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 Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: Some Home Truths About Gore And Hansen |
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6 Oct 2008
There>s an eye-opening interview on Grist of Richard A. Muller about the
current state of science understanding by presidential candidates,
global warming, and alternate energy tech.
Some of the answers are very enlightening. Coming from an avowed
environmentalist such as Muller it cements much of what I and many
others have been saying for months about Gore>s outright distortion of
facts and Hansens selective cherry picking in choosing "his" way to
publish the widely cited GISTEMP data set.
Here are a couple of excerpts from the Muller interview:
What>s your take on NASA climate scientist James Hansen?
Hansen I>ve known for many years. He>s a very good climate scientist,
but he>s decided to do the politics. I feel that he>s doing some
cherry-picking of his own when it comes to the science. At that point,
he>s not really being a scientist. At that point, you>re being a lawyer.
He>s being an effective advocate for his side, but in the process of
doing that he>s no longer a neutral party and he>s no longer giving both
sides of the issues.
I know you drive a Prius. What else are you doing to reduce your carbon
emissions?
My house is lit by compact fluorescent light bulbs. Let me just tell
you, though: Suppose I drove an SUV and lit my house with the worst kind
of light - I could still be an environmentalist. Al Gore flies around in
a jet plane - absolutely fine with me. The important thing is not
getting Al Gore out of his jet plane; the important thing is solving the
world>s problem. What we really need are policies around the world that
address the problem, not feel-good measures. If Gore reaches more people
and convinces the world that global warming is real, even if he does it
through exaggeration and distortion - which he does, but he>s very
effective at it - then let him fly any plane he wants.
Truth be damned, but hey, it>s OK, Hansen and Gore are saving the planet
right?
But don>t take my word for it, read it for yourself on the environmemtal
blog, Grist. Here is the link.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/10/06/some-raw-answers-about-gore-and-hansen/
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Warmest Regards
Bonzo
"If scientists say they are 100% sure, or that they are absolutely
certain about the cause and effect and ignore variables which might show
that they could be wrong, they are practicing junk science. Junk science
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