^^^ not trying to troll, but #s 6 and 8 in my mind take away some of the group's credibility. those points are not about climate science, and the note would've been more convincing had they left those off the list. not saying that we shouldn't take more time to understand global warming and its impact, but arguing that there needs to be proof that we (and wildlife) can't adapt to changes is not compelling. the focus should be simply "do human-generated GHGs have a meaningful impact on the climate, yes or no?", not "can future generations deal with it?".[Edited on December 9, 2009 at 12:48 PM. Reason : .]
12/9/2009 12:47:37 PM
So much for the "global cooling" we've supposedly had for the past decade.
12/9/2009 12:49:49 PM
12/9/2009 12:53:08 PM
Here's Why People Don't Buy Global WarmingMona Charen: Skepticism About Global Warming Predated The CRU FlapDecember 8, 2009
12/9/2009 1:08:35 PM
12/9/2009 1:15:59 PM
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12/9/2009 2:58:31 PM
Its ok guys... Conservatives were wrong about WMD... We survived, you will survive being wrong about gw
12/9/2009 3:03:17 PM
^^well if "most people" don't think it's a big problem then the government that represents us should do their job (that we pay them to do) handling other matters in this country.Here's a link to a good blog post showing how some numbers in Autralia have been "cooked": http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/08/the-smoking-gun-at-darwin-zero/[Edited on December 9, 2009 at 3:33 PM. Reason : its too long to post in here]
12/9/2009 3:12:46 PM
I never saw anything in the constitution that says Gallup had a vote. The people have their voice in who they elect. And so far it looks like most of our representatives have the good sense to be working on this issue. In fact, I would be surprised if we don't have some cap-and-trade system installed by next year.
12/9/2009 3:33:15 PM
^lol, true.2010 is an election year. Cap and trade will not pass unless Senators and Representatives want to lose their seats.
12/9/2009 3:41:27 PM
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12/9/2009 7:03:07 PM
Hey, here's a good one. Check out the massive difference between the raw station data and the adjusted data for one station in Northern Australia. I like those adjustments. You stay classy, GHCN... The best part is that there is a clear problem with the raw data in 1941. But, all of the temps past that in the raw data agree with four other nearby stations (nearby, as in within a couple of miles)full article herehttp://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/08/the-smoking-gun-at-darwin-zero/hmmm, odd GHCN adjustments to alaska temperatures, too. how strange...http://icecap.us/images/uploads/Alaska_Climate.pdf
12/9/2009 8:53:25 PM
shhh!! you hush your mouth! them there is inconvenient truths!
12/9/2009 8:57:15 PM
^^well done. I came across that posting on Anthony Watts' site today, but didn't have to time to post that info over here.But no matter, you can't sway these people b/c it's about wealth distribution and changing the American way of life b/c it's "wrong".[Edited on December 9, 2009 at 10:42 PM. Reason : y]
12/9/2009 10:41:57 PM
I have yet to hear what exactly this "change in way of life" is. As in what is it now and what would it go to. To me, it's just a boogyman from the right. ^ You've admitted that you adhere to fairly decent sustainable practices so it surprises me that you of all people would parrot such silliness.
12/9/2009 10:47:32 PM
Well I like to travel. I enjoy doing motorsports events with my car. I like not spending a lot of money to heat and cool my house. I enjoy eating red meat. I don't like CFLs and don't want to worry about mercury every time I break one. I don't consider myself wasteful (and I'm glad you noticed) but I do things that consume/give off a lot of CO2. And I have no problem with that, as I view it as a harmless trace gas. But I care about the environment. I don't litter. It infuriates me when people throw trash out of their car, even a cigarette butt. I'm against toxic dumping in bodies of water, toxic gases being venting, and deforestationBut I don't want the gov't using "climate change" as an excuse to greatly increase their control and influence over the average citizen. Bush's administration had a plan in motion to decrease our CO2 output by 16% by 2050 without massive gov't regulation, taxing, and artificially raising the cost of energy. Obama seems to support all these, and only pledges 18% reduction. I also have a serious problem with a regulatory body (the EPA) tailoring an existing law to suit their fancy. That's taking violating the Constitution to a whole new level.
12/9/2009 10:57:47 PM
I think nitrogen run-off into our waterways is a FAR worse problem than tiny amounts of harmless CO2 in the atmosphere.
12/9/2009 10:59:45 PM
and, not only that, but the EPA isn't even following the actual letter of the law. There is no precedent for them being able to ignore the 250ton limit, and they are just going to do it anyway. I don't see it holding up under any court proceedings. So, like it or not, this WILL affect the "American way of life." I'd imagine the average city bus emits more than 250 tons of CO2 a year.
12/9/2009 11:01:51 PM
^Here's the problem with that. It will definitely be challenged in court but you'll have all those fucking crazy greenies calling for them to adhere to the 250 tons/year statute. That means millions of buildings within the US will have to be regulated. And forget about new construction. Besides the paperwork all some green organization will have to do is protest the CO2 potential and its game over.
