The real politics comes in from the AGW fanatics. They have no logical basis to back up the claim of man made global warming, so they use politics and rhetoric to try and win the arguement. Here are the main arguements the AGW fanatics use (which you hear all the time here):
1. Consensus - Some scientist believe in it, some do not. But there is definitely no consensus.
2. The debate is over - There has NEVER been any real debate. They are afraid to actually have main stream media debates. They say they do not want to legitimize the %26quot;deniers%26quot;, but if the science backed them up, they would be happy to debate.
3. Deniers are paid by big oil - Sure some scientist are paid by oil and other companies, some are not. So what? That does not mean there research is in any way invalid. Many AGW fanatics are paid by IPCC, which is probably the most biased for man made climate change (or else there would be no need for the IPCC).
4. Some of the deniers are not %26quot;real%26quot; climatologist - This is true. Many are geologist, statasticians, biologist, etc. There are many areas to study which relate to climate. Example, geologist are able to discover historical temperature data, where climatologists can not. All IPCC reports ever written (the bible for AGW loons) have a variety of scientist, and even many economists and lawyers, etc. If the deniers used this reasoning, then all IPCC reports would be thrown in the trash.
5. Deniers never use peer reviewed studies - This is blatantly a lie. Many of the studies are peer reviewed and in prestigious journals etc. They may not be published in Science and Nature as these periodicals are more geared toward the public. Also, these periodicals do not print anything that does not meet their agenda (AGW). Also, many AGW scientist use their coauthors as %26quot;reviewers%26quot;. Obviously a conflict of interest. On several studies, they have hidden their methods from the public in a way as to discourage actual peer review (ex: NASA%26#039;s temp data, which was found to be wrong).
6. Attack the scientist, not the science - When an Opposing study is published, the AGW fanatics go after the scientists as a person, not the study. You will often find them belittling the opposing person, not the opposing science.
As for the politics, AGW is a perfect vehicle for governments to acquire additional tax revenue. Also, poorer countries sign on in the hopes of collecting money from richer nations.
many of you may disbeive what I have written. But, if you pay attention to the news and other postings, you will find what I have typed as true. Also, has anyone ever noticed that they (AGW loons) NEVER say anything about the benefits of warming (and there are many). 17% 1 Vote
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Much of it is political because some conservatives think that anything %26#039;liberal%26#039; is automatically bad, and they%26#039;ve associated global warming as a liberal issue. Plus global warming is going to require government regulation, and conservatives tend to hate government.
The funny thing is that the majority of conservatives acknowledge that global warming is a problem caused by humans which we need to address, and yet the deniers claim that it%26#039;s a liberal issue. 17% 1 Vote
