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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Don't you think that the oil company profits are a vested interest in climate change denial? I mean, do you really think that scientists need to resort to fake science in order to get a grant? Fake or incorrect science gets flushed out rather quickly and thoroughly -- see cold fusion.
Climate science hardly stands alone -- and you cannot remove it any more than you can remove evolution or atomic theory from the body of scientific knowledge.
Here's a solid indictment of the scientists-are-in-it-for-the-money and other denial conspiracy theories:
Global warming conspiracy theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Climate change denial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
I see those Drill-baby-Drill TV spots on TV all the time..
Talking about a million jobs and many decades worth of natural gas, just waiting for us to exploit.
Someone has a vested interest. As to I, being invested in Index funds.
I don't personally know any scientists who have tampered with data,
in order to make it fit their theories. But, I have heard of it being done..
And, when I ask scientist (that I know) what they think about the GW
consensus, or about it being 'Settled science',
most tell me aren't part of the consensus, and that nothing about GW is settled yet.
When I ask about money being a motivator behind someone doing GW studies..
They just roll their eyes and say, what do you think? A couple have
told me that just about anything having to do with GW prevention has a good chance of being funded..
But, that was about five years ago.. In today's climate (pun?) many scientists
will not speak their mind on the topic of GW, for fear they will end up without
a job.. Or cut off from funding for anything..
There are GW zealots who will try to get them fired, just for expressing an
opinion..
IMHO, this isn't the way the system should work..
It's only a matter of time before questions about GW show up in job interviews..