"An Inconvenient Truth" banned in schools

[Lorn]

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I thought they were just LOST?

[88Mariner]

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Ye well instead of bullshitting about what the reason is, we'd better spend time on optimizing our energy use and find durable sources.

I bet those who're sitting back and calling global warming a hoax are the first ones to start looking for someone or something to blame when shit starts to go really bad.

Kinda like the people who are waiting for Jesus to re-appear. Me? Put me on the list of "laughing at those who wait"

[Dhar_2]

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damn hippies!!!

[tommpenny1]

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5 years till 2012!!!
After that we will talk again

[Kobe]

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Here's a juicy bit of news from last week:

Scientists accuse Exxon Mobil of discrediting global warming

Associated Press


WASHINGTON ? Exxon Mobil Corp. gave $16 million to 43 ideological groups between 1998 and 2005 in a coordinated effort to mislead the public by discrediting the science behind global warming, the Union of Concerned Scientists asserted today.

The report by the science-based nonprofit advocacy group mirrors similar claims by Britain's leading scientific academy. Last September, The Royal Society wrote the oil company asking it to halt support for groups that "misrepresented the science of climate change."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4441543.html

Based on many of the posts in this thread, some of you need to bone up on this issue before spouting off.

[88Mariner]

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first of all, they are 'accused'. not guilty. second, being that there is no evidence to prove that mankind is the cause of global warming, how could it be possible misrepresent psuedo-climate-science?

it's like if Exxon funded think-tanks and universities that studied evolution. The AP would report that "a large sector of the american public stands to accuse EXXON of discrediting creationism".

[DIDI]

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first of all, they are 'accused'. not guilty. second, being that there is no evidence to prove that mankind is the cause of global warming, how could it be possible misrepresent psuedo-climate-science?

it's like if Exxon funded think-tanks and universities that studied evolution. The AP would report that "a large sector of the american public stands to accuse EXXON of discrediting creationism".

You've got this denial thing down to a fine art haven't you

[sakio pod]

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5 years till 2012!!!
After that we will talk again

dec. 21st 2012 to be exact THE END OF THE WORLD

[Kobe]

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first of all, they are 'accused'. not guilty. second, being that there is no evidence to prove that mankind is the cause of global warming, how could it be possible misrepresent psuedo-climate-science?

it's like if Exxon funded think-tanks and universities that studied evolution. The AP would report that "a large sector of the american public stands to accuse EXXON of discrediting creationism".

This is a very ironic example to use since that is precisely what they are doing-- funding the debate, just like the "teach the debate" strategy creationists are using.

[KinKyJ]

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^^^ same tactics as the tobacco industry tried to pull too

[Lorn]

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dec. 21st 2012 to be exact THE END OF THE WORLD

OMG. Thanks

[unrecogniseduser]

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Um, no, it's a theory because it can't be proven. Find me a notable scientist who regards it as fact. Mankind is responsible for expediting the process. Again, there's enough evidence to show pre/post industrial revolution carbon emissions. The correlation is clear and scientists worry that the process is going faster than it should be. It's having a ripple effect on the food chain and fortunately it hasn't reached us yet.

I never saw the movie so I can't comment on what his data was.

Sir David King, chief advisor on science to the British government says it is fact, I know this cos I heard him lecture on the subject with my own ears. I am a scientist also and I say it is fact (not saying I am a notable scientist)

[darkmark]

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There's also no proof that man causes smog either. There's absolutely no way that tiny, little 'ol man could ever create enough gases to ever cause any changes to the atmosphere. Period.

Anyway, hope you guys in the Alps enjoy your 2 month ski season. The season that was once much longer than that.

[arielus]

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Global Warming is not proven Kinky, you must understand that point.

not even with the climate changes you've seen over the last 5 years?
you gotta be kidding dom

[88Mariner]

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Why are so many people so eager to acknowledge that the earth is warmer, but they'll deny that the sun is and has been hotter than usual for the past 15 years or so? Why no acknowledgement of the increase sun activity? Because to admit that would be to admit that this may be the reason for what we call global warming.