| EcoBlogger Exposes Fake List Global Warming Skeptic Scientists |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Wednesday, 07 May 2008 | ||
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Curious about the Heartland Institute's list of "500 Prominent Scientists" who deny global warming, Kevin decided to contact some of the folks on the list. He put together a list of 150 email addresses...simply the addresses he found it most easy to acquire. After only 24 hours, he'd received 45 emails from angry scientists saying that they, in no way, denied anthropogenic global warming. It turns out that the heartland institute had never told the scientists they were going on the list, nor did they check to see if these people actually had any doubts about the causes of climate change. Just a sampling of quotes from emails Kevin received: I am horrified to find my name on such a list. I have spent the last 20 years arguing the opposite. I have NO doubts ..the recent changes in global climate ARE man-induced. I insist that you immediately remove my name from this list since I did not give you permission to put it there. Please remove my name. What [they] have done is totally unethical!! The Heartland Institute has been publicizing their list for years, and not a single journalist took the time to check the names on the list. The Heartland Institute has now distanced itself from the list, and withdrawn its claim that they are supported by 500 prominent global warming skeptic scientists. But they have yet to apologize. Kevin deserves a great big "thank you" from the world. Check out DeSmogBlog and, if you think he's as awesome as I do, you might even consider donating to help him keep DeSmogBLog alive.
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400 of the Names Are Real
written by Mick , May 07, 2008
Over 400 of those scientists are real deniers. Your article reflects a disregard for mathemetics common in the warmist crowd, saying that the whole list is fake because 10% of it is.
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written by Bob Wallace , May 07, 2008
How about the weathermen on the list.
Are they scientists? The doofus who reads the weather feed on your local TV station is a scientist? And did you read the part about only 150 of the 500 being contacted? 45 out of 150 would suggest that 1/3rd of the people listed do not agree with being included on the list. And that's only the 45 that happened to get back to the email within 24 hours. I'd guess some hadn't checked their email or thought the list so silly that they didn't bother replying. Your assumption that 400 listed are in agreement is deeply flawed. And do you have even an inkling of the vast numbers of scientists that think global climate change is happening right now?
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written by Mary , May 07, 2008
That is SCARY! Thanks for digging for the truth! Appreciate your posts.
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written by shanmin , May 07, 2008
Hahahahahaha! This is hilarious. They haven't even apologized yet?!
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written by Joe , May 07, 2008
Given that the USA has taught the world about litigation is there an opportunity to sue? Mick, the list is bogus, accept it and move on.
Assume Concurrence
written by Michael Searcy , May 08, 2008
Avery and Singer's list isn't a list of deniers, though the Heartland Institute loves to claim it as such. It is a list of scientists who have found physical evidence of a natural climate cycle that occurs roughly every 1,500 years. Because Avery and Singer want to attribute modern warming to this cycle, they assume that all of these scientists would do the same. Obviously this is not the case.
And the problem with attributing modern warming to this 1,500 cycle? It's about 600 years off schedule.
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written by Rob Wood , May 08, 2008
Folk’s the Heartland group is a sham. They are an astro turf movement funded by petroleum and tobacco companies. Do the research yourselves these folks are corporate propagandists. Good work to people who take the time to prove that point. Check em out and follow the money.
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written by Bob Wallace , May 08, 2008
Heartland Institute seems to be very interested in pushing back against smoking laws and receives a lot of funding from Exxon.
Denying global warming would seem to be a sideline for them. Too bad organizations can't be sued for spreading FUD via lies. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Heartland_Institute
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written by Steve Boll , May 08, 2008
One of the barometers of global warming is the melting of the polar icecaps. When I was in Alaska last year we went to Glacier Bay. I also bought a map that showed the receding of the glaciers by year. You can also see this map at:http://glacier-bay.gsfc.nasa.gov/maps/south.gif.
By far the vast majority of the receding of the glaciers was from 1780 to 1880, long before there would be enough manmade pollutants to cause the receding glaciers. And, after 1966 the glaciers actually started expanding. Global warming? most likely "Yes" Manmade? Arguable.
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written by Bob Wallace , May 08, 2008
Excuse me.
What glaciers have been expanding since 1996? And, if any, what proportion of the world's glaciers have been expanding since 1996? Furthermore, if the world is indeed warming, as you agree, and it is not caused by human activity, what is causing it? (No credit for faulting the Warming Fairy.)
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written by Bob Wallace , May 08, 2008
Excuse me.
What glaciers have been expanding since 1996? And, if any, what proportion of the world's glaciers have been expanding since 1996? Furthermore, if the world is indeed warming, as you agree, and it is not caused by human activity, what is causing it? (No credit for faulting the Warming Fairy.)
Let Canadian students know!
written by Jessie , May 13, 2008
Hopefully this news makes it to the some 11250 schools (mostly private or faith-based) that the Heartland Institute sent brochures to in Canada with regards to the 'other side' of the global warming debate...
Global Warming=CHEMTRAILS!
written by Allah , May 15, 2008
Global Warming is a fraud to bring in the New World Order
End of Little iceage
written by Bob , September 07, 2008
The one question you should all be asking is WHAT ENDED THE LITTLE ICEAGE, it certainly was NOT co2.
You may find it interesting to learn that glaciers were retreating as early as 1880. http://www.cmiae.org/glacier-lichen.htm | ||
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