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Quote by: gela  Billions of dollars have been spent on researching global warming all over the world.
It may seem like there is debated by the scientific community; but the fact is that most scientists believe that CO2 that is put into the atmosphere by humans is warming the earth. While the few scientists that disagree with it get huge amounts of attention.
Why? because thats what people want to hear, and because people want to see both sides of the argument, not the overwhelming evidence for global warming. |
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Quote by: Foxfyre I'm sorry, but I don't buy the line that 'most scientists believe that CO2 that is put into the atmosphere by humans is warming the earth'. I certainly don't buy that 'most scientists' believe human generated CO2 has any significant influence on global climate.
I think the verdict is still out. I don't think the jury has even been willing to consider counting all the votes yet.
But I do agree that you don't achieve good science by ignoring or dismissing or refusing to consider the science offered by those who don't agree with the politically correct or expedient view. |
The only scientific concensus that exists is that global warming has been taking place throughout the latter part of the 20th Century. That it is continuing to happen is now subject to dispute due to the apparent stabilisation of average temperatures since 1998. That the causes of warming are anthropogenic is also subject to dispute.
We keep hearing that it is scientists (1) who are leading the debate, but I doubt it. The whole vexed topic was hijacked by politicians and the media some time ago, and that is chiefly why it has degenerated into a mud-slinging contest rather than a discussion of fact. You only have to look at some of the emotive language in this thread to appreciate how much emotion we all invest in this subject.
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President Clinton and others cite a letter signed by 2600 scientists that global warming will have catastrophic effects on humanity. Thanks to Citizens for a Sound Economy, we know now that fewer than 10 percent of these "scientists" know anything about climate. Among the signers: a plastic surgeon, two landscape architects, a hotel administrator, a gynecologist, seven sociologists, a linguist, and a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. Global Warming Treaty is All Pain, No Gain --- Malcom Wallop
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Now that it is a political debate, it is worth bearing in mind that politicians
always have an agenda and that their arguments are seldom entirely rooted in truth.
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.: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works :: Minority Page :.
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nzclimatescience.net - I'M HAPPY TO BE CALLED A HERETIC - Prof David Bellamy