Category Archives: Sceptics

A reply to Roger Harrabin

On Radio 4 today Roger Harrabin made the following assertions: CO2 has almost certainly contributed to warming the planet The current pause in warming is likely to end If we double the CO2 we are likely to produce a temperature … Continue reading

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A Weird Coincidence – or Black ops?

First, apologies if you have been trying to read any of my websites or email me. Apparently the server I use (Saltire hosting) has been under attack for the last few days from what I’m told is a “denier or … Continue reading

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Does internet scrutiny improve academia?

For much of the last decade as the internet allowed people outside universities to not only have access to the same data but to comment on what academia was doing and even propose their own ideas. Personally, that process has … Continue reading

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Scientists and sceptics suspend hostilities? NO!

Because scientists and sceptics were never  at war! We just wanted the academics who were not working to the standards of science to either start working to those standards or stop calling what they did science. That wasn’t a big … Continue reading

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What Now, do we shake hands?

‘these professors at the University of California, San Diego say environmentalists need to stop pitching or trying to persuade people of global warming by focusing on the temperature of the earth, ’cause it isn’t rising.  Temperatures aren’t going up.  They … Continue reading

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what more is there for sceptics? – I’m not a pyschiatrist and I’m no priest!

As I was writing a note today I explained why I felt there was little more for the sceptic to do because “Scepticism is about basing your views on the evidence and the evidence is now very very clearly in … Continue reading

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In praise of Sceptics

I was reading a piece in the New York Post, Leo vs. science: vanishing evidence for climate change in which it highlighted the poor science in Leo DiCaprio’s campaign to persuade the world of the “carbon monster”, when I read this: … Continue reading

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Neil Craig, the Lone wolf howls no more

It is with sad regret that I have to announce the sudden death of Neil Craig, friend, SCEF committee member, prolific blogger, and strident “voice in the wilderness” who gained the nick name “the lone wolf”. Excellent letter from Mr … Continue reading

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The Skeptic demands: temperature data (draft)

Judith Curry had a post today which just made my blood boil when she tried to excuse the appalling culture within those groups producing a “global temperature figure” by saying “They are doing their best”. In my experience, that comment … Continue reading

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Time to Deny the Establishment Broadcasting Company its funding

In my last post I said the BBC are really just “The Establishment Broadcasting Company” – the broadcaster of and for the establishment. Their view was outdated in the era of empire radio in the 1920s when they were founded, … Continue reading

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