I’m neither a denier nor a zealot … so, according to British writer (& phrase-coiner) Matt Ridley, I’m a “lukewarmer”.
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For the record, here are 16 reasons that I’m a lukewarmer … with links to the prior posts:
1. Unsettling science From “Ice Age” to “Global Warming” to “18-year Pause” to“Climate Change”.
2. Expired doomsday predictions By 2016, NYC would be swamped, Polar bears would be extinct, etc.
3. The “97% of scientists” baloney Oft-repeated doesn’t make it true – here’s the real story
4. Dinking with the data Temperature data “adjusted” by the NOAA eliminated the 18-year pause and bolstered the global warming case
5. Temperature readings – plus or minus Bottom line: thermometers weren’t very precise in the old days … and still have wide variances
6. What’s the earth’s temperature? It depends on the mix of reporting locations and an array of factors at each of them
7. The Climategate Emails Climate scientists were exposed hiding exculpatory data for political purposes
8. Low on American’s worry list Folks will nod that it’s probably getting warmer, but have more urgent matters to worry about (like keeping their jobs or getting healthcare)
9. Seen a Volt recently? Obama vowed a million EVs by now – where are the “believers”?
10. Letting the perps walk For all practical purposes, the Paris Accords gave the world’s worst polluters – India & China – a free pass.
11. Celebs who “Never let a serious crisis go to waste.” In the aftermath of a flood or hurricane, you can count on celebrities coming forth to bellow “I told you so” …. even if the facts and the science say otherwise. You see, science – and its relevance – is always malleable to the cause..
12. When is weather “climate”… and when is it just “weather”? The short answer: hot spells are “climate”; cold spells are just dismissed as “weather”.
13. The “moral license” that “believers” carry in their wallets. A rationale for the classic “do as I say, not as I do”
14. Climate change zealots are piss-poor marketers. “The promotional efforts of the climate catastrophists have lacked the cornerstones of effective persuasion: clarity, credibility, and empathy.”
15. Did Paris just pull out of the “Paris Accords”? Macron enacted a gas tax … then retreated when the mass of working folks objected.
16. Pretending that the 1930s didn’t exist … even though heatwaves were worse then and many states recorded all-time high temperatures in the 1930s
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And, my advice to climate change advocates:
(1) “Re-brand” the cause to fighting pollution — people can relate to that and it gets to the same end-point
(2) Stop the incredible (i.e. not credible) scare tactics
(3) Walk-the-talk … dampen the hypocrisy
(4) Keep an open mind … sorry guys, the science isn’t really settled yet
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