On Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 12:41:06AM -0400, Dave Kumar wrote: > Actually, the reason the article talks more about the politics and not the > science is because the Newsweek article is about the politics of climate > change, i.e., how those who oppose regulation to address the problem are > funded.
If it is funding we are concerned about, the obvious response to that would be similar to Marc Morano's[1] - that the proponents of man-made global warming have received way more funding than the skeptics. > I think this is something that the general public isn't really aware > of. And while I wish the discussion could be purely about the science, the > non-Utopian in me recognizes the importance of questioning the credibility > of the witness, so to speak, in addition to questioning what the witness > says. Fair enough. And there'll almost definitely be some "scientists" definitely who come up with studies to fit the required agenda. However, the impression the Newsweek article conveys is that all skeptics are funded by oil companies. Any skeptic who holds his ground, however impeccable his credentials may have been, gets tarred with the same brush. And all that the skeptics, at least the reputable ones, are doing are questioning the same science and pointing out the loopholes in the same studies that are being used to build a case for anthropogenic global warming. Also, if oil companies are funding all the global warming skeptics, they seem to picked a remarkably incompetent bunch. There are very few reports in mainstream media which question the "consensus". On the other hand, the ones which present the case for anthropogenic global warming are so prevalent, kids are apparently losing sleep over it.[2][3] > As someone who lives in DC and has a "DC job," the Newsweek article struck > me as spot on in terms of its description of the effect special interests > have in the DC political/policymaking space. I would contend this would hold for both sides of the debate. > Also FWIW, I thought the Noel Sheppard article was > nonsense, pretty much Which parts? Venky. References: [1] http://tinyurl.com/yp822w [2] http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=24717 [3] http://tinyurl.com/37xgpp
