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Skriven 2007-02-04 20:34:16 av Josh Hill (14964.babylon5)
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Ärende: Re: Global warming, among other things
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On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:12:27 -0800, Richard Fallstrom
<rick.fallstrom@donobi.net> wrote:

>Mike:=20
>
>The overly simplistic "we caused it" is scientifically invalid as an
>argument. I agree that we humans have influenced it in some degrees,
>but we are not the sole cause. Solar fusion cycles have much more to do
>with the heat loading of Earth's atmosphere than just the "greenhouse"
>gases. All the planets, not just Earth, are warming as a result of
>solar heat increasing. Yes, there are things we humans can do to
>mitigate things slightly, but we are going to have to ride this one out
>unless we can terraform Mars and move a goodly share of our population
>there.

Scientists do /not/ believe this. Period. The evidence against it is
overwhelming.

So where do these "theories" and questions come from?

'A secret memo by the coal industry details a coordinated campaign to
spread misinformation about global warming. The memo expresses fear
that if the government addresses climate change =97 through a carbon tax
or regulating greenhouse gasses =97 it will cut into their profits.=20

'Their solution: =93support the scientific community that is willing to
stand up against the alarmists.=94 (The memo also refers to people who
believe in global warming science as those =93whose true motivation is
to stop growth, develop renewable resources [and] discontinue the use
of fossil fuels, especially coal.=94)=20

'But the coal-based utility leading the campaign ran up against a
problem: there is no scientific community who agrees with them. The
memo acknowledges almost everyone who disputes global warming science
have no =93involvement in climatology.=94 So they=92ve decided to lavish
funding on one climatologist who will do their bidding: Pat Michaels.

'The memo describes how the coal-based utility contributed =93$100,000
to Dr. Michaels this year.=94 It also =93contacted all the [utilities] in
the United States=94 asking for contributions to Michaels=92 research and
=93obtained additional contributions=94.'

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/27/leaked-memo-global-warming/

Like the tobacco companies before them, the fossil fuel industry is
trying to fool the public into believing that there is scientific
doubt when there is not.=20

--=20
Josh

[Truly] I say to you, [...] angel [...] power will be able to see that [.=
..]
these to whom [...] holy generations [...]. After Jesus said this, he dep=
arted.

- The Gospel of Judas
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