I guess recent events have been something of a 'perfect storm' on the cc
scepticism front.
Taking an holistic view, I wonder if terminal climate change is the
price we will pay for allowing our political system to be hijacked by
pirates and murderers? Anecdotally, when I talk to people ('normal'
a-political people) I sense a great deal of anger about the lies used to
justify the Iraq war and of course the expenses scandal (which I view as
something of a proxy for the wider economic stupidity of recent years).
Then the politicians tell the public they should believe the science of
climate change and be willing to make lifestyle changes in light of this
problem. Why would anyone believe the establishment, given the lies and
deceit they engage in on a regular basis (I say this from a
left/anarchist perspective, whilst recognising similar discourses have
been emerging from the political right)?
Chris
Alastair McIntosh wrote:
> Folks ...
>
> Today BBC News announced the findings of a poll they commissioned
> showing a sharp rise in climate change scepticism in the UK. The
> pollsters told the BBC, "It is very unusual indeed to see such a
> dramatic shift in opinion in such a short period." See
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8500443.stm
>
> I am not surprised. At Copenhagen much of the world effectively
> decided not to "believe" in climate change and then, in much of
> Europe, a sharp winter followed, leaving the goalposts wide open for
> seeds of confusion to be sown in the public mind between weather and
> climate.
>
> The prominent climate British change contrarian, Peter Taylor, has
> been suggesting to such media as the Daily Express that our cold
> festive season has been a harbinger of winters to come, consistent
> with his version of the global cooling theory.
>
> I've had several people asking what I make of Taylor, so I did a bit
> of research. My findings are now posted to Amazon.co.uk in the form of
> 2 book reviews. I wanted to do it like this to give him, or anybody
> else, fair chance to respond in public using the Comments facility.
>
> What I found in Taylor's autobiographical /Shiva's Rainbow/ about his
> time as a Greenpeace "impostor" scientist left me incredulous. Links
> to both my reviews are:
>
>
> /Shiva's Rainbow/:
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/0954706404/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
> <http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/0954706404/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1>
>
> /Chill/:
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/1905570198/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_4?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addFourStar
> <http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/1905570198/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_4?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addFourStar>
>
>
> While writing, the following links may also be of interest.
>
>
> On January having been warm, not cold, elsewhere in the world:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8493168.stm
>
> NASA says 2009 was 2nd warmest year on record:
> http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/temp-analysis-2009.html
>
> On "climategate" scandals and the bigger picture:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/
>
> On scientific authority post climategate:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8388485.stm
>
> And on a positive note, I am delighted that whisky has been
> discovered at the South Pole:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8499931.stm
>
>
> All the best
>
> Alastair
>
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