What happened to global warming? : William M. Connolley
I have Hank to "thank" for pointing me towards http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8299079.stm, which was presumably written to prove that the BBC is no longer sane or indeed terribly interested in reality.Flashback: Wikipropaganda by Lawrence Solomon on National Review Online
And yet by virtue of his power at Wikipedia, Connolley, a ruthless enforcer of the doomsday consensus, may be the world’s most influential person in the global warming debate after Al Gore. Connolley routinely uses his editorial clout to tear down scientists of great accomplishment such as Fred Singer, the first director of the U.S. National Weather Satellite Service and a scientist with dazzling achievements. Under Connolley’s supervision, Wikipedia relentlessly smears Singer as a kook who believes in Martians and a hack in the pay of the oil industry.
Wikipedia is full of rules that editors are supposed to follow, and it has a code of civility. Those rules and codes don’t apply to Connolley, or to those he favors.
“Peisers crap shouldn’t be in here,” Connolley wrote several weeks ago, in berating a Wikipedian colleague during an “edit war,” as they’re called. Trumping Wikipedia’s stated rules, Connelly used his authority to ensure Wikipedia readers saw only what he wanted them to see. Any reference, anywhere among Wikipedia’s 2.5 million English-language pages, that casts doubt on the consequences of climate change will be bent to Connolley’s bidding.
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Connelly is a nutcase. He seems to know very little about climate.
The fact that you think it's still a global warming debate says much. Connelly is a bit of a zealot, but he's mostly right. Go complain on Wikipedia's moderator boards.
Global warming is and will remain a concern. But it's not as "doomsday" as some people predict. In any event, solar, wind, hydro, tidal, and all the other renewable energies are smarter choices in the long run. It's not about the economy, it's about who's on top. I'd rather the clean choices because of the little things, cleaner air, less noise (electric motors are quieter), and of course who's going to argue against energy efficiency?
Read Chill by Peter Taylor and you will be close to understanding the causes of climate change.
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