Author Archives: Scottish-Sceptic

Scienceofdoom:: Ghosts of Climates Past

Posted on 23 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

uClimate.com is proving a real boom. I came across this article at Scienceofdoom. I can’t remember which way they swing on the debate, but the article is well written and a subject I’m interested in. Available at: http://scienceofdoom.com/2014/01/23/ghosts-of-climates-past-thirteen-terminator-ii/ Ghosts of … Continue reading →

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Overwhelmed by response!!!

Posted on 20 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

I have been bowled over by the response to the survey. For example, I noticed a survey ID “501” had come in. By the time I get around to posting this it had risen: Response summary Total responses: 538 Full … Continue reading →

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Survey on participants of climate debate

Posted on 19 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

The Scottish Climate & Energy Forum have been working to produce a survey on the background of participants in the climate debate. Now, after some excellent feedback, the survey is ready. The url is: http://scef.org.uk/survey/index.php/868721/lang/en. Please help us by filling … Continue reading →

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History is written by the VICTORS!

Posted on 19 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

They say history is written by the winners. But the Citizen News Media are beginning to dominate the internet. If this new CNM end up writing the history of the “climate wars”, does mean we are the winners?

Posted in Academia, History, Media | 4 Comments

Did Wikipedia editors kill the Guardian & Independent?

Posted on 18 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

With the rise of the internet, the mainstream Media are in long term decline as Citizen Scientists using Citizen News Media begin to dominate those Universal subjects like climate. But were they given a helping hand by the antics of … Continue reading →

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Found: missing heat – but I'm leaving academics in the cold.

Posted on 17 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

After a “And Then There’s Physics” article exchange about the “pause”, I got to thinking where I might find “the missing heat” – or as politicians would put it “the economy’s growing – it’s just we can’t see it”. In … Continue reading →

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Dear Jo, the sun: "it's really scary".

Posted on 17 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Dear Jo, it is important you get this. But first, I was delighted to hear about the baby. So, I will try to keep this short knowing you will be busy with the most important of things and are unlikely … Continue reading →

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The Truth about the Highland Clearances

Posted on 16 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Were the clearances or the improvements more significant in the creation of the deserted upland landscapes which exist all over Scotland? What are the most important benefits of the study of deserted settlements? By Mike Haseler as part of Glasgow … Continue reading →

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Jo: global warming tide is not turning, it has turned!

Posted on 14 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Will the global warming scam go out in a fizzle or a pop? Will it die a quiet death or will the media turn on those who fed this story and tear them apart. We are about to find out! … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Media | 9 Comments

The political dinosaur

Posted on 14 January 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

To quote myself: “even if you kick the political system between the legs, because like the proverbial dinosaur, the nerve impulse takes time to travel all that way up to the small brain at the top, it will still take … Continue reading →

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