Global warming shoveled curbside
As the U.S. and the rest of the Western Hemisphere continue to get blanketed with cold, wintry weather, Al Gore has, until recently, remained largely quiet. On Feb. 28, Gore broke his silence with a nearly 2,000-word column in The New York Times.
In the column Gore conceded “at least two mistakes” in the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. However, he completely ignores the primary issues at hand and decides to add his own personal spin to keep his theory going.
Gore writes in the column that “what is important is that the overwhelming consensus on global warming remains unchanged.” Well, there’s at least one person who disagrees with that assertion. Climatologist Phil Jones, at the heart of the Climategate scandal, admitted: “The medieval warm period may have been as warm as today.”
It is rumored that over Valentine’s Day weekend, it snowed in 49 states. How in the world can Gore argue that global warming is not seen any differently after such a feat?
For that matter, why doesn’t Gore admit there must be some benefits to global warming, should it be proven true. Higher levels of carbon dioxide would mean better plant growth, according to Jones. Additionally, higher temperatures would add a longer growing seasons and increase food production.
The reality, unfortunately, for Gore and global warming enthusiasts is there is no evidence to support such claims about the earth’s warming. Gore must have forgotten to mention that John Coleman, founder of The Weather Channel, and 30,000 other scientists have debunked Gore’s claims and are now suing him. Apparently, according to Coleman, Gore refuses to debate because “global warming is settled science and the debate is over.”
Global warming skeptics, like myself, would be much more inclined to believe the nonsense if it were led by more reliable sources. All politicians use scare tactics to get votes. Republicans have done it with gay marriage and terrorism. Democrats do it with health care and global warming. Where are those scientists who strongly believe in the theory? I’ll tell you where they are, working on projects that can get the funding they require.
It’s time for Gore to admit his lies and while he’s at it give back the Nobel Peace Prize money he received for his global warming lies. Let’s fund a theory that actually has promise and not one filled with shame.
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Mar 5 2010. Filed under Opinion.
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