Posted on 03/06/2010 6:57:11 PM PST by neverdem
By ALEX KAPLUN of Greenwire This story was updated at 2:54 p.m. EST.
U.S. scientists are planning to counter criticisms directed at them during the "Climategate" scandal and congressional debates, saying conservatives and industry groups have waged a "McCarthyite" campaign, according to e-mails exchanged by the researchers.
The e-mails obtained by E&E show the scientists are considering launching advertising campaigns, widening their public presence, pushing the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to take a more active role in explaining climate science and creating a nonprofit to serve as a voice for the scientific community.
"We need to develop a relentless rain of science and scientific dialog on the incredible, destructive demagoguery that has invaded the airwaves, the news media and the public forum and has prevented a rational discussion about political solutions to human perturbations on the environment," wrote Paul Falkowski, a professor at Rutgers University's Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences.
Stephen Schneider, a climatologist at Stanford University, wrote that the scientific community has been subjected to "neo-McCarthyism" fueled by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and his staff. "I am hopeful that all the forces working for honest debate and quality assessments will decry this McCarthyite regression, and by name point out what this Senator is doing by a continuing smear campaign," Schneider wrote.
Schneider was among 17 scientists whom Inhofe said may have violated federal law in connection to last year's hacked e-mail controversy, which has been called "Climategate."
Though the scientists' strategy e-mails show a desire by the scientific community to push back against attacks from climate change critics, it is not clear that they have produced a consensus on what steps to take.
The messages, which were distributed mostly in late February through a listserv maintained by the National Academy of Sciences for members in its environmental...
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Screw us.
“Nancy and Al can kiss my backside.”
Careful there, Nancy wouldn’t, but big Al might...
But you are right, I just am getting “science fatigue” and hating all the misdeeds and “oh! did we say that? We meant...”
I should not be getting on the scientists themselves as a class, but we have GOT to do something about the GD charlatans...
“McCarthyism”. A term coined by the communist left to smear those scrutinizing their subversive activities.
What will be the source of the funds used support this advertising campaign? Oh right: us.
Ha ! Seriously ... the government doesn't fund climate scientists with grant money to do real science for very long if they don't get the results they paid for.
You have to look at the big picture. The solution to the horrors of climate change as they call it today is to surrender your liberty to the greater social good. These people are evil.
U.S. scientists are planning to counter criticisms directed at them during the "Climategate" scandal and congressional debatesWe need to see to it that their grants are cancelled and they find themselves in front of a tenure review panel. Since they're liars, and are themselves the brown shirts and demagogues about climate, they need to be broken on the wheel. Thanks neverdem.
Thanks...speaking of taglines, yours put me in mind of the story about the geniuses who installed low wattage bulbs in all the traffic lights. They of course all froze over in the first severe cold because of the lack of warmth from the bulbs. Another glancing blow from the pushing of science and common sense by the useless “greens” that are determined to spend us into a banana republic status while not even thinking about the consequences...
When they play the McCarthy/racist/Nazi card (on any issue) as Ann C. points out your passion play with a Church of Global Warming member has reached the point where the argument has been distilled to:
“Well ... you’re dumb! And stupid!” then s/he sits back with a smile and happily chews his/her cud.
I’ve found the best response is to smile back and say, “I do find myself to be a fascinating topic, but let’s try and stick to the issues.”
Maybe they’ll do it in the middle of a snowstorm, like AlGore’s speech that one time! LOL!
LOL!
Talk about opposite
“Most of our colleagues don’t seem to grasp that we’re not in a gentlepersons’ debate, we’re in a street fight against well-funded, merciless enemies who play by entirely different rules,” wrote Paul Ehrlich, a biologist at Stanford University.”
They actually had the gall to quote from Paul R. Ehrlich, butterfly scientist, science fraud, and hysteria monger of the previous generation.
(Please always include his middle initial ‘R.’, to distinguish him from one of the greatest scientists who ever lived, Dr. Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915))
I’m surprised that they didn’t quote from Trofim Lysenko, Stalin’s biologist, who had the real scientists who disputed his fantasy theories put into gulag prison camps.
In any event, the frauds and con artists behind AGW have made it clear that they will keep pushing for power and money, despite even damning evidence to the contrary. So the only alternative is to criminally prosecute them for misappropriation, perjury, violations of freedom of information laws, etc.
prevented a rational discussion about political solutions to human perturbations on the environment," wrote Paul Falkowski, a professor at Rutgers University's Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Professor Falkowski: Have you ever been in a Shakey's pizza parlor? They have a sign in there. It says, "Shakey made a deal with the bank. Shakey doesn't cash checks. The bank doesn't make pizza." Why don't you make a deal with your Congressman? He won't do climate science, and you won't do politics. We'll all be better off. Especially you. |
With the fake “Racist” anf failing “Extremist” accusations falling on les and less gullible ears, the Left has decided to fall back on their old accusation of ‘McCarthyism” lie defense attack routine as the Lefts “new” primary “Buzzword” weapon to attack their detractos, regardless of topic.
Please take note: Anyone using this word as a counter attack prop, is just a party line LIAR, and nothing they say can be belived as having any integrity.
The “Pushback” and the “Counterattack”, I believe, are traditional elements of the scientific method.
World is upside down....
“McCarthyism?” Warmists have been defending their ideas by attacking critics all along. This is just more of the same.
Somehow, the notion that scientists’ role is to discover truth never took root with them. They want to be policy-makers for the population, not just advocates for a scientific point of view. Not in a million years.
These warmists have lost the most important things they ever owned: honor, credibility, and our presumption of their truthfulness.
"Honest debate" = "The science is settled. There can be no more debate."
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