Even though I'm kind of bored with global warming silliness, this column was too entertaining to ignore.
It's a column by David Suzuki that is in the Sudbury Star (likely in other Sun Media publications, as well).
It has the usual anti-science stuff from Suzuki (comparing healthy skepticism with Holocaust denial, bogus "consensus" arguments, etc.) but the best part is his attempt to challenge the recent finding that the Earth hasn't warmed in 17 years, in spite of the fact there have been significant increases in man-made carbon dioxide.
Here's Suzuki:
Say what? How does the whole "science isn't perfect" blather prove that the reporting of the Met Office findings were a "misrepresentation"?
Quick answer: It doesn't. Suzuki can't offer even one proof point to support his assertion that the reports were a "misrepresentation."
Indeed, even lefties like the New York Times and the New Republic admit that global warming has hit something of a "plateau" (although, of course, they have newly discovered explanations for it):
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/science/earth/what-to-make-of-a-climate-change-plateau.html?_r=2&
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113533/global-warming-hiatus-where-did-heat-go#
I guess the New York Times and the New Republic are now part of the Koch Brothers' Evil Empire. :biggrin1:
It's a column by David Suzuki that is in the Sudbury Star (likely in other Sun Media publications, as well).
It has the usual anti-science stuff from Suzuki (comparing healthy skepticism with Holocaust denial, bogus "consensus" arguments, etc.) but the best part is his attempt to challenge the recent finding that the Earth hasn't warmed in 17 years, in spite of the fact there have been significant increases in man-made carbon dioxide.
Here's Suzuki:
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/06/22/suzuki--the-world-ignores-scientists-at-its-perilAnother recent misrepresentation concerns research by the U.K. Met Office, which deniers falsely claim shows the Earth hasn't warmed for 17 years. Science isn't perfect, but it's one of the best tools we have for understanding our place in the cosmos. When people around the world apply rigorous scientific method to study our actions and their impacts on the things that keep us alive and healthy -- clean air, water, soil and biodiverse plants and animals -- we must listen.
Say what? How does the whole "science isn't perfect" blather prove that the reporting of the Met Office findings were a "misrepresentation"?
Quick answer: It doesn't. Suzuki can't offer even one proof point to support his assertion that the reports were a "misrepresentation."
Indeed, even lefties like the New York Times and the New Republic admit that global warming has hit something of a "plateau" (although, of course, they have newly discovered explanations for it):
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/science/earth/what-to-make-of-a-climate-change-plateau.html?_r=2&
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113533/global-warming-hiatus-where-did-heat-go#
I guess the New York Times and the New Republic are now part of the Koch Brothers' Evil Empire. :biggrin1: