Uncertainty Should Be Powerful Motivator on Climate, "Expert" Says -- Science

With climate change science under political attack in the United States and little global consensus on how to move forward, an eminent climate policy expert urged that scientists and policy leaders embrace the persuasive power of uncertainty.

There is no doubt that humans are causing climate change and that existing technology can limit greenhouse gas emissions, Mohamed El-Ashry said at the 10th Annual Science & Technology in Society Conference cosponsored by AAAS. But science and policy leaders might gain more traction in the public debate over emissions by "highlighting the uncertainty of what might happen over the next 50 years, which is much scarier," he said.

United Nations Foundation » Mohamed T. El-Ashry

He has received a number of international honors and awards including the Champions of the Earth and the Haub Prize for International Environmental Diplomacy. He serves on the Boards of a number of not-for-profit organizations including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Resources for the Future.

5 Green Groups Declare Senate Climate Bill 'Unacceptable' | SolveClimate.com

Five national environmental groups declared the stalled Senate climate and energy bill "unacceptable" on Tuesday, saying the nation would be better off in the long run without it.

Michelle Malkin » Al Gore Has a New Carbon Footprint For Us to Fill In

It’s perfectly understandable — when you’re full of that much s#*t you need a lot of toilets — but a seaside mansion? Gore doesn’t seem too intimidated by the imminent rising oceans his fellow enviroscammers keep predicting. What a brave soul!

Even the commenters at Democratic Underground are turning on Gore.