Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Letters: At odds on climate change | Viewpoints, Outlook | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Dessler would like for us to stop arguing about the science. That is because the "science" does not support this hypothesis of humans causing global warming. Dessler would rather restrict discussion to the political arena.

One of the strategies climate alarmists now use in their attempt to gain acceptance for an unproven hypothesis is semantics. They have usurped a term that has been used and accepted by everyone for millennia: "climate change." Yes, the climate has been changing forever, sometimes up and sometimes down, and life on our planet has been adjusting to those changes for billions of years, with varying degrees of success.
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Those interested in the truth about human-caused global warming should not just accept the opinions of others (including mine); they should look at the historical data themselves. We can either adjust to the climate as it changes, as we have always done, or we can adjust after wasting billions — no, trillions — of dollars in a hopeless attempt to control the temperature of the Earth.

— Walter Cunningham,
astronaut, Apollo VII, Houston
Shaky Spain an energy example: Julia Gillard | Eco-Business
Julia Gillard has upheld the renewable energy sector in economically-devastated Spain as an example of the potential transformation of Australia’s energy mix under her carbon tax.
timestranscript.com - Suzuki should rebut the science
The "deniers" label is usually an attempt to equate those who question political correctness on climate to Holocaust deniers.

It is a nasty logical fallacy referred to as ad hominem - "against the man" instead of the idea.

It is interesting that, in response to following the same public relations techniques often pursued by the David Suzuki Foundation, we are drawing this direct ad hominem fire rather than a rational rebuttal of the science we present.

Is Mr. Suzuki's point of view so weak it cannot withstand civilized discussion?

Tom Harris
Harry Potter and the Deathly Climate Change | Pedal Posts from the Road
Many people say that the problem with climate change is that it doesn’t have a face. Our nation FREAKS OUT about small town murder cases, but it pretty much ignores the hundreds of thousands of climate change and fossil fuel related deaths that happen each year. Well, America, here’s your face: VOLDEMORT. Voldemort is the embodiment of evil. And what is this evil? It’s greed, the complete and utter absence of compassion, the desire for power above all else.

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