WASHINGTON -- Science, many scientists say, has been restored to her rightful throne because progressives have regained power. Progressives, say progressives, emulate the cool detachment of scientific discourse. So hear now the calm, collected voice of a scientist lavishly honored by progressives, Rajendra Pachauri.
He is chairman of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the 2007 version of the increasingly weird Nobel Peace Prize. Denouncing persons skeptical about the shrill certitudes of those who say global warming poses an imminent threat to the planet, he says:
"They are the same people who deny the link between smoking and cancer. They are people who say that asbestos is as good as talcum powder -- and I hope they put it on their faces every day."
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A large part (but definately not all)of the global warming naysayers seem to either have an economic interest(power companies, petrochemical companies, etc.), or are being hoodwinked or bought out by those companies(e.g. Republican politicians). There is are some doubters in the scientific community but they are a tiny percentage. While there are plenty of envirowacko chicken littles on the global warming side, for the most part the global warming argument is backed by the weight of scientific consensus, while the opposition is backed by greedy energy industry folks. I realize this is a bit of an ad hominem argument, but when the science is too complicated for logical deduction on my part, I know which camp is more trustworthy.
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