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by ishambat | July 15, 2011 at 10:15 pm
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AS THE WORLD'S scientists near consensus on human causes of climate change, even Exxon is cutting contributions and distancing itself from the global warming denial industry.
The deniers haven't conceded defeat, and lately have found a substitute for the "sound science" they once demanded. Their new tactic is the drive-by shooting.
The objective is distraction, to be achieved by demeaning the oracles, particularly the "Goreacle," of global warming.
We've had a Tennessee think tank give exaggerated estimates of energy use at Al Gore's home in Nashville.
Prince Charles took heat for flying across the Atlantic to receive an environmental award.
Rock musicians get faulted for jet travel to gigs at last weekend's "Live Earth" concerts.
The right-wing "Drudge Report" Web site ran every bad review it could find on "Live Earth." It loves winter cold snaps in Washington, D.C., and has taken to publicizing freak snowstorms in warm places.
The deniers' fallback position is to argue that what is happening is due not to human intervention but some sort of natural cycle.
A rightist Canadian paper, the National Post, ran a recent story claiming that solar output drives climate change, and that sunspots point to global cooling.
The "climate crud" would be an annoyance were it not distracting -- and dangerous.
Read more:
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Deniers-of-global-warming-harm-us-1243264.php
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at 05:55 on July 17th, 2011
We were once told the world was flat.
Climate change is a process that has gone on since the beginning of time and will go on until the end of time. What is being confused here is the so called global warming affect based on computer models and carbon emissions.
The reason we need to have a healthy scepticism with regards this is the fact that it is now a multi billion dollar industry led by politicians who have a real self interest in promoting fear.
Where there are politicians, multi international corporations and billions of dollars, there is a real breeding ground for corruption.
I worry that this issue has grown into a religion, an ideology that suits some very powerful sections of society.
Read “Global Warming and other Bollocks” and keep an open mind.
at 14:28 on July 17th, 2011
For you:
http://my.nowpublic.com/environment/addressing-global-warming-skeptics
at 23:13 on September 28th, 2011
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