12/9/2009 11:04:36 PM
12/10/2009 12:25:49 AM
^ Yeah, all "conservatives" are just alike and think exactly the same--way to paint with a broad brush. But you happen to be above it all, right?
12/10/2009 12:56:04 AM
^^ not really, although I can see how a desire to fit in with "polite society" would make you want to believe that.Honestly, I don't understand how trained skeptics (read scientists and engineers) can just swallow this crap without even the slightest skepticism. There are alarm bells everywhere you look in global warming science.[Edited on December 10, 2009 at 6:46 AM. Reason : s]
12/10/2009 6:46:12 AM
^^^So, you don't think that this is incorrect[/i]? Really?
12/10/2009 7:02:35 AM
^ that graph is turning into a most unexpected inconvenient truth
12/10/2009 7:05:43 AM
aaronburro, MY blogger says YOUR blogger is lying about the Darwin data.
12/10/2009 9:39:45 AM
^you're posting homogenized data to prove...what?
12/10/2009 10:56:13 AM
Hockey stick observed in NOAA ice core datahttp://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/09/hockey-stick-observed-in-noaa-ice-core-data/
12/10/2009 12:55:53 PM
^ what that seems to be saying is that the temperature data is right, but the conclusion that it's anything to worry about is what's wrong.So what is the "deniers" position then?That the data is flawed and wrong, therefore the interpretation is wrong?orThat the data is right, but the interpretation is wrong?It can't be both ways. It's almost like "they" are trying to throw some bullshit against a wall, and see what sticks.[Edited on December 10, 2009 at 1:45 PM. Reason : ]
12/10/2009 1:43:26 PM
I am going to graph the temperatures from this morning at 6am to this afternoon at 3pm and not take anything else into accountYou know, hockey stick style
12/10/2009 3:00:46 PM
12/10/2009 3:07:44 PM
^^ OMFG THE EARTH'S TEMPERATURE INCREASED 15 DEGREES IN 5 HOURS!!! WE ARE ON TRACK FOR MELTDOWN IN 1 WEEK!!!!! CLEARLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FARTS I LET OUT THIS MORNINGMUST PASS A FART EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FLATULENT MONITORING COMMISSION!
12/10/2009 3:10:29 PM
"Hide the Decline"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEiLgbBGKVk
12/10/2009 3:15:18 PM
12/10/2009 3:55:52 PM
^ Evidence that there is, in fact, debate--even among fervent believers in global warming. QED.
12/10/2009 4:00:46 PM
Debate among scientists happens all the time and is a good thing. Despite what you wanted everyone to think, the exchange involving that quote does not cast doubt on the existence of global warming.
12/10/2009 4:22:25 PM
12/10/2009 7:16:22 PM
"so, in that sense" translated to normal people talk becomes, "here's a good way to explain away our errors"
12/10/2009 7:26:32 PM
no, it translates to "here's a good way to perpetrate a fraud"
12/10/2009 7:30:16 PM
There's a massive, international conspiracy of scientists propagating a myth of global warming.Is that what you're thinking when you say "here's a good way to perpetrate a fraud"?[Edited on December 10, 2009 at 7:51 PM. Reason : ]
12/10/2009 7:51:33 PM
i wouldn't call it a conspiracy so much as groupthink and survivalismwould you say that there is a conspiracy amongst middle schoolers to all watch twilight? no... but yet they all do.
12/10/2009 8:12:12 PM
^5 I'm assuming you're talking about the "trick to hide the decline" quote, which is completely unrelated to the quote hooksaw tried to use. Anyway, I thought that had been debunked a while ago.
12/10/2009 8:12:25 PM
LOL.... it "became unreliable"nice. I wonder why?
12/10/2009 8:18:42 PM
^^^ fraud:
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12/10/2009 9:18:55 PM
^^ well, yes, that is the most convenient argument for him to make...these inconvenient truths are so inconvenient.[Edited on December 10, 2009 at 9:20 PM. Reason : s]
12/10/2009 9:19:32 PM
12/10/2009 9:46:46 PM
^^ tell me. We already have seen that Mann's models were fraudulent. We've seen that Briffa's model conveniently relies on only 12 trees. We are learning that the CRU was hopelessly corrupt. All of James Hansen's "mistakes" conveniently end up helping his hypothesis. The US data stations are hopelessly polluted by poor placement, with no honest attempts to correct for it. Accepted science from the past 50 years is ignored, such as UHI, and attempts are made to rewrite accepted phenomena such as the Little Ice Age and the Medieval Warm Period. At what point does all of this exit the realm of "honest mistake" into outright fraud? At what point does it stop being an exaggeration of facts and become bogus science to you?^ considering that THE ONE POST YOU REFERENCED was clearly in reference to ONE SPECIFIC PERSON, it's obvious you are reaching and just trying to paint me in to a corner]
12/10/2009 9:47:42 PM