Author Archives: Scottish-Sceptic

Enerconics: The Relationship between Energy and GDP

Posted on 18 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

This is a write up of a presentation I gave which Neil Craig has been badgering me to put on line. It was written for a Scottish audience, but the argument and conclusion are valid worldwide. An Energy Policy to … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Enerconics, Energy, My Best Articles | 37 Comments

The Ocean ate my heat and global proxies

Posted on 18 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

And interesting discussion has been triggered about the use of proxies to measure global temperature. It developed but the key point seems to be this comment from catweazle666 in response to William Connolley. October 12, 2013 at 7:27 pm “A … Continue reading →

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IPCC takes legal action against Met

Posted on 14 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

When I saw the headline ” IPCC takes legal action against Met“, I couldn’t imagine what could have happened for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to start taking legal action against the UK Meteorological  Office. Had the IPCC finally found out … Continue reading →

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India: Triumph for Met Office & Government

Posted on 14 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

Whether it was the UK or Indian Met Office – or whoever it was**, they deserve praise. An effective early forecast has allowed the government to act early to save life. The importance of this was brought home to me … Continue reading →

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Sceptics vs. non-sceptics: progress & purdah

Posted on 13 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

I knew something was wrong when my computer started becoming socialist when it turned on. A red hue turned the whole screen pink. A few days trying to use the laptop with an external screen convinced me I needed a … Continue reading →

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Posted on 7 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

Beth Cooper says: “I think that MFgeo’s insightful observations should be reposted in yr thread at Climate Etc, Scottish Sceptic.” Happy to oblige Copy of MFgeo’s original posts: I believe that the fundamental reason that sceptics and non-sceptics can come … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the responses

Posted on 7 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

To everyone who has contributed to this both on Climate Etc and on my blog to the article sceptics vs. academics (now sceptics vs. non-sceptics), I would like to thank EVERYONE for their contributions. Unfortunately, given the huge volume of … Continue reading →

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I have just received this copy which I am told by George Lindsay was printed in the Scotsman. The implication is serious. It appears to mean that many wind farms in Scotland have been erected illegally showing a disregard by … Continue reading →

Posted on 4 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic | Comments Off on Scottish wind farms all illegal?

sceptics vs. academics

Posted on 3 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

This is part of a long term project to try to understand why the “two sides” in the climate debate look at pretty much the same information and come to very different conclusions. Having met both sides, and tried to … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, My Best Articles, Sceptics, science, Survey | 236 Comments

The decadal mean temperature graph

Posted on 2 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

Great article … not reblogged before so this is kind of a test.

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