When Jeremy Walters’ interview with leading weather scientist Sir John Houghton created some interest at Digg.com, I was surprised to read the comments left by, and the sheer quantity of, Diggers who are convinced that as far as global warming goes there really is nothing to worry about.
Now, as far as I can tell, many leading scientists are convinced that climate change is happening, and that in turn has convinced me. To use the words of one digger: “I think I’ll believe the peer-reviewed climate scientists. I think I’ll believe Nasa, The Pentagon, The Pope, Tony Blair (in fact every world leader except… the corrupt American ones)”. But he goes against the grain of what many Diggers feel:
A lot of the data [disproving global warming] isn’t published because no one is willing to publish something that goes against these beliefs that have become so mainstream…. In addition a lot of scientists get funding by the government to back global warming, so why would they publish something that would cause them to lose money? The jobs of thousands of people are wrapped up in the notion of global warming, and none of them want to sacrifice that. I suggest that all of you watch the documentary entitled “The Great Global Warming Swindle,” it will teach you a lot.
You don’t need to dig too deep to come up with plenty of material that “debunks, rebutts, and discredits” The Great Global Warming Swindle.
Global warming is a MYTH PEOPLE! Not to mention, the total amount of CO2 in the air created or generated artificially (by machines, cars, things like that) is less than 1% of the total CO2 in the ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE! If you compare the graphs of CO2 in the air with the graphs of temperature, you will see that CO2 increases as the temperature increases, and vice versa. There is about a big lag between temperature increase and CO2 increases, but you can tell that CO2 is actually following the temperature…not the other way around.
Okay, if you say so.
True scientists would also be asking what, if any, are the positive effects of global warming? Are you trying to tell me that its all bad?
I’m not seeing an up-side to drought and famine and the sea level rising dramatically.
Headline should read “Weather Scientist Sir John Houghton Repeats Tired FUD, Fails to Cite Actual Studies”
Bless him, he hadn’t brought all his research to the interview with him, so he’s definitely not to be believed.
This final comment sums it up quite nicely:
If global warming is happening, how come it’s been so much cooler in Southern California this year.
Why worry, we’re okay now aren’t we? Never mind down the line, it’s too complicated and tedious to change our wasteful ways.
Are you worried? Either climate change is real, or it’s the biggest hoax yet.