An Inconvenient Truth - the reality

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Hat tip to Doug Ross for the link to this story:
An Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore Can�t Give Junk Science Away
This is pretty hysterical, folks, and certainly requires all drinking vessels to be placed at a safe distance from nearby electronic equipment. Laurie David, the global warming alarmist and spouse of comedian Larry David (�Curb Your Enthusiasm�), wrote an op-ed published in Sunday�s Washington Post. In it, she stated that the company which produced Al Gore�s �An Inconvenient Truth� wanted to donate 50,000 DVD copies of the schlockumentary to the National Science Teachers Association so that educators around the country could brainwash America�s youth with Gore�s junk science. Thankfully, the NSTA said, �No Thanks�: �In their e-mail rejection, they expressed concern that other �special interests� might ask to distribute materials, too; they said they didn't want to offer �political� endorsement of the film; and they saw �little, if any, benefit to NSTA or its members� in accepting the free DVDs.� Can I get a group �Hallelujah?�

Now, most folks would think that�s a reasonable explanation. However, if you are the type that buys into the global warming myth, reason is not your strong suit. As such, David sees mischief afoot. And, who�s to blame? Well, if you guessed �oil companies,� come on down and accept the keys to your brand new Cadillac:
Still, maybe the NSTA [sic] just being extra cautious. But there was one more curious argument in the e-mail: Accepting the DVDs, they wrote, would place "unnecessary risk upon the [NSTA] capital campaign, especially certain targeted supporters." One of those supporters, it turns out, is the Exxon Mobil Corp.
And with that Exxon Mobil Corp. utterance, Laurie David drifts off the road sideways into tinfoil hat land with conspirators lurking behind every gas pump. Anyone out there ever hear of the term "Variable Star", how about Little Ice Age and Medieval Warming Period. How about the freezing weather we are having now and the horrible Hurricane Season we just went through...

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It isn't a conspiracy theory to point out that the main group of scientists screaming 'the sky is falling' over catastrophic anthropomorphic global warming are ignoring clear contradictory evidence not gathered by 'climatologists'.

And essentially they're doing it by simply saying "Log books and records of frosts and draughts just plain don't count because they don't use our _current_ best practices of measuring temperature." That is, people are too stupid to correctly note "The Thames is FROZEN SOLID." Or "Temperatures must be higher, because rainfall measurements look identical - but the river is completely gone!" By ignoring this data one can 'flatten' the flipping stick of the 'Mann Hockey stick'. Instead of realizing 'Hey, it has been quite a bit warmer in our recent past', it leads to 'aaaaahhhh! Stop generating plant food!'.

The arguments in favor of ignoring the change in solar flux (all with modern instrumentation) is also beyond belief.

Junk science? Have you been living in a hole? Only a conspiracy theorist could have that position. Those who live in conspiracy theorist glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Everybody should pressure the NSTA to change their position directly. Add a message to this discussion on the NSTA discussion board: www.nsta.org/main/forum/showthread.php?t=1867. You can also register a complaint at www.nsta.org/feedback.

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