Thursday, April 26, 2012

Six reasons to not watch ‘I Can Change Your Mind About Climate’ | Green Left Weekly

 Queensland climate activist David White gives six reasons why he will not tune in to the ABC show I Can Change Your Mind About Climate.

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1. It is well and truly past the time for debating whether or not anthropogenic [human-caused] climate change is occurring.

2. Continuing to debate the issue gives the contrarians’ [deniers] viewpoint a validity and respectability that it should not have. It just encourages those with delusions and paranoia to continue to promote their fantasies.

Twitter / @MichaelEMann: Press Conference at #EGU20 ...

Press Conference at involving myself, James Hansen, and Michael Ghil

African Nations Fear Europe's Green Agenda

African leaders have expressed concern about European efforts to seek binding targets on sustainable development, fearing brakes would be applied to their economies by rich countries.

The anatomy of denial: Why truth doesn’t always win | Grist

As I’ve written previously, social psychologists call this idea the “truth wins” assumption — and it rarely pans out.

Twitter / @skepticscience: Last time CO2 levels were ...

Last time CO2 levels were as high as now, sea level was 25 metres higher than now

So if CO2 is the major driver of sea level rise, why aren't sea levels 25 meters higher now?

Twitter / @skepticscience: Minchin scoffs at 0.04% of ...

Minchin scoffs at 0.04% of warming. Last time CO2 levels were at 0.04%, climate was 3 degrees warmer

So if CO2 is the major driver of temperature, why aren't temperatures 3 degrees warmer now?

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