>The former chief of atmospheric research at the CSIRO, Graeme Pearman,
>said scepticism was healthy, but it was "silly" of Senator Fielding to
>think he had suddenly hit on an idea scientists had not thoroughly considered
>and dismissed.
I would add "deceptive" bordering on outright fiction & lies.
And good on Evanbb for smashing all the arguments put forward by TonyB. It was
several pages back that TonyB was given up for a lost cause, but debunking this stuff
properly is still time consuming.
"There is a vast difference between putting forth a point of view, honestly held, and
intentionally sowing the seeds of confusion. Free speech does not include the right to
deceive. Deception is not a point of view. And the right to disagree does not include a
right to intentionally subvert the public awareness."
http://www.desmogblog.com/about-climate-cover
It would be funny to read all this if it didn't make me so damn angry. To the 'deniers' I for
one hope that when your kids ask: "What did YOU do about climate change" , that you
are at least honest, and tell them you did NOTHING, you 'didn't believe the data'.
If you work for an organisation that is involved in the deliberate deception of the public. I
hope you have your day in court, or perhaps some other form of public shame, once
we've gone well past the tipping point, and looking someone to blame. |