[sauropod]

review

[kb2614]

If dissent is so rare, why do global-warming conformists feel the strong need to argue that minority views should be dismissed as nutty or venal?

Global warming isn't science, its a religion. Dissenters are heretics.

[ricks_place]

The man-made global warming position is unconvincing on scientific merit; so the proponents resort to the empty argumentum ad hominem. Rather than address the substance of the scientific facts; global warmers personally attack the critics of man-made global warming. Logical fallacy works in the public mind as the public is not educated in logic.

[philman_36]

After all the Newsweek-like stories announcing the debate is over, it took one debate to flip the audience. No wonder they want to muzzle dissent.

That says it all.

[Eye of Unk]

Paralyzing fog would be dangerous indeed.

[Tax-chick]

“Paralysis” is good in this situation. If we don’t change anything, the global climate will putter along in its usual, variable way, and we’ll all die, eventually, just as we would if we did Something Terribly Drastic about “climate change.”

[ken21]

reminds me of hillary’s “vast global right wing conspiracy”.

whatta joke.

[Red Badger]

...has created a paralyzing fog of doubt around climate change...

If that is true, then they haven't done a very good job........

[pabianice]

[Don W]

The night before last there was a FROST WARNING for North-Central Alberta (west of Fort MacMurray). This is early AUGUST. Edmonton was the same temperature (55*) as Yellowknife NWT at 8 that night.

It’s been a quite cool summer here (Vancouver Island) as well. Only 3 or 4 days of real heat, and that was in JUNE!

Global warming my fat patoot!

[Nevadan]

If you go to the article on Townhall there is a Reuters photo of the world renown climate scientist and all around expert on environmental issues, Rob Lowe, with the following caption: “Actor Rob Lowe waves as he drives off in a A123Systems plug-in hybrid after testifying before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on Capitol Hill in Washington July 12, 2007. Seated next to Lowe is Representative Ed Markey (D-MA).”

I swear! Regardless of which side I held on the issue of global warming, I would be insulted as a congressman or senator if I had to sit and listen to ANY airhead actor pontificate his views on the issue. What is it with Congress that they are so willing to give credence to testimony by people who have no professional expertise in the topic on which they are testifying, simply because they come from Hollywood?

[Squantos]

Don’t they call it weather because no one knows weather it will rain or not ?