SCEF off the ground

SCEF, the new sceptic group here in Scotland has made a fair old start, having been quoted in a major (by Scottish standards) newspaper in its first few weeks of existence, as I reported the other day. I should have mentioned at the time that the article, which disappeared from the web, subsequently reappeared with a non-denial from the Scottish government appended to the bottom.

In the meantime, SCEF has issued its first information leaflet, details here.

Comments

[KnR]

Well its clear me that SCEF are in fact just a front organisation in the pay of big 'Haggis '

[Scottish Sceptic]

Thanks your eminence.

And thanks everyone who helped or contributed financially, it couldn't have been done without that team effort.

[Marion]

Excellent news - well done to all concerned.

[Mike Jackson]

Well its clear me that SCEF are in fact just a front organisation in the pay of big 'Haggis

You got somethin' against haggis, Jimmy?

[jferguson]

Is not the term "pressure group" offensive in Scotland? It is in the US. It suggests that there is no general merit to the group's view.

[omnologos]

"a meeting of Scottish"...shouldn't that be "a meeting of Scots"?

Just asking

[Marion]

Hi Guys

You may want to include something on this in SCEF re Scottish planning system

As per Climate Change Act

• a comprehensive approach to carbon in rural land use

They're using a planning tool called SPACE "to quantitatively assess the greenhouse gas emissions that are likely to arise as a result of spatial planning policy from a national to local level in Scotland."

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/03/3294/9

ie pushing people towards the cities very much in line with Agenda 21 guidelines

• almost complete decarbonisation of road transport by 2050, with significant progress by 2030, through wholesale adoption of electric cars and vans

http://mobile.transportscotland.gov.uk/news/Electric-vehicles-scheme-second-phase

Not only are electric cars hugely expensive and inefficient

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8674273/Electric-car-owners-may-face-19000-battery-charge.html

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/02/13/shocker-dirty-electric-cars/

but imagine a repetition of this with electric cars

"Some travellers were stuck in their vehicles for more than 15 hours as Scotland bore the brunt of the weather."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11936621

Also in line with Agenda 21 Transportation guidelines.