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Felonius_Monkey
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On April 29, 2008, environmental journalist Richard Littlemore revealed a list of "500 Scientists with Documented Doubts of Man-Made Global Warming Scares."
This list was distributed by the Heartland Institute and included at least 45 scientists who neither knew of their inclusion as "coauthors" of the article, nor agreed with its contents. Many of the scientists asked the Heartland Institute to remove their names from the list. (By the way, the Heartland Institute is the same group that criticizes science documenting the dangers of second-hand smoke).
There are two things everyone should realize.
1. The anti-climate change faction was not able to find 500 scientists out of the entire world who support them.
2. These people had to lie to prove their point.
Wake up - climate change is real, measurable and affected by human activity.
regurreged - Scientists agree the earth is round, but we still have a Flat Earth Society who swears otherwise. Just because there are opinions on both sides, doesn't mean both sides are right.
Buddy R - I urge you to Google the 2007 IPCC report. The article addresses the myth of sunspots and geothermal activity. I didn't start out believing in climate change, but there's overwhelming scientific evidence. At some point you have to admit this isn't a political issue and go with the science.
Bwana - Nobody is ignoring them. In fact I specifically pointed out that the Heartland Institute released the names of scientists who disagree with climate change. That's the whole point of my argument - the Heartland Institute had to fabricate some of the names just to prove their point. How is that credible?
IceT - Climate change doesn't mean warmer whether, it means more extreme whether. Some places will be hotter and some colder.
I've heard some conservatives claim that this distinction is made for political reasons instead of scientific reasons. The truth is the more we learn about climate change the more we learn how to measure & define it. Just like every other science - new evidence leads to more precise terminology.
This list was distributed by the Heartland Institute and included at least 45 scientists who neither knew of their inclusion as "coauthors" of the article, nor agreed with its contents. Many of the scientists asked the Heartland Institute to remove their names from the list. (By the way, the Heartland Institute is the same group that criticizes science documenting the dangers of second-hand smoke).
There are two things everyone should realize.
1. The anti-climate change faction was not able to find 500 scientists out of the entire world who support them.
2. These people had to lie to prove their point.
Wake up - climate change is real, measurable and affected by human activity.
regurreged - Scientists agree the earth is round, but we still have a Flat Earth Society who swears otherwise. Just because there are opinions on both sides, doesn't mean both sides are right.
Buddy R - I urge you to Google the 2007 IPCC report. The article addresses the myth of sunspots and geothermal activity. I didn't start out believing in climate change, but there's overwhelming scientific evidence. At some point you have to admit this isn't a political issue and go with the science.
Bwana - Nobody is ignoring them. In fact I specifically pointed out that the Heartland Institute released the names of scientists who disagree with climate change. That's the whole point of my argument - the Heartland Institute had to fabricate some of the names just to prove their point. How is that credible?
IceT - Climate change doesn't mean warmer whether, it means more extreme whether. Some places will be hotter and some colder.
I've heard some conservatives claim that this distinction is made for political reasons instead of scientific reasons. The truth is the more we learn about climate change the more we learn how to measure & define it. Just like every other science - new evidence leads to more precise terminology.