Scottish Sceptic

Scottish National WindCon

Friday 11th November 10.30 am – 4pm

Ayr Race Course Suite £26 pp including lunch and complimentary parking (ground floor so available to all delegates).
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SEVEN scientists and experts are standing trial in Italy for failing to deliver sufficient warning of an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in 2009.

The seven are accused of manslaughter for giving “inexact, incomplete and contradictory information” about whether tremors felt by the residents of the historic town of L’Aquila, in the Abruzzo area of central Italy, were the precursor of a major quake, which hit on 6 April.(The Scotsman)

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Anyone interested in forming a Scottish association to educate our politicians about the exaggerated claims of Global Warming is invited to attend a meeting Near Stirling  from 2 – 4pm on Saturday 8th October. Continue reading →

I know there is a temptation to see all windmill producers as part of the great evil of “green energy” global warming scam. However, having worked with Proven engineering I can vouch that Proven Engineering was not part of the wind energy scam, at least while I knew them. This was a hard working company built up by one person (and his wife) at a time when wind energy was not at all attractive to the politicians as a photogenic backdrops. Continue reading →

Following a few discussions I’ve decided to whittle down the list to the following and I would now like you to indicate your preference, for an organisation which by general consensus is primarily set up to help educate our MSPs.
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WUWT have just published a paper that has found evidence showing that evaporation form plants causes cooling. Let’s go through the implications:

1. Throughout the world, mankind has been cutting down forests and ploughing up fields. Plants vastly increase the rate of evaporation. This paper now shows that this process is very likely to have led to a significant reduction in cloud cover and subsequent heating.
2. Cities & towns are areas that were formally vegetation. The net result of such areas is therefore likely to lead to warming in the area as there is less evaporation to create solar-blocking clouds leading to urban heating. Continue reading →

I had the misfortune to agree to meet Neil Craig at the Glasgow Skeptic society last night. I had hoped that by arriving late I would have missed the talk, but unfortunately like all priests before their parishioners, this sermon went on and on and on.
I knew the kind of half truths we were in for as soon as she mentioned the 97% of climate scientists – the ones who had been specially asked to fill in a questionnaire effectively asking whether it had warmed since the little ice age. Even I could answer yes … only idiots or scoundrels would refer to such a disreputable statistic. Continue reading →

My own vision is as follows:

• To produce a leaflet or other material outlining the evidence against exaggerated CO2 warming and to send a copy to each and every MSP. Continue reading →

First, the name is causing problems. “Sceptic” is not liked, but we don’t seem to be able to find anything better. “Global warming”, likewise isn’t something we want to promote, the poll is useful and, the leaders so far are: “Scottish Global Warming Skeptics” & “Watts up with Scotland”
Mr feeling is that there is moderate support – enough to form a core group to get it going. Would that turn into an active group able to educate our politicians or the public? I don’t know.
At this stage, I’m inclined to be cautious and listen to what people have to say … because as has been said, there’s no point forming another talking shop.
However, if there’s a general mood to “give it a go”, I think the next stage is a meeting. I know there is (potential) support in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Kinross, so unless there is a sudden rush elsewhere, I suggest trying to find a small venue for a small group to sketch out the way forward.
Any suggestions of a cheap/free venue for up to a dozen people in the central belt would be welcome

I’ve set up this poll to canvas opinion regarding a possible name. Obviously it’s not scientific, as I’m adding names as they are suggested, and to give a chance to express a view on later names I’ve enabled voting more than once …  I’ll rerun the poll more scientifically when people have had a chance to add their suggestions.
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