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Barmy denialist or just sacasm?

Posted on 26 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

This is the kind of republican that … makes me proud to be British … or perhaps I just don’t understand his humour? But if it were true — and most of the world’s scientists agree it is — Rohrabacher … Continue reading →

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Global warming for chickens

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

Hatching chickens can teach you an awful lot about global warming science. I made the mistake last time of just “checking” the temperature using an industrial probe … it wasn’t quite right, so I tried a glass thermometer, that was … Continue reading →

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How is global warming a fake?

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

I spotted the question and thought it would be worth answering. Global warming is the theory that continued increasing levels of burning fossil fuel will result in catastrophic warming of the world. Like all similar scares, it is based on … Continue reading →

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This is hilarious

Posted on 24 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

Over on real climate I spotted this article: It would not surprise me if the denialists would deny the existence of the new book by Haydn Washington and John Cook (skepticalscience.com) ‘Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand‘. Somehow, I … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day

Posted on 24 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

The IPCC commands about the same level of respect, in private, among the scientific fraternity, as the Eurovision Song Contest does, in private, among professional musicians. May 23, 2011 at 9:26 PM | Pharos (Bishop Hill)

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Breaking news – Scottish Storm not (yet) linked to GW

Posted on 23 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

With coffee in hand, I turn on the computer, read a couple of blogs and then noticed the trees blowing wildly outside … I wonder how many stories are on line linking this storm with Global warming. None! (so far) … Continue reading →

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Cold Winters – nothing to do with slowing currents

Posted on 23 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

After years of  telling us that global warming would make us warmer: According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia,within a few years winter snowfall will become … Continue reading →

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Matt Ridley: Inconvenient Truths About 'Renewable' Energy

Posted on 22 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

Once you examine it closely, the idea that “renewable” energy is green and clean looks less like a deduction than a superstition. What does the word “renewable” mean? Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a thousand-page report on … Continue reading →

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Petition to repeal the climate change act

Posted on 21 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

There is a petition afoot to repeal the UK’s Crazy Climate Change Act. Sign here.

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At last evidence of eco-rats fleeing the sinking ship

Posted on 20 May 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

There are two big energy scares, one based on a premise of “manmade warming” which says there is too much fossil fuel for our own good, and the other based on too little fossil fuel. Both can be turned by … Continue reading →

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