July 2, 2009
(global warming news) Global warming: a failed communications strategy threatens … - Examiner.com
First postulated in the 1840s and developed to the point of valid estimates at the beginning of the 20th century, the ability of CO2 to help the atmosphere retain heat is not at all involved in the current debate about global warming
, which is actually about how much, for how long, and what we should do to limit its effects. Since they are the ones who want us all to change our lives, emit less CO2 and bear the cost of removing carbon dioxide from our economy, one would think they would be a bit more circumspect about their arrogance. It might sound funny talking about a political strategy that would work to address global warming now, right after the passage of cap and trade legislation in the House of Representatives, the likely passage of President Obama's energy plan, and the overwhelming flood of media coverage of the coming hard times due to climate change. Public support for both the theory that man has caused global warming and for addressing it with public funds has waned at an alarming rate, falling from close to 50% to close to 34% over the past 10 years, and the public routinely classes global warming concerns at the bottom of their priority list. What is worse, the current level of government and media support has only been reached and maintained by serial exaggeration of the past, the present and the future. As the rest of the scientific community begins to react to AGW hysteria, their choice will be to either slide further down the priority list or moderate their claims.
, which is actually about how much, for how long, and what we should do to limit its effects. Since they are the ones who want us all to change our lives, emit less CO2 and bear the cost of removing carbon dioxide from our economy, one would think they would be a bit more circumspect about their arrogance. It might sound funny talking about a political strategy that would work to address global warming now, right after the passage of cap and trade legislation in the House of Representatives, the likely passage of President Obama's energy plan, and the overwhelming flood of media coverage of the coming hard times due to climate change. Public support for both the theory that man has caused global warming and for addressing it with public funds has waned at an alarming rate, falling from close to 50% to close to 34% over the past 10 years, and the public routinely classes global warming concerns at the bottom of their priority list. What is worse, the current level of government and media support has only been reached and maintained by serial exaggeration of the past, the present and the future. As the rest of the scientific community begins to react to AGW hysteria, their choice will be to either slide further down the priority list or moderate their claims.
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