Author Archives: Scottish-Sceptic

UKIP: The revolution is upon us.

Posted on 22 May 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Back in January I began realising that society was going through a massive social change as a result of social media. It started with the realisation that the mainstream on climate was no longer the “mainstream” media, but in reality … Continue reading →

Posted in greenblob, internet Revolution, Media, Politics | 5 Comments

This post was left by Cedric Katesby. I thought it was quite charming and even amusing in an odd sort of way, and as Cedric had clearly put some effort into it, I wanted to show my appreciate of his … Continue reading →

Posted on 20 May 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic | Comments Off on Just for fun

Skeptic Science

Posted on 29 April 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

It occurred to me this evening listening to Donna, that some may wonder why I’ve stopped blogging. I think the answer is fairly simple: I tend to blog when I’m trying to work out something or thinking through an issue. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate | 18 Comments

Did Clean air legislation caused 1970s warming?

Posted on 26 April 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

I was recently pointed in the direction of a paper by Dr Stephen Schneider, perhaps the most media-exposed Greenhouse expert, having developed a charismatic speaking style, complemented by his 1970s good looks, and penchant for extravagant claims about impending environmental … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate | 2 Comments

The Denier

Posted on 22 April 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Original: Pietro Perugino’s depiction of Mary at the Cross, 1482. (Now in National Gallery, Washington)

Posted in Climate | 7 Comments

Scotsman: Mike Haseler: No place for name-calling in debate

Posted on 4 March 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

In The Scotsman A recent survey of those participating in online forums showed that most of the 5,000 respondents were experienced engineers, scientists and IT professionals, most degree-qualified and around a third with post-graduate qualifications. The survey, carried out by … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Climate, Funding Imbalance, History, Sceptics, Survey | 17 Comments

maximal length pseudo random sequences in PHP

Posted on 26 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Whilst waiting for the survey to finish, I’ve been doing some work on maximum length sequences. First what is a maximal length sequence? In practice they are an apparently random set of numbers all with an equal number of bits, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate | 7 Comments

A sceptical consensus: the science is right but catastrophic global warming is not going to happen

Posted on 25 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

The Scottish Climate & Energy Forum has been conducting a survey on the background and attitudes of participants to online climate discussions. The survey had a massive response which will take time and resource to process. However initial analysis already … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate | 34 Comments

Google ate WattsUpWithThat

Posted on 20 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Up early I went to uClimate: “Why’s everyone stopped blogging?” Turned out when I added google it stopped updating other sites. Now fixed!

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Sustainable Capitalism

Posted on 20 February 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

This is a paper I wrote 2003 and sent to the UK conservative party. No idea if anyone read it, but sad to say, after this paper, the conservatives “went green”. Although from before I knew there is no real … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Energy, Environment, greenblob, History, My Best Articles, Politics | 3 Comments