Quote:Your very statement implies that doing nothing is not acceptable, so that's hardly a reasonable starting point. Until we know a lot more about this, it's best not to overreact. For all we know the CO2 might be staving off another era of glaciation. Heaven knows based on past events that we're overdue for one. And cold is a lot worse than hot for the biosphere.


I'm all for research into better technologies, even government-funded research, although I think the money would be better spent in the form of prizes. For example, the government could offer $10B to the first US person or company that builds a battery that has the, size, safety, and energy density of gasoline, with an average lifespan of 10 years (and some other requirements). It only costs the taxpayer if successful. A useful battery would make solar and wind viable.


I don't think there were many if any who have claimed no change at all. The climate is always changing. The question has always been how much. I agree the Warmist point of view is very politically biased. If one compares the science part of the IPCC reports with the 'summary for policymakers' section at the beginning, it's clear that the summary is way more alarmist than the science. No surprise that the summary was written by politicians, not scientists. Politicians seek power. That's why they became politicians in the first place.


I have seen first hand how important it is for scientists to get funding. It used to be "publish or perish." Now it's "get grants or get out." Do you really believe it's vilification to claim that scientists act like human beings and look out for themselves? On the other side, are you willing to look into where the 'big oil' money actually goes, or are you just going to accept the claims of the left?

IPPC has been consistently criticized for the conservation nature of their predictions.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-science-predictions-prove-too-conservative/'>http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-science-predictions-prove-too-conservative/</a>


Sooooo.....

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