Jul 09 2007
Consensus on Climate Change
Logicalscience.com had a post on their blog today pointing to The Consensus on Climate Change: From Science to Industry & Religion. This is perhaps the most extensive listing of quotes from scientists, national acadamies, and major corporations about the consensus on climate change. Many thanks goes out to whomever compiled this list.
Skeptics like Richard Lindzen try to say “There’s no consensus on global warming.” in the Wall Street Journal, in front of Congress, and many other places. This argument has also been made repeatedly on Fox News. Other researchers like Dean Dr. Mark H. Thiemens say this “has nothing to do with reality”.1,2,3 The following is a list of quotes from scientific organizations, academies, scientists, industry spokesmen, etc supporting the existence of climate change and the need to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Many of these quotes reference the IPCC or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which is widely regarded by mainstream scientists as either the “most reliable” or one of the most reliable sources for accurate information on climate change. As you will notice, the evidence against the “consensus skeptics” like Lindzen and pundits on Fox News is overwhelming. If you are confused as to whose opinion matters, just pay attention to the peer review science journals and the National Academy of Sciences. For those that don’t know, the National Academies are like the Supreme Court of science. The number of climate scientists in the US can be found by examining the members of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). As of November 10, 2006 we know that there is a minimum (no official count of foreign climatologists is available) of 20,000 working climatologists worldwide 1,2. Keep this in mind the next time you see a handfull of climate scientists with dissenting opinions. It is also important to note that Exxon Mobil is funding a $10,000 bounty for climate denialists and skeptics. If only 2% of the 20,000 climatologists were bought out then we’d have 400 skeptics. If you have suggestions for the addition of other quotes please post them at our blog.
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