"While it will take some time for the research community to digest this new information, it must be mentioned that new research contradicting the latest IPCC report is entirely consistent with the normal course of scientific progress. I predict that in the coming years, there will be a growing realization among the global warming research community that most of the climate change we have observed is natural, and that mankind's role is relatively minor."
Apparently the good Doctor was very nice while he shot holes in AGW theories during his testimony before the Senate.
Crow.
Very soon, some will be able to tell us it tastes like chicken, I bet!
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Thanks for the link, interesting reading.
So, I see Dr. Spencer has crawled out of Exxon's pocket long enough to give testimony. You think Sen. Inhofe (R-Exxon), as the ranking minority member of the committee, had anything to do with this? These two have been pals for a while. Follow the money on these guys. Agenda?
I especially like this analysis of Spencer's data by Ray Pierre of RealClimate.org:
As Julia Child said, "It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it."
Yeah John, and then someone comes along and points out the beautiful food is made of plastic... for display only. Beautifully arranged, but not consumable.
Do you suppose Julia and Al Gore knew one another? They're about the same size... he even looks a little like her these days.
And here, as I've said before, is why all this Sturm and Drang is a waste of time anyway.
"Don't worry. Be happy!"
I still wanna know how my driving an SUV is making the polar ice caps on Mars shrink, as well...
The article you referenced makes some very valid points. The principle problem is exactly what GB said in an earlier post: "Too many people on the sphere." But, there isn't really a way to undo that.
I'm not ready to just give up, though. I don't think it is in our nature to not continue to innovate and to try to solve these problems. The technology is getting much better, and quickly. "Free" fuel from the sun and other sources is going to make these options more and more attractive.
The Chinese may actually surprise us, though. We've educated an entire generation of their engineers in our universities, and now they have gone home and are teaching engineering and science there. Their rapidly rising need for energy will force them to look at alternatives more quickly than we will here, and they now have the know how to make it happen. I wouldn't be surprised if they beat us on this one.
Seriously, THANK YOU John, for something we don't often hear from AGW folks... (to their detriment because it closes a lot of ears)...
OPTIMISM!
Without optimism, it would be hard to get out of bed sometimes.
Coincidentally, here is a story about Chinese wind production that I just came across. (assuming you can believe them). Sorry, it's a link from CNN.
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