More politics of global warming


Someone in the American media gets it
Richard Lindzen has a terrific article in today's OpinionJournal.com about global warming. Emphasis added.

The answer has much to do with misunderstanding the science of climate, plus a willingness to debase climate science into a triangle of alarmism. Ambiguous scientific statements about climate are hyped by those with a vested interest in alarm, thus raising the political stakes for policy makers who provide funds for more science research to feed more alarm to increase the political stakes. After all, who puts money into science--whether for AIDS, or space, or climate--where there is nothing really alarming? Indeed, the success of climate alarmism can be counted in the increased federal spending on climate research from a few hundred million dollars pre-1990 to $1.7 billion today. It can also be seen in heightened spending on solar, wind, hydrogen, ethanol and clean coal technologies, as well as on other energy-investment decisions.

But there is a more sinister side to this feeding frenzy. Scientists who dissent from the alarmism have seen their grant funds disappear, their work derided, and themselves libeled as industry stooges, scientific hacks or worse. Consequently, lies about climate change gain credence even when they fly in the face of the science that supposedly is their basis.

The politics of global warming has always been about power. I'd argue that it is also one of the last gasps of public socialism, but that is a personal opinion.

If the science supports the allegations of the global warming crowd, then it can withstand debate and peer review. Why then the continued push to suppress dissent?

That's the question that should be asked, especially since the global warming advocates are demanding nothing less than absolute control over all industry.

If someone gives me an either/or, I try to look for the third choice. Since the science doesn't support global warming, I've no choice but to dismiss the entire argument.

What worries me is that environmentalism has become entangled with global warming claims. I don't think environmentalism will survive the debunking of global warming.

Someone has a lot to answer for.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Wed - April 12, 2006 at 04:33 AM  Tag


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