Re: [Phys-l] Prof. Hal Lewis resigns from APS

[brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

 I would very much like to hear some evaluation of the "Trillions of 
Dollars" that have completely turned the heads of the global climate 
change proponents.

As far as I know, there are two major sources of research funding.
Big government and Big Business.
  Big Government seems very luke warm about  combating this effect.
And Big (US) Business seems to be positively horrified by the thought: 
coal, oil, manufacturing.

The Republicans seem to be accurately reflecting the interests of their 
sponsors: they are no less firm in saying No on this topic that on the 
many others that the elected congress has proposed.
The Democrats in turn notice that jobs are at risk too. So just who is 
providing the trillions? The Chinese? Don't think so.

Brian W

On 10/11/2010 11:44 AM, A. John Mallinckrodt wrote:
> ... as if there were no political--more precisely economic--interests informing the anti climate change forces, which are, interestingly enough, confined not merely to the right wing, but almost exclusively the right wing *in America* (see http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/nj_20101009_9888.php)
>
> Another item worth considering:
>
> The Montford Delusion
> http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2010/07/the-montford-delusion/
>
> John Mallinckrodt
> Cal Poly Pomona
>
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> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Prof. Hal Lewis resigns from APS
>
> Daniel,
>
> You are not correct in your assessment.  The APS showed no interest in examining the science in this
> matter.  Their decision was/is solely based on politics, as were the so-called investigations into
> ClimateGate.  Most, unbiased scientists that take the time to examine all of the documents and the
> peer-reviewed scientific literature (not the IPCC reports) will arrive at the same conclusion as Professor
> Lewis.  The problem is that most scientists have difficulty imagining that the so-called climate experts
> have engaged in poor quality scientific work, even to the point of fabricating data.  There is an effort
> underway to significantly alter the land-based measurements and data sets to get the desired results.
> None of this is to deny that climate change is an ongoiong process, but rather a demand that higher
> standards for data collection and analysis be used and that the entire process be transparent.  We
> have a huge number of people engaged in quasi-scientific work to promote a political agenda, rather
> than being engaged in truth-seeking.
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