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University of Queensland will offer a free online course to combat climate denial
reneweconomy.com ^ | 4-22-15 | n/a

Posted on 04/23/2015 10:38:47 AM PDT by smokingfrog

The course, called “Making Sense of Climate Denial”, will start next week, and is free and entirely online.

University of Queensland Global Change Institute climate communication fellow John Cook is the course coordinator as well as founder of the climate science myth debunking website Skeptical Science.

“Ninety-seven per cent of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming; however, less than half of Australians are aware of humanity’s role in climate change, while half of the US Senate has voted that humans aren’t causing global warming,” Cook said.

“This free course explains why there is such a huge gap between the scientific community and the public. Our course looks at what’s driving climate science denial and the most common myths about climate change.”

(Excerpt) Read more at reneweconomy.com.au ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Weather
KEYWORDS: australia; climatechange; earffday
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To: thepoodlebites

Cook is such an arse. SkS is one of the most intolerant websites with whom I have ever engaged. They lie and delete offensive posts, the ones that present the facts. Then they send you to a dead thread to continue the debate, saying that you have gone OT. That means you have won the debate. It has happened many time to me because I know what I am talking about. CO2-induced global warming is a fraud for a global energy tax.

-Frank

Hey, I was replying to the Clockwork Orange pix, by smokingfrog. Why did I get delegated to BigEdLB, no offense, just wondering. I am an empirical man, what can I say?

-Frank


21 posted on 04/23/2015 11:07:00 AM PDT by thepoodlebites (and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
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To: smokingfrog

Good catch.


22 posted on 04/23/2015 11:08:31 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

The science is settled. I don’t know why people continue to focus on this controversy. /s


23 posted on 04/23/2015 11:09:43 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: rktman

Good job.


24 posted on 04/23/2015 11:10:36 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: rktman
Define the “correct” makeup of the atmosphere.

especially carbon dioxide..

25 posted on 04/23/2015 11:12:55 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog

Why it’s so dangerous it must make up at least 75% of the atmosphere. Right?


26 posted on 04/23/2015 11:22:01 AM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: smokingfrog

In 2015 the government re-education camps are online. :)


27 posted on 04/23/2015 11:27:35 AM PDT by Tzimisce
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To: smokingfrog
“Making Sense of Climate Denial”

Who is denying climate exists?

28 posted on 04/23/2015 11:29:30 AM PDT by mykroar ("Never believe anything until it has been officially denied." - Otto von Bismarck)
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To: smokingfrog

The scum back liberal communist hippies running the University of California offers on their Davis campus a class on Global Warming. Isn’t that a surprise. It is called education but clearly it is not.


29 posted on 04/23/2015 11:37:26 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: smokingfrog
“Ninety-seven per cent of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming;

That's because people who already believe in man-caused global warming self-selected careers as climate scientists. Duh!!


30 posted on 04/23/2015 11:37:51 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: smokingfrog

Why is there such a huge gap between these lying “scientists” and the common people?
1. Because the common people live in the real world and can recognize the strong obnoxious odor of mendacity. It smells identical to male bovine feces.

2. The common people do not expect to receive gubmint grants and payola if they promote the lying AGW mendacity like the “scientists” with their greedy hands out do.

In 99 44/100 percent of these cases, follow the money trail. You’d be amazed how many “scientists” make the ladies at the Las Vegas Bunny Ranch look like Mother Theresa in comparison.


31 posted on 04/23/2015 11:49:52 AM PDT by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: Tucker39

Their models for their climate proof were all false and then the other deal with climate scientists (who get money from the governments for grants) being caught in a conspiracy to falsify information was exposed two years ago.

It’s like MARCH ON, no matter what lies get exposed.

Here are some set in stone facts of life.
#1 Most of this climate is due to effects of the changing moods of the sun.
#2 Climate always changes and man has very little to do with it.


32 posted on 04/23/2015 11:53:01 AM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: smokingfrog

Free? That tells me what it’s worth.


33 posted on 04/23/2015 11:57:51 AM PDT by stboz
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To: rktman
Ummm.....no.

It's mostly nitrogen (which is going to be used in gas chamber executions! OMG!).

More specifically,

78.09% nitrogen,
20.95% oxygen,
0.93% argon,
0.039% carbon dioxide,
and small amounts of other gases.

34 posted on 04/23/2015 12:05:17 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (The enemy's gate is down....and to the left.)
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To: Red Badger
Good one.

Who said (was it Mark Twain), "There are three kinds of lies: lies, da$%ed lies, and statistics."
35 posted on 04/23/2015 12:35:34 PM PDT by Montana_Sam (Truth lives.)
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To: smokingfrog
Ninety-seven per cent of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming; however, less than half of Australians are aware of humanity’s role in climate change,

This claim is based on a fraudulent article he wrote with others a few years ago. It has been decisively debunked across the board to the point that it deserves to be called simply, a lie.

The course might be fun to take though, just for grins. And if it's interactive, one could have a heckuva good time pimping the alarmists. I suspect some of the regulars from wattsupwiththat.com will be there as a truth squad.

36 posted on 04/23/2015 12:37:01 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: smokingfrog; All

their operational definition of “scientist” must be really loose. Anyone who states their are a scientist is a scientist.


37 posted on 04/23/2015 12:45:41 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
The 97 Percent Climate Change Consensus that Wasn't

Going back through Cook’s original source material, University of Delaware climatologist David Legates found just 41 of the abstracts – just 0.3 percent of all abstracts and 1 percent of those expressing an opinion (many did not) – concluded human activity was causing most current warming.

From 97% consensus to just 1%. Go fig.

38 posted on 04/23/2015 12:53:40 PM PDT by Stegall Tx (New semester, new career.)
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To: smokingfrog
University of Queensland will offer a free online course to combat climate denial

Who in the world is denying that there is a climate?
39 posted on 04/23/2015 1:51:35 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Montana_Sam

Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Britain) (1804–1881)


40 posted on 04/23/2015 1:52:51 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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