Thursday, March 27, 2008
I'll attack the source, thank-you very much
In comments to a post over at 5ft3 referencing a report by Senate Republicans claiming there is no consensus on global warming between
Al Gore (who let us remember is NOT a scientist) and actual scientists
I mercifully pointed out that,
Seems to me you're chasing your own tail when you point out Gore is a politician not a scientist, then turn around and support your case by referencing a political document.
Beth responds,
It was from a Senate Report about 400 scientists who are coming out to say that the global warming alarmists are nuts, how is this not a commentary on scientific thought?
What would make me feel better is for you to address the content and not the source.
Among the leading scientific minds Beth is staking the future of her descendants upon are,
- Georgia D. Brown, an instructor at a technical college offering 2 year associate degrees and High School GEDs.
- "Dr." Hans HJ Labohm, who does not claim to be a "Dr." of anything. Indeed he doesn't claim he has a diploma in anything, only that he "studied Economics and Economic History at the University of Amsterdam". He is employed by NRSP, a Canadian lobbyist group that does not claim or deny whether it is funded by energy companies.
- Paavo Siitam doesn't claim a degree of any kind either, and describes himself as a "retired teacher of biology, chemistry, physics and general science". Sounds like a 7th grade general science teacher.
The fact is there are generously perhaps a dozen or so legitimate scientists in relevant fields who continue to challenge the consensus view on the anthropomorphic influence on climate change and several dozen more who's livelihoods depend on arguing against the consensus.
The last scientific association to officially challenge the consensus was the American Association of Petroleum Geologists which now appears neutrally agnostic ("Although the AAPG membership is divided on the degree of influence that anthropogenic CO2 has ... the AAPG believes that expansion of scientific climate research into the basic controls on climate is important") yet supports "reducing emissions from fossil fuel use as a worthy goal."
Still, there are the 400 or so deniers among high school teachers and college dropouts discovered by a Republican Senate aide using Google.
Labels: climate change, Republicans, right wingers, science
// posted by Erik @ 3/27/2008 08:29:00 PM
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