Inquisition or Scientific Investigation?

The ferocious reaction by the scientific establishment against any voice questioning the hypothesis of man-made global warming is remarkably similar in spirit to the Inquisition.

Why wouldn't Bush drink the global warming Kool-Aid? - washingtonpost.com

New Europe or old, they're all Europeans, and part of what makes them angry is a sense that Bush sneers at their ideals, such as environmentalism. The night of Bush's state dinner at Buckingham Palace, I sat in on a discussion of global warming at a London church. "How does one discuss global politics with the rancher from Texas?" asked a London professor named Michael Grubb. "Frankly, he doesn't care much about what the rest of the world thinks."

Canada allegedly responsible to ensure world's polar bears survive

WINNIPEG - It's a "critical time" for polar bears and their survival rests in the hands of Canadians, federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Thursday.

Although opinion is split on the iconic animal's fate, Prentice said science shows the swift disappearance of sea ice and possible over-hunting are threatening a mammal that has become a symbol for climate change.
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But many Inuit say they haven't seen a decline in the population and worry that overly harsh restrictions that threaten the northern way of life will be imposed to appease people who don't depend on the bears for their livelihood.

"We feel our polar bears are doing fine," said Nunavut Environment Minister Daniel Shewchuk. "We're basing that on living there and living with polar bears all of our lives ... People are encountering more polar bears out on the land."

When the bear population increases, it becomes a safety issue for residents who can no longer even go camping, Shewchuk said. The Inuit would like to do a proper survey of the bears once they get funding, he added.