“As you promised, Curmudge, today we’ll talk about the
findings and conclusions of the anthropogenic global warming skeptics.”
Contrarian
Perspectives
“Please remember, Julie, that they are termed ‘contrarians’
in SINTEF report A24071. Within this broad classification are
people who disagree with minor elements of the IPCC reports as well as those
‘who do not accept that (a) human actions are influencing the climate to
produce global warming, or that (b) this possible influence does not amount to
a threat that needs extra particular resolve or attention.’ ‘A common position here is that climate
change is the normal condition on earth.’ (p. 11 in SINTEF A24071)”
“Listen up, Retired Scientist. This quotation should help members of the public understand
what’s been going on. ‘The fact
that the developed world went into hysterics over changes in global mean
temperature of a few tenths of a degree will astound future generations. Such hysteria simply represents the
scientific illiteracy of much of the public, the susceptibility of the public
to the substitution of repetition for truth, and the exploitation of these
weaknesses by politicians, environmental promoters…and many others as well.’
(Lindzen, p. 41)”
“Despite its being essential for life (plants require carbon
dioxide, and animals require plants), CO2 has been designated a
pollutant and the principal villain in the global warming debate. Many of the accusations against it were
refuted in the report by Robinson et al. discussed in our Climate Science 2 posting.
Here are some more pertinent quotes: ‘Atmospheric CO2
variations generally follow changes in temperature and other climatic variables
rather than preceding them.’ (Soon, p. 45) ‘440 Myr [M = million?] ago atmospheric CO2 was
~16 times higher than today.
However, this enhanced level of atmospheric CO2 does not seem
to have been accompanied by unusually warm temperatures.’ (Yapp & Poths, p.
45) ‘The available scientific
data, and proven relationships, do not justify the belief that carbon dioxide
emission controls can be used as a means of managing or stopping future climate
change.’ (Carter, p. 45-46)”
“Curmudge, these quotations go on and on. I hope we have room for a few
more. ‘Cosmic ray intensity data
show that solar activity was related to both the LIA (Little Ice Age) and its
recovery.’ (Akasofu, p. 48) ‘The
new religion of global warming …contains a grain of truth and a mountain of
nonsense. And that nonsense could
be very damaging indeed. We appear
to have entered a new age of unreason, which threatens to be as economically
harmful as it is profoundly disquieting.
It is from this, above all, that we really need to save the planet.’
(Lawson, p. 50) ‘Please remain
calm: The Earth will heal itself…Climate is beyond our power to control…Earth
doesn’t care about governments or their legislation…Climate change is a matter
of geologic time, something that the earth does routinely on its own without
asking anyone’s permission or explaining itself.’ (Laughlin, p. 58)”
Kaizen Curmudgeon
Link to posting from blog archives: Patient Safety Requires a Reporting Culture 12/11/08
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