Harry, We are dealing with uncertainties; we take the weight of the uncertainty and the risk if we do nothing and come up with an action plan. What Jed and Nick seem to think is that "global warming" is an absolute already proven. I put it you that the drip, drip of news every day from the GW gravy train is the selection of data favourable to their cause.
You can argue the other way: carbon burning is good for the planet and the economy. We should be instructing governments to find as much and burn as much as they can. CO2 stimulates plant growth, economic growth lifts mankind out of poverty and ignorance, gives justice, stops wars (let's have none of this noble savage nonsense). Now I don't know or believe the above like I don't know or believe GW. The most prudent thing to do is to invest in a *diverse* range of renewables like an investment portfolio we don't put all our eggs in one basket. It is quite obvious that the untrained think that shouting loud enough makes something right. GW like CF is mass delusion and pop science. If you cannot present information in the correct manner through the correct channels something is wrong. Whatcha gonna do next, have young girls with banners "GW is right!!", "Make love for the planet!", love-ins, sit-ins, marches and get all that emotional nonsense working. Be patient, professional and mature. Those spouting conspiracy theories should be educating themselves with the FACTS, learning things such as company law, accountancy etc. No doubt they are the talkers, not the do-ers but talkers have some merits - publicity, raising the profile for investment. If you are going to act loony tunes, who's going to want to know? You just cannot talk to the University Establishment, MPs, government ministers, DTi, DoE and spout all that ridiculous bull. Just keep things professional. Probably wasted advice, I expect lots of ad-homs but are you peons or players? Remi. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harry Veeder Sent: 27 September 2005 06:39 To: [email protected] Subject: Models Models compel us to make decisions that we would not ordinarily make. For example hurricane models suggest what decisions should be made on Tuesday to save lives on Friday. If knowledge were the only purpose of science and reason, then one could do nothing and wait to find out if Tuesday's hypothesis proves correct on Friday. A similar dilemma arises with models concerning global warming, although the scale of the crisis is global and the time frame is decades rather than days. Harry
