The scientists — many of whom are current or former members of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Mr. Gore for publicizing a climate crisis — cast doubt on the "scientific consensus" that man-made global warming imperils the planet.
"I find the Doomsday picture Al Gore is painting — a six-meter sea level rise, 15 times the IPCC number — entirely without merit," said Dutch atmospheric scientist Hendrik Tennekes, one of the researchers quoted in the report by Republican staff of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
"I protest vigorously the idea that the climate reacts like a home heating system to a changed setting of the thermostat: just turn the dial, and the desired temperature will soon be reached," Mr. Tennekes said in the report.
That's not really news to my peeps, of course, but I enjoyed the response from a Gore spokesman:
Gore spokeswoman Kalee Kreider said 25 or 30 of the scientists may have received funding from Exxon Mobile Corp.Exxon says it takes global warming seriously and doesn't pay people to dismiss it, but even so... the defense is "370 scientists doubt climate change"? Which reminds me of Tim Blair's hilarious post about Britain's chief scientist who recently opined (I am not making this up)
Women must stop admiring men who drive sports cars if they want to join the fight against global warming.Also, women must stop admiring broad shoulders and washboard abs --it just encourages men to drive to the gym. And enough with the financial expectations too, ladies, which promote the commuting that's destroying the planet.
