Al Gore

[30A Skunkape]

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was about 270 words. Surely Gore could deliver a speech of similar length and limit his release of CO2 in the process

 

[elgordoboy]

I guess you've never managed a large group of people before and had to make decisions based on the varying opinions of those working for you. POTUS must do this every day in the most complex organization on earth.

When you manage a large group of people, you will obviously have underlings that have varying points of view. Whether it be IT people, accounting people, marketing people, etc., it's the boss's job to sift through the varying opinions of these experts (the boss is never an expert in everything) and make a decision as to which expert opinion he or she will go with. That's just what GW did like every POTUS before him.

Do you honestly believe that every SCIENTIFIC mind advising the president has the same opinion on global warming?? I don't think so. Is it that hard to believe that he must make a choice as to which scientific theory on global warming his administration will adhere to. He chose the "other side" from your perspective and because he chose the other side you believe he is wrong and evil.

Politics are entering the scientific arena here. That's it and nothing more.

Not too hard to understand is it??

I think you are being less than clear with some terms...replace POTUS with DUFUS and it will be easier to understand.

 

[fisher]

I think you are being less than clear with some terms...replace POTUS with DUFUS and it will be easier to understand.

 

[Miss Kitty]

No, its all Al Gore's fault and you and Mr. Kitty should be ashamed of yourselves for contributing to global warming.

But, we need that pool to cool off from all that global warming!

 

[Andy A]

Take very cold showers, instead.

 

[savvytangerine]

More for SavvyT.


Global Warming is not due to human contribution of Carbon Dioxide
Global Warming: The Cold, Hard Facts?
By Timothy Ball

Monday, February 5, 2007

Hope you haven?t missed me too much. Been busy so I haven?t had time to get online and do my homework. So here we go starting from where I left off.

Timothy Francis Ball, Ph.D., is a retired university professor and global warming skeptic. He heads the Natural Resources Stewardship Project and formerly headed the activist organization Friends of Science, both of which are funded by energy industries.[1]

Dan Johnson, a professor of environmental science at the University of Lethbridge, wrote in an April 23, 2006 letter to the editor of the The Calgary Herald in reply to an editorial by Dr. Ball: "... he does not have the academic background and qualifications to make serious comments on global warming". The paper had credited Ball as "[h]e was the first climatology PhD in Canada and worked as a professor of climatology at the University of Winnipeg for 28 years."[10] Ball's resume shows that at the University of Winnipeg he was Associate Professor from 1984 to 1988, then Professor from 1988 to 1996.[11]

Ball has also stated that "for 32 years I was a Professor of Climatology at the University of Winnipeg."[12]

In September, 2006, Ball filed suit against Johnson and four editors at the Calgary Herald newspaper for $325,000 for, among other things, ?damages to his income earning capacity as a sought after speaker with respect to global warming?.[13]. In its response (point 50(d), p12), the Calgary Herald stated that ?The Plantiff (Dr. Ball) is viewed as a paid promoter of the agenda of the oil and gas industry rather than as a practicing scientist.?(Original statement of claim, Defendant Johnson's answer, Defendant Calgary Herald's answer). In June 2007, Ball abandoned the suit.

Read a full piece about the lawsuit that didn?t happen : http://allpoliticsnow.com/content/view/29/1/

 

[savvytangerine]

I am not alone in this journey against the prevalent myth. Several well-known names have also raised their voices. Michael Crichton, the scientist, writer and filmmaker is one of them. In his latest book, "State of Fear" he takes time to explain, often in surprising detail, the flawed science behind Global Warming and other imagined environmental crises.

Another cry in the wildenerness is Richard Lindzen's. He is an atmospheric physicist and a professor of meteorology at MIT, renowned for his research in dynamic meteorology - especially atmospheric waves. He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and has held positions at the University of Chicago, Harvard University and MIT. Linzen frequently speaks out against the notion that significant Global Warming is caused by humans. Yet nobody seems to listen.

http://www.csicop.org/doubtandabout/crichton/
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=74
Articles discussing State of Fear

Ross Gelbspan wrote a 1995 article in Harper's Magazine which was very critical of Lindzen and other global warming skeptics. In the article, Gelbspan claimed that Lindzen charged "oil and coal interests $2,500 a day for his consulting services; [and] his 1991 trip to testify before a Senate committee was paid for by Western Fuels and a speech he wrote, entitled 'Global Warming: the Origin and Nature of Alleged Scientific Consensus,' was underwritten by OPEC." According to a PBS Frontline report, " According to PBS, Dr. Lindzen has claimed in Newsweek and elsewhere that his funding comes exclusively from government sources, but he does not seem to include speaking fees and other personal compensation in this statement".[19]

More questionable information here: http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/personfactsheet.php?id=17

 

[savvytangerine]

More alternative theory ignored by the CO2=heat crowd


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/56456.stm

This article is maybe my fave so far. But, I think the last paragraph sums it up nicely.

The scientists do not pretend they can explain everything, nor do they say that attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should be abandoned. But they do feel that understanding of our nearest star must be increased if the climate is to be understood.

 

[Bob]

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was about 270 words. Surely Gore could deliver a speech of similar length and limit his release of CO2 in the process

http://campus.lakeforest.edu/~ebner/mackiag/lincoln.html Abe Lincoln only needed 76 words to order the execution of 38 innocent Souix Indians, and the genocide of the Plains Indians by Generals Sherman/Sheridan.

 

[30A Skunkape]

http://campus.lakeforest.edu/~ebner/mackiag/lincoln.html Abe Lincoln only needed 76 words to order the execution of 38 innocent Souix Indians, and the genocide of the Plains Indians by Generals Sherman/Sheridan.

OK Bob, you tried to trash Thomas Jefferson a few weeks back, now you want to demolish Abe? What exactly is your point? Do you think Lincoln was a bad President? Do you harbor ill will against Abe because a class of gas guzzling cars are named Lincolns?
Like any other man we can easily view his flaws in retrospect. You really should think twice about taking snippy potshots at a man who made something of himself out of nothing and surrendered his LIFE for having the guts to preserve the Union. Shame on you, seriously.