Cargo Cult Enviro-Science
Published on 22 Jun 2006 at 2:07 pm |
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Okay, at the outset, let me make this clear: I’m not convinced one way or the other about the role of human activity in global warming. Intuition tells me there’s probably something in it, but that’s a slim reed. Call me "sympathetic but not quite convinced." Then, of course, what to do about it, if, when, by whom, through what mechanism, is another question again.
Having said that, this from ABC (which I picked up from CoyoteBlog) is absurd. I know it’s almost too easy, a big fat slow moving target, but I just couldn’t resist. Here’s what I sent them:
With temperatures today nearing 95 degrees under a blazing sun, I’m suffering from the heat and so is everyone around me. I’ve been closely observing the weather conditions for the last six months, and I’m absolutely certain that while there may be some variance from day to day, the trend has been inexorably upward. Six months ago, I hardly ever saw an insect, now they’re everywhere. I think I’ve noticed the plants growing faster, and even the grass looks greener. Maybe carbon dioxide is good for them? Perhaps most ominous of all is that the days actually seem to be getting longer. That blistering sun scorches us longer every day. Just last month the sun was going down by about 8:30, now it’s still beating down on us after 9pm. At this rate in another 5 or 6 months it won’t set at all… Imagine what that will do to nocturnal creatures!
Do journalists get *any* education or training whatsoever in science?
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