Author Archives: Scottish-Sceptic

NASA and the Environment: Science in a Political context

Posted on 3 March 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

If you ever wondered why NASA should have employed Hansen, who was such an eco-activist that I understand he was arrested six times, this incredibly revealing document, from NASA’s “Societal Impact of Spaceflight” (2007) explains why. In part NASA used … Continue reading →

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Volcanic apocalypse happening right now?

Posted on 2 March 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

Today I read on Tallblokes blog: “Why are “giant fountains of lava” suddenly pouring out of some of the most dangerous volcanoes on the entire planet, and why are so many long dormant volcanoes suddenly roaring back to life? ” … Continue reading →

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The joys of shredding paper

Posted on 2 March 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

The great thing I’ve discovered with shredding old files is that because they get bulked up in the shredder, it looks like you’ve done a lot more work than you have. The highlight was shredding the whole Scottish executive (a … Continue reading →

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A diplomatic silence

Posted on 26 February 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

Over the years I have enjoyed the freedom to comment & speculate on what I thought was going on in the area of climate. However, recently I’ve written a string of articles, but have at the last minute decided that … Continue reading →

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Global Warming Alarmism forecast: Cooling 2036 +/-10yrs

Posted on 25 February 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

For a while I’ve been convinced there is a strong correlation between the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and “global temperature”. AMO is shown below, I was going to post a graph of global temperature, but the problem these days is finding … Continue reading →

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The Caledonian Party

Posted on 24 February 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

There is currently a “gap” in politics in Scotland which is for a party with Scotland’s best interests at heart which is not obsessive about independence nor anti business as all on the left now are. I’ve been looking for … Continue reading →

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#M80: Scottish Government get apology in early: SORRY! SOMETHING WENT WRONG

Posted on 23 February 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

I spotted that there were problems on the M80 on twitter – a road that goes from us to Glasgow, so I immediately started looking into it. Eventually, as things quietened down I remembered the Scottish government have this site … Continue reading →

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#m80 Snow Chaos hits Scottish Roads

Posted on 23 February 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

There are two things that occur with annoying regularity in Scotland: the first is some inane politician going on about the effects of “global warming”and and the other is absolute chaos on major motorways when we get snow. Of course … Continue reading →

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I hate science!!

Posted on 23 February 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

You know that feeling when someone asks a question and you realise that your great new theory of science is wrong. You thank them for their observation … and then kick yourself for being such a dumb arse. And then … Continue reading →

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The Caterpillar Effect on ice – pressure ridges and refrozen cracks

Posted on 21 February 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

Addbeginum The following is a graph of the density of ice: When I first wrote the article, I said that ice expands when heated. Then I realised that ice expands when it forms, so I then reworked the article to … Continue reading →

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