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Survey: Man-made sources have increased global levels of CO2

Posted on 19 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Field summary for Q12(3) Please say whether you agree or disagree with the following statements [Man-made sources have increased global levels of CO2] Answer Count Percentage Strongly disagree (J1) 184 3.32% Disagree (J2) 221 3.99% Neutral (J3) 784 14.15% Agree … Continue reading →

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Survey: The level of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing?

Posted on 18 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Field summary for Q12(2) Please say whether you agree or disagree with the following statements [The level of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing] Answer Count Percentage Strongly disagree (J1) 43 0.78% Disagree (J2) 35 0.63% Neutral (J3) 170 3.07% … Continue reading →

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Survey: CO2 will cause catastrophic global warming?

Posted on 17 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Field summary for Q12(1) Please say whether you agree or disagree with the following statements [CO2 will cause catastrophic global warming] Answer Count Percentage Strongly disagree (J1) 3960 71.49% Disagree (J2) 1228 22.17% Neutral (J3) 212 3.83% Agree (J4) 63 … Continue reading →

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Masters of Scepticism

Posted on 17 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Officially a sceptic with my masters of Sceptism. Does that make me expert? I’m sceptical. Course content Module 1: a critical analysis of module based academic education and its inability to develop critical thinking Lecture 2: Beyond 1+1 = 2 … Continue reading →

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Electric cars are not green.

Posted on 16 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

There’s some work on electric cars reported in the New York Times that says: People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. But a new study finds their vehicles actually make … Continue reading →

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Survey: Which area of Engineering?

Posted on 16 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Field summary for Q10 Which of the following engineering areas have you worked in for at least a year? Answer Count Percentage Computer programmer, information technologist, etc. (1) 1344 49.21% Design (2) 921 33.72% Light (electronics, instrumentation) (3) 734 26.88% … Continue reading →

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What? "The Lima climate deal is largely voluntary. That may be its biggest strength."

Posted on 16 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Just been reading the kinds of idiotic greenspin that has been written by the drooling half demented green journalists after Lima and this headline really sums it up: The Lima climate deal is largely voluntary. That may be its biggest … Continue reading →

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Marriage RIP

Posted on 16 December 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Apparently the politicians of Scotland today know better than thousands of years of parents and have decided that children no longer need the institution of marriage to protect children from the stupidity of their parents. Parents will continue to be … Continue reading →

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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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