%  

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