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carbon emissions — Carbon Brief, a UK based website that covers the latest developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy, has published an analysis that points out just how dramatically the UKs CO2 emissions have fallen … Analysis: UK carbon emissions in 2017 fell to levels last seen in 1890 Carbon Brief […]

UK carbon emissions has fallen to levels last seen in 1890

This entry was posted in Climate Change environment news science and tagged analysis carbon emissions CO2 coal gas oil UK on March 9, 2018 by Dave

water dousing — Sally Le Page, whom I have met because she gave a great talk at QED about a year ago, has written an article concerning the rather bizarre practise that is being indulged in by many UK water companies. To detect leaking pipes under the ground they utilise water dousing. In […]

UK water companies using Water Dousing to find pipes

This entry was posted in Activism Skeptic news Skepticism and tagged dousing UK water on November 23, 2017 by Dave

How do those that trulybelieve handle items of religious weirdness? I recall once attending a bible meeting as a teen (hey, I would try anything at that age). While having lunch, I listened to one chap relate a story to those sitting near him. It was about some bit of […]

Top 3 Weekly Weird Religious News Items

This entry was posted in religion weird and tagged Egypt FGM Frank Amedia hobby lobby Sheikh Abd Al-Wahhab Al-Maligi UK on July 9, 2017 by Dave

The subject line “Children ‘at risk’ in Christian fundamentalist schools in the UK” might appear to be an anti-religious rant, but this an official warning that has been issued by Ofsted as part of their response to evidence raised by journalists working for the UK’s Independent. Previous Revelations In June 2016, The […]

Children ‘at risk’ in Christian fundamentalist schools in the UK

This entry was posted in education media religion society and tagged Accelerated Christian Education ACE christian education schools UK on January 4, 2017 by Dave

To anybody outside the UK, the observation that a majority of those voting went against what is in their best interests and voted for the UK to leave the European Union is quite puzzling. However, once you move beyond the initial emotional shock, you then discover that the generally accepted explanation […]

Why did people actually vote for #BREXIT in the UK?

This entry was posted in Critical Thinking politics society and tagged #Brexit Motivation UK vote on October 22, 2016 by Dave

Almost every Spring and Autumn for the past couple of years the UK’s Daily Express has run stories such as the above claiming that the season ahead is about to hit extremes. Instead of seeking guidance from a real meteorologist, their source is weather eccentric James Madden, forecaster for his one-man […]

Weird Weather Forecasts via the Daily Express

This entry was posted in People science Skeptic news Skepticism and tagged Exacta forecast James Madden UK Weather on September 28, 2016 by Dave