spork wrote:Wow, that is truly stunning that you could buy that load of crap, but you don't believe what the actual scientists tell us. How is it that none of the skeptics have ever managed to publish an article in peer reviewed scientific journal?
On a separate and unrelated note, Gore never claimed to have invented the internet. I defy you to find me a singe reference, video, or audio clip with a direct quote that says Al Gore "invented the internet" (not that it has a darn thing to do with global warming).
Rick, I have MS in Physics, so I'm supposed to know what science is. I have enough background to check the facts myself, and not to believe anybody on their words.
It is true that some Nobel Laureates signed "saved the world" petition. I contacted one famous physicist and was shoked that he buys into this "Exxon evil" crap. Later I was relieved to discover that some other Nobel laureates maintain completely opposite view.
Now about verifying facts myself, I know a lot what computer modelling is, and how disappointing it may be. Climate models predictions, in particular, range anywhere from ocean's boiling to freezing. There are so many unknown parameeters, feedbacks, and the complexity of the task is far beyond current computing capabilities. What can you expect from a computer model when the grid is coarser than the size of a typical cloud?
I know, there is a remote possibility that human do influence climate. I fail to see any evidence of it. Look at the temperatures recorded at the antarctic -- they are hopelessly flat for the last 60 years. Check the ice cover recorded by satellite
http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/s_extn.html
it is about the same -- expanded in some
places, contracted in the others. Seasonal variations are expected. By global warming theory polar regions are expected to warm the most, don't they?
I can go on and on, on these facts. Unlike muholand, I don't buy into leftwing conspiracy. GW is simply a myth, which is resonated by naive people. For god sake develop some critical thinking